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From the pastor’s desk Love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:10
The second reading this Sunday ends beautifully with the words above. Indeed, love is the essence of our faith. It is why we gather every Sunday at Mass, and why we live in the image and likeness of God. Where God reigns, love reigns. The Lord freely bestows on us the gift of His love, without any qualification or merit on our part.
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Liturgical ministry Ministry and Volunteer Coordinator Altar Servers / Haidee Baluta Baptism / Kristie Manning Extraordinary Ministers / Bob Wedig Funeral / Phan Nguyen Lectors / Carolyn McDonald Musicians / Teri Silvestri Sacristans / JC Mercier
pastoral & Social ministries Ministry and Volunteer Coordinator Christian Family Movement / Bob Wedig Grief Counseling / Shirley Ruzzo Homebound / Catherine Kim Ladies Guild / Valerie Baker Saint Vincent de Paul Society / Terean Crews Spiritual Formation Team / Richard Lahey Social Justice / Kathy Fanger
Pastoral staff Reverend Fr. Jeff J. Fernandez, Pastor Reverend Fr. Athanasius Kikoba, Parochial Vicar Kristie Manning, Director of Faith Formation Klarissa Chichioco, Coord. of Youth and Young Adults Gregg Elsner, Accountant Anthony Talaich, Maintenance
Contact information 4911 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, California, 95129 phone / 408.253.7560 website / www.qofa.org
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school staff Elizabeth Trela, Principal Estella Guel, Administrative Assistant Sophia Paul, Pre School Director Mary Ann Sandau, Librarian
September 6, 2020
Baptism Baptisms are every first Saturday of the month at 10am, or every third Sunday of the month within the celebration of the Eucharist. Contact the Parish Of-fice for more information on the Baptismal process.
Eucharist The Eucharist, or Mass, is celebrated every day. For those who wish to receive it for the first time, please contact the Parish Faith Formation Office for more information on the catechetical process.
Confirmation Receiving this sacrament completes the Initiation in the Church. It is celebrated with the Bishop once a year. Contact the Parish Faith Formation Office for information on the catechetical process.
Reconciliation Reconciliation is every Saturday at 4pm, or by ap-pointment. This celebration of God’s merciful love must be an incessant celebration for us.
Anointing of the sick Anointings are every second Saturday of the even months at 8am, or by appointment. Contact the Par-ish Office for information on receiving the sacra-ment.
Holy orders This gift of vocation to the priesthood and religious life is nourished in the family and sustained by the parish community. Contact the Parish priests for inquiries.
Marriage This gift of vocation in creating the domestic Church is a life long process. Contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the proposed date and for information on the wedding process.
Mass schedule Our regular Parish Mass schedule is currently sus-pended due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Following the directives of the Santa Clara County Health De-partment and the Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in California, outdoor public worship in groups no larger than 60 persons is permitted. Our Mass schedule for the moment is as follows: Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:00am and 9:30am Monday to Saturday 8:00am Please visit the Parish website, www.qofa.org, to reserve a seat. Kindly wear a mask, sanitize hands, and maintain social distancing.
The Sacraments and Parish Information
Vigils & funerals Contact the Parish Office upon the death of a loved one to arrange a funeral liturgy.
Rite of Christian initiation of adults This ancient process of accepting someone into the faith is done through the guidance of the Faith For-mation Office. Contact the Parish Office to inquire.
Kathy Dickens from LPi, our bulletin printer, will be working on our bulletin for the next 4 weeks securing new ads for our bulle-tin. Please consider purchasing an ad, sponsoring a charity, or place an in memoriam ad. Your participation makes our bulletin successful, and you will attract customers!
Mass intentions There is a Mass Intention Online Request Form at www.qofa.org, under the “Mass & Intentions” tab. Kindly enter one submission per intention. All inten-tions are offered at every Mass.
Calendar & feasts For the health and safety of everyone, all Health Department directives, guidelines, and procedures must be followed at every gathering and at all times. SUNDAY ▪ September 6 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time MONDAY ▪ September 7 Labor Day SFT Community Rosary on Zoom at 7pm ([email protected] for more info) TUESDAY ▪ September 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Community Rosary on Zoom at 7pm ([email protected] for more info) Bible Study, 10am and 7:30pm on Zoom ([email protected] for more info) WEDNESDAY ▪ September 9 SFT Community Rosary on Zoom at 7pm THURSDAY ▪ September 10 SFT Community Rosary on Zoom at 7pm FRIDAY ▪ September 11 SFT Community Rosary on Zoom at 7pm SATURDAY ▪ September 12 Confessions at 4pm, Parking Lot SUNDAY ▪ September 13 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Second Collection for Catholic Education
The Parish
SUNDAY ▪ September 6 ▪ 8:00am / 9:30am Fr. Athanasius (blessing) Mass for the People Molly Ryan + C.P. Antony + & Rosa VaVoo + Justin Reznor Gallagher + Nelson Garcia + Marlon Garcia (healing) Analiza Edpao (healing) MONDAY ▪ September 7 ▪ 8:00am Zach McCarthy Marlon Garcia (healing) TUESDAY ▪ September 8 ▪ 8:00am Janette Lachner + Marlon Garcia (healing) WEDNESDAY ▪ September 9 ▪ 8:00am Gary Hohnstein + Marlon Garcia (healing) THURSDAY ▪ September 10 ▪ 8:00am For those affected by the fires Marlon Garcia (healing) FRIDAY ▪ September 11 ▪ 8:00am For those affected by the fires Marlon Garcia (healing) SATURDAY ▪ September 12 ▪ 8:00am / 6:00pm Marlon Garcia (healing) SUNDAY▪ September 13 ▪ 8:00am / 9:30am Mass for the People Marlon Garcia (healing) Magdelena Youn (birthday)
The Announcements Weekly collections
Your generosity has sustained the works of the Parish. Thank you for your continued support. You may drop your donations to
the Parish Office, or through www.qofa.org. Collection for: 8/28/20—9/3/20 Sunday Collection: $6,513.00 Other: $1,585.00 (gifts and stipends) Total Gifts: $8,098.00
School News Our students’ daily routines include
morning meetings with their respective teachers and an all school morning prayer with the principal (accompanied by office staff and/or our student council). Kindergarten successfully went on breaks and came back on time to their Zoom meetings. Sec-ond to 3rd graders also learned time management using timers (that ring loudly like school bells) for breaks. Upper grades, such as 6th grade, became fa-miliar with Zoom breakout rooms and moving from room to room. For fun, 8th graders discovered and shared what animals were suited best for their per-sonalities. Seventh graders created identity slides to share what makes them, them, and 5th graders intro-duced their pets.
