Pastor Rev. John J. Sakowski frjohnpastor@aol.com

Parochial Vicar

Rev. Kevin Kennedy Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima

Russian Byzantine Catholic Church

Vietnamese Ministry Director Rev. Te Van Nguyen

In Residence

St. Monica Church Rev. Dr. Lawrence Gould, S.A.C.

Rev. Paulinus Iwuji Rev. William Young

St. Thomas the Apostle Church Rev. George Nzungu

Deacon Rev. Mr. Peter Solan

Pastoral Associate/DRE Sr. Noreen O’Connor, C.S.J.

Music Directors Alix Jerinic, St. Thomas

Matthew Walsh, St. Monica

Secretaries Cathy Calvo * Vera Rogulsky

Audrey Schambach

470-24th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121

Tel: 415-751-5275 Fax: 415-751-0440 Office Hours:

Mon-Thur 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

3835 Balboa Street

San Francisco, CA 94121 Tel: 415-387-5545 Fax: 415-221-0868

Office Hours: Mon-Wed 9:30 a.m. - Noon

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Saturday Vigil—4:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri.

1st Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Confession Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m.

Holy Days Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Mass / 8:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil-5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

Weekdays 8:30 a.m.

12 noon

Confession Saturdays 4:00-4:45 p.m.

Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Welcome to all who worship with our parish family, whether long time residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and put it in the collection basket or mail it to the rectory. Name ___________________________________ Phone _______________________Email ____________________

Address___________________________________ City ____________________________ Zip ________________

New Parishioner New Address New Phone Number

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA RUSSIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Fr. Kevin Kennedy, Pastor, invites you to join the Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., followed by a fellowship meal in the parish center. All services are in English. All are welcome! For more informa on and a lis ng of services, please visit byzan necatholic.org.

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TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS - St. Monica - Fr. Bill Young celebrates a tradi onal La n Mass, Monday through Saturday at 12:00 Noon at St. Monica. All are welcome!

MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND - Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know is ill, facing surgery or in the hospital and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Eucharist. Addi onally, call the office if you would like to be added to our prayer list in the bulle n.

Reflec on

Today we celebrate the day when Christ was raised in glory returning to His Father in heaven. The readings emphasize what the disciples and we are asked to do. Jesus tells us to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. Paul talks about building up the body of Christ. Mark writes that we are to proclaim the Gospel to the whole world. How well do I proclaim the Gospel? We live our faith in our daily lives in the choices we make every day. Although Christ ascended into heaven, He is with us as we strive to do our part in proclaiming the Gospel by our lives. On this feast of the Ascension, may

we celebrate our call to con nue the work of the apostles. “Don’t just stand around wai ng!” How o en do I stand around when there is work to be done, when there is injus ce occurring, or when there is someone in need?

MAY 13 - HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY!

Mothers’ Day was first observed a er the turn of the 20th century as a memorial service for those who had lost their mothers. The observance spread to all churches by 1914, and became a day to show

apprecia on for mothers both living and dead.

Today we honor mothers and all women of faith who inspire in us the confidence we need from day to day. On this special day share your love with all the wonderful mothers, single fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and all who care for us and love us. “The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” We offer our prayers and a Happy Mothers’ Day to all who care for us.

Gratefully, The Staff at St. Monica and St. Thomas

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Fr. Kevin Kennedy, has been named as Administrator of St. Monica –St. Thomas the Apostle Parish effec ve 4/1/18--6/30/18 while

Fr. John is on sabba cal. He con nues to serve as Pastor of Our Lady of Fa ma Parish.

ROSARY RALLY

The Virgin Mary asked us at Fa ma to pray the rosary, to repent, and to pray for conversion of hearts. Please join us for the 2018 Rosary Rally on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA. (by 1 Carlton B. Goodle Place, right across from S.F. City Hall) at 1:00 pm. Contact: Juanita Agcaoili at 415-647-7229.

