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

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St. Veronica Church

Painted by Neilson Carlin for the World Meeting of Families, Philadelphia, 2015

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

St. Veronica Parish Parish Office Hours

Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 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. Nicasio G. Paloso Jr., Parochial Vicar

Fr. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant Fr. Al Grosskopf, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary, Ext. 301 Velma Atkinson, Bookkeeper, Ext. 304

Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator, Ext.305

Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director, Ext. 308

Jim Rodriguez, Custodian/Maintenance

St. Veronica Catholic School

www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909

Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg Principal Vice Principal

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office.

Baptisms in English are typically held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.

Baptisms in Spanish are typically held on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month. Call the Parish Office at 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

Mass Intentions for the Week of December 27, 2015

Sun 12/27 7:00 † Steven Dub 8:30 † Juanita Daza 10:00 † Rhonda Borg-Meyers 11:30 † Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius D’Souza 6:00 † Juan Manuel Ramirez

Mon 12/28 6:30 † Angelina Pace 8:30 † Daniel Flynn

Tue 12/29 6:30 † Guillermo Verde 8:30 † Lee Heise

Wed 12/30 6:30 † Margaret Gibson 8:30 † Giuseppe Asciutto

Thu 12/31 8:30 † Elisea Teodoro

Fri 01/01 8:30 † John Ghiorso 10:30 Layla Spiteri

Sat 01/02 8:30 † Maria Aguinaldo 5:00 † John Whitney

Sun 01/03 7:00 † Rose Kelly 8:30 † Rafael & Juliette Montalvo 10:00 † Barbara Lopez 11:30 † Ninoy & Mary Guerrero 6:00 Oscar Atienza

St. Veronica Parish Mission Statement

St. Veronica Church is a multicultural community of believers who treasure Jesus Christ at the center of their profession of faith and practice. They worship and work together to build up a community of family and friends according to the mind and heart of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy and gratitude, they live and share the good news of faith and hope, striving to stand up for peace and justice, to spread love and com-passion, to care for those who are in need, and to make our nation and the world a bet-ter place for all.

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Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. (English)

Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30 a.m.

Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

except as posted for holidays and parish events

Vocation Discernment Retreat Weekend St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, has announced the dates for its annual Discernment Retreat Weekend, January 15-17, 2016. Single men aged 21 years and older (exceptions can be made for men between 18 and 21) are invited to spend time during the retreat asking the Lord if he is choosing them for the sacred call to the priesthood. The retreat occurs from noon on Friday, January 15 to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, at St. Patrick’s Semi-nary and University, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. Those interested in registering for the discernment retreat weekend are invited to call St. Veronica’s Pastoral Center for further information or visit www.stpsu.org.

Year-end Contribution Statements for 2015 A friendly reminder: Any donations that you wish to be recorded on your contribution statement for 2015 must be post-marked by Dec. 31, 2015 in order to be recorded as a 2015 contribution. Donations postmarked after that date cannot (by law) be recorded as a 2015 contribution. Donations placed in the offertory collection basket during the weekend masses of Dec. 26 and Dec. 27, 2015, will be rec-orded as a 2015 donation. Thank you for your continued generosity to our parish.

Pray for our Beloved Deceased

In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially:

Judith Paraventi - died Dec. 8, 2015

“Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord . . .”

December 19-20 & Christmas Collections: Due to the early publication deadline for the Decem-ber 27 bulletin, the collection totals were not availa-ble at press time. The totals for December 19-20 will be published in the January 3 bulletin and the totals for Christmas will be in the Jan. 10 bulletin.

♦ Thurs., Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve - One Mass

at 8:30 a.m.; office closed; no Eucharistic Ado-ration

♦ Fri., Jan. 1: New Year’s Day and a Holy Day of Obligation - Masses at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; office closed; no Eucharistic Adoration

♦ Wed., Jan. 6 & Sat., Jan. 9: Faith Formation classes resume

♦ Sun., Jan. 10, 10:00 a.m.: Winter sports Mass ♦ Mon., Jan. 18: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holi-

day; one Mass at 8:30 a.m.; office closed; no Eu-charistic Adoration

♦ Sun., Jan. 24, 10:00 a.m.: Catholic Schools Week Mass followed by Open House

♦ Sat., Jan. 30: Men’s Club Big Texas BBQ Din-ner, 6:00 p.m., Parish Center (stay tuned for in-formation)