LIVE WEBINAR
Sponsored by the Catholic Community Foundation of Santa Clara County, this webinar will cover: what is a will and trust and how to know what you need,
how to ensure your final wishes are carried out, and how and why to include charitable gifts. The webi-nar will take place by Zoom on Thursday, September 3, 12 noon to 1:30 P.M. San Jose Catholic Cemeter-ies will also present a power point on how they will assist you in completing your burial and funeral plans. To register for this free event: https://cfoscc.org/legacy-webinar-2020/?utm_source=e-news-general&utm_medium=CC-email&utm_campaign=gen-enews-q3-2020.
FAITH FORMATION
Please join Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services for a monthly memorial Mass via Facebook Livestream, starting on September 12, 2020 at 11am. Link: www.facebook.com/113878191969735/live. Contact: [email protected] or (650) 288-1506.
The community that gathers in Christ needs leader-ship. Are you being called to discipleship as a priest, deacon, or in the consecrated life? Call 983-0155.
The Reflections
Pastor’s Corner Continued from page 1 This Sunday we are grateful to God for blessing us with the celebration of 60 years as a parish community. On June 25, 1960, Most Reverend John Mitty appointed the Reverend Fr. Elwood Geary as first pastor of this newly established parish on Moorpark Avenue amidst the vast orchards in bloom. Mass was celebrated at Mother Butler High School Auditorium, where the present Harker Academy stands on Saratoga Avenue, while the construction of a new church began. The new church was completed in December 1961, and the first Mass celebrated was on the Feast of the Im-maculate Conception, the 8th of December, 1961. On the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, 13th of May, 1962, the Archbishop of San Francisco at the time, Most Reverend Joseph T. McGucken, “solemnly blessed the new Church in San Jose, in honor of Queen of Apostles according to the form found in the Roman Ritual.” Then, December 5, 1963 marked the beginning of the construction of the new parish school. The building was completed by the beginning of the school year in September 1964, and staffed by two Religious of the Sacred Heart and one lay teacher. Over the years, the parish grew, and the succession of pastors came to serve the people of God in this northwest part of San Jose. In prayer let us remember Fathers Elwood Geary (1960-1979), Richard C. Fry (1979-1985), Bertrand Clemens, SM (1985-1988), Joseph Stefanelli, SM (Jan-Oct 1989), James Mifsud, SM (Nov 1989-2007), Michael Carson (2007-2013), and Thuc Si Ho (2013-2019), and those unnamed parochial vicars who faithfully served with love those entrusted to their pastoral care. We gather today in thanksgiving for those who have been part of this parish community and for us the present generation, that as we live to our baptismal promises we may steadfastly be faithful to God’s love and His will to serve one another. The most sacred time of our journey of faith as Catholics is this moment as we gather to celebrate and participate in Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is the life, death, resurrection and glorifi-cation of our Lord Jesus Christ where we profess our baptismal identity as sons and daughters of our Father in the Lord, Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thus, we are one family, one community of faith, one communion of love, one parish of Queen of Apostles. Each one of us is joined to all others who receive the Lord – every one of us is in the Body of Christ. As one Body in Christ, we are not perfect, but we strive to live in the call to perfection and holiness and persevere to love each day. What is important is that we try to love, and, in our trying, we are truly men and women in the Body of Christ. Let us continue to share His love with others. Let us labor to build up the Church through re-sponsible love toward our sisters and brothers. We are one family under the maternal care of Mary, Queen of Apostles.
The Reflections
Social justice corner Fraternal Charity
Do you believe that you practice fraternal charity on a regular basis? Wait, do you know what that even is? The Catholic Dictionary states, “The practice of charity with a love that recognizes another person as a child of God, and therefore as brother or sister in the Lord.” Think about that. It’s not just your family, parish friends and neighbors. That’s every-one! It might even be someone you do not like.
Today’s readings are repetitive messages of following Gods’ laws, both the old testament and new testament laws. In the first reading, Ezekiel is appointed watchman and personally held responsible if he does not warn others. In the second reading, Paul reminds the people that love means caring for others in the same way they have experienced being loved by GOD. Finally, in the Gospel, Jesus expands on the notions of fraternal charity by asking God’s children to do something that some could see as passing judgement on others. Jesus has asked his followers to confront those who have gotten out of alignment with the message of the Gospel. I know people who do this well. I watch and try to learn, and sometimes wonder if the message is not meant for me.
Fraternal Charity is something I need to work at. I am good with my immediate family at giving gentle re-minders along with the occasional, “Do you think it’s time to go to confession?”. In the Gospel, Jesus pretty much told us exactly what steps to take. It is important to remember you do not need to be a saint to reach out to others and share the Gospel message. It is not always about telling someone they are doing something wrong. It could be how to do it differently with an undertone of pure love. How and where will you practice fraternal charity this week?