5th Annual Walk & Bike to Worship Week in San Francisco Saturday to Sunday, May 26 to June 3

s ike.org/event/walk-and-bike-to-worship-week

The San Francisco Bicycle Coali on, San Francisco Interfaith Council, and leaders from local congrega ons announce the annual Walk & Bike to Wor-ship Week, May 26 to June 3. Congrega ons will celebrate walking, biking, and taking transit to their place of worship. Congrega ons may sign up and choose which day they wish to par cipate and promote to members of their organiza on. All places of worship are invited to par cipate. This event gives community members the opportunity to raise the visibility of walking, biking, and/or taking transit to make communi es safer and more pleasant places to live. And it’s a collec ve celebra on that promotes physical ac vity, health, and safety for neighbors and the environment. For complete informa on, and

a Walk & Bike to Worship toolkit, visit the website, above.

ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL - AAA Thank you for con nued support of our AAA Campaign and helping more than 65 programs and ministries in the Archdiocese. This year the assessment for St. Monica is $41,782.00. To date $14,300 has been received. The assessment for St. Thomas the Apostle is $28,612.00. To date $3,120.00 has been received. We prayerfully request that if you have not pledged, to please do so. We are most grateful for your support.

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Voltaire Abordo* Pauline Assali * James Carbon * Mary Chan* Lumir Cerny * Zhuan Chen * Connie Concon Jacques Derderian * Rosa De ling * Maria Fanara * Olivia Fisher * Gianna Rose Fedorczak * David Gamarra

Joe Goebel * Colleen Granero * Mary Guy * Virginia Lou Hartmann * Ka e Hyde * Luz King * Jerry Lollock Frank Marino * Henry Maskowski * Virginia McGowan * Veronica Mironoss * Ann Murphy * Ana Nomura

Kaitlyn O’Connor * Dave Oliverio * Hugh O’Connor * Lourdes Olza * Oplanic Family * Ninfa Pedro * Gus Pereira Kerry Parker * Thelma Puechner * Alexa Rosario * Derek Schwartz * Anna Seidler * Cynthia Seto

Naty Soliban * Teresa Spremich * Juliana Toy * Alberto Urbano * Jean Winn * Maria Wong

St. Monica School 5950 Geary Boulevard (@24th Ave.) San Francisco, California 94121 Tel: 415-751-9564/Fax: 415-751-0781 www.stmonicasf.org Principal: Mr. Vincent Sweeters St. Thomas the Apostle School 3801 Balboa Street (@39th Ave.) San Francisco, California 94121 Tel: 415-221-2711/Fax: 415-221-8611 www.sfsta.org Principal: Ms. Judith Borelli St. Thomas Pre-School/Pre-K Tel: 415-387-5511/www.sfsta.org Director: Ms. Jessie Men

R.C.I.A. Class at St. Monica: 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Contact Sr. Noreen: noconnor@csjla.org.

Rosary at St. Monica: 8:00 am, Monday through Saturday.

St. Monica Choir Prac ce: 7:15 pm on Wednesdays; email Ma hew Walsh at monicamusicsf@a .net

St. Thomas Choir Prac ce: Sundays at 10:30 am. Email Alix Jerinic at Alixjerinic@gmail.com St. Vincent de Paul at St. Monica: Mee ng: 3rd Tuesday at 7:00pm. Special Collec on: 5th weekend. Contact: Parish Office at 415-751-5275

Sacramental Anoin ng of the Sick: St. Monica - 1st Tuesday a er the 8:30 am Mass St. Thomas - Last Friday a er the 8:30 am Mass.

Bap sm Class: 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am. Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org.

C.C.D./Sunday Religious Educa on: Grades K-8 9:30 am-10:50 am Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org.

Adora on at St. Thomas: 1st Saturday - 9:00am - 11:00am

Matrimony: Contact the parish 6 months in advance. Pastoral Council Mee ng: 1st Tuesday at 7:00 pm

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MEMORIAL WALL—STA VESTIBULE—St. Thomas Apostle Church offers parishioners an opportunity to remember their friends and loved ones in a memorial space in the Church ves bule tled “Forever in our Hearts.” For a dona on of $250.00, a brass nameplate will be engraved with the name(s) of your choice and mounted on the east wall. REQUEST FORMS AND RETURN ENVELOPES ARE ON THE BACK TABLE IN THE CHURCH.

ST MONICA’S MEMORIAL WALL IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS. If you want to remember your loved ones or friends, you can have a plaque made with their names (maximum of 50 le ers) which will be placed on the memorial wall inside the entrance of the church. The cost is $250.00. If you wish to order a plaque or need more informa on, please contact Narcie Estonina at 415-509-8965.

TALK ON MOTHER TERESA - Sunday, May 20th at 5:00 pm at Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. Monsignor Leo Maasburg talks about the Life and Spirituality of Mother Teresa. His latest book, Mother Teresa of Calcu a, A Personal Portrait – features 50 inspiring stories never before told. Msgr. Maasburg was a close friend of Mother Teresa for many years as her spiritual advisor, translator, and confessor. At 5:00 pm is a recep on and an art exhibit of pain ngs and icons of the Virgin Mary; the talk is at 6:00 pm. Free admission and free parking.

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St. Monica

Sat. 5/12 8:30 am Delia Ordona †

5:00 pm Dionicia Lam Chang & Melanie Lam Chang †

Mon. 5/14 8:30 am Marie Conroy-Salbi †

Tue. 5/15 8:30 am Marissa, Angie, & Melanie Estonina - S.I.

Wed. 5/16 8:30 am Jessica Soo-Ngoh Ho † (death anniversary)

Thu. 5/17 8:30 am Jim Stringer †

Fri. 5/18 8:30 am Tomas Bermejo †

Sat. 5/19 8:30 am Mar n Lydon †

5:00 pm Helen and Harold Grangoff †

St. Thomas

Sat. 5/12 8:30 am NO MASS

4:00 pm Carlos and Ada Garcia †

Mon. 5/14 8:30 am Mercedes Kow †

Tue. 5/15 8:30 am NO MASS

Wed. 5/16 8:30 am Angelina Panes †

Thu. 5/17 8:30 am Mercedes Kow †

Fri. 5/18 8:30 am NO MASS

Sat. 5/19 8:30 am NO MASS

4:00 pm Mary Ling-Chi Yu †

ST. MONICA - May 19-20

LECTORS 5:00 pm Gay Ducharme

8:00 am Bob Ferre 10:30 am Ron Ponce

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 PM S. Sermsakul/T. Famorca/B. Barromeo 8:00 am C. Pogosian/L. Driskill/J. Derderian

10:30 am D. & J. Stevens/L. Barry-Smith/R. Alamada

ST. THOMAS - May 19-20

LECTORS 4:00 pm Isabel Molloy 8:30 am Andrea Iida

11:00 am Kathy Symkowick

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 4:00 pm Alice Schmi /Leonard Kuplinski

8:30 am Hasselina Ha/ Andrea Iida 11:00 am Terry Lai/Kathy Symkowick

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THANK YOU 5/5-6 ST. MONICA ST. THOMAS

1ST COLLECTION $3,134.00. $1,894.00

2ND COLLECTION $1,222.00 $ 869.00

SPECIAL $ 201.00 CANTONESE $ 291.00 VIETNAMESE

THIS WEEK (5/12-13) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO APPEAL. NEXT WEEK (5/19-20) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL-AAA.

May 12-13, Mothers’ Day weekend, is Catholic Chari es Sunday. This annual second collec on asks parishioners to live their faith by suppor ng our Archdiocesan Catholic Chari es, the social services arm of the Church locally. Contribu ons directly support programs and services that provide relief for homeless families, frail seniors, immigrants, the working poor, children and youth, and many of our most vulnerable neighbors who struggle to meet even their most basic needs. Thank you for your support.