ON THE HORIZON

Friday, January 1, is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy

Mother of God, and a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Parishioners, Christmas Season: Wishing you all a blessed Christ-mas season! I hope your Christmas day celebrations went well, filling you with joy and peace. As you know, Christmas is too important to be over in 24 hours’ time. The mystery of Christ’s birth continues. The beauty of the Incarnation is a never-ending reality. Jesus becom-ing one with us is a continuous process. The vital impli-cation of his presence with us is that we are made sa-cred forever. We are sinful but sacred at the same time because of the Christmas mystery. When God has be-come one with us, why should we be afraid? Because the Lord of the Incarnation has pitched his tent with us, we can keep striving for all those things that make us better human beings and Christians. The Christmas sea-son, in the liturgical sense, goes on till the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord on January 10th. On January 11th, the Ordinary Time of the Liturgical year starts but Lent is going to catch up with us soon on Ash Wednes-day February 10th. So let us enjoy the Christmas season with family and friends. As someone has said: “Noel, Noel, Noel. No hell, no hell, no hell.” Because of Noel, there will be no hell for all of us who believe in this divine baby. He will save us from hell, evil, darkness, death, and sin. Feast of the Holy Family: This Sunday is the Feast of the Holy Family. Jesus lives with Mary and Joseph. Be-cause of Jesus, this family becomes a holy family. The same way, when Jesus lives in our families, our families become holy. The purpose of this feast is to let Jesus be part of all that we are in our families --- and strive for. As we look at all the struggles and dangers the Holy Family faced, we too draw strength to face life with grace because Jesus is with us. He is Emmanuel. Let him fill our families with his Spirit and love. Quotes from Pope Francis on Family: “It is normal that there be a quarrel between husband and wife…Maybe you’re angry, maybe a plate flew, but please remember this: never finish the day without making peace! Never, never, never! This is a secret, a secret to protect love and to make peace.” “We all know there is no such thing as the perfect family or a perfect husband or wife, and let’s not even talk about the perfect mother-in-law.... It’s us who do exist, sinners. Jesus knows us well and He tells us a secret: Never let the day end without apologizing.” Repair My Church (RMC): Please see in this bulletin the names of all those who have so far donated to the

RMC project. Thank you for your continuous goodwill and generosity toward St. Veronica parish. If you have donated but your name is not on that list, please call the parish office immediately. Some of you may like to do-nate tax-deductible dollars for this project before the end of the year. Please rush! If someone wants to do-nate only in the New Year, most welcome! It doesn’t matter when you give but if you could give soon, it would make it possible for us to do three things in our church in summer of 2016: new painting, new carpet-ing, and refurbished pews. These three items will cost $160,000. New Year 2016: What is the meaning of the “New Year”? There is nothing out there that is new. Time flows continuously like a river. It’s we who have divid-ed time as days, weeks, months, and years. Seconds and minutes and hours keep ticking inexorably. But all these divisions of time are of human making. Time in itself is nothing new. What is really new is what we bring to time. What new thing that we will bring into this chunk of time called the New Year 2016? If we do not bring a fresh outlook and a desire to start anew and a concern to change ourselves for the better, then there would really be no difference between the last day of 2015 and the first day of 2016. The New Year is a reminder that God is giving us more time to catch up with things deeply human and deeply divine. It is more time for us to get it right. It is another opportunity for us to try again and rearrange our lives --- and to become the persons ac-cording to God’s plan and purpose. Year of Mercy---Dec. 08, 2015 to Nov. 20, 2016: Let’s keep the Year of Mercy in our minds and hearts. It is the Jubilee year Pope Francis has declared for us to ex-perience God’s mercy and share it with others. How shall we become the living sacraments of God’s mercy? New Year’s Day Prayer: Dear Lord, So far this year I’ve done well. I haven’t gossiped, I haven’t lost my temper, I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I’m very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I’m going to get out of bed, and from then on I’m probably going to need a lot of your help. Amen.

Happy New Year! Your Friend & Pastor, Father Charles Puthota

Frank & Aurelia Acob Jeanette Acosta Francisco & Connie Aguero Rosalia Aguirre Marciano Agustin II Filoteo & Florita Alano R. Alba Steve & Ofie Albrecht Tony & Olga Aldana Larry & Katie Allgood Benedict Almario Mike & Mara Amato Patricia Ancell Maria Grazia Andreazzi Donald & Linda Appleton Josephine Aquilina Frances Armanasco Elizabeth Astle Edward Bagnani Margaret Baker Rudolfo & Viola Baldonado Mark & Cecilia Beltran Rudy & Sue Bertolozzi Jennifer Billardo Larry & Janelle Birello Douglas Bishop Joanne Bortoli Jean Bullentini Dennis & Barbara Bullis Joseph Busch Diosdado & Mary Jane Calara Joseph Camilleri Barbara Campbell Myrna Cantor Carole Carli Julieta Carlos George Carmone August & Jacqueline Carneiro Gary & Audrey Carneiro Tomas & Jannette Carpio

Repair My Church Project Donors as of December 16, 2015

José & Concolacion Carranza Anthony & Helen Caruana Basilio & Esther Casias Ernesto & Jovita Chan Christiane Chiramberro The Chlorox Company Roy & Margaret Clarke Kathleen Coccellato Terry & Ann Cole Brian & Michelle Collins David & Maria Collins John & Peg Collins Edward & Charlotte Corrigan Henrietta Cottonaro Woodrow Crabtree Michael & Eva Cullen Filomeno & Wenda Da Cunha Joe & Carmella Da San Martino Edward & Jessica Del Carlo Manuel & Alma Dela Fuente Barbara Delucchi Ron & Marie Derenzi Keverne Desantis Gene Di Pasqua William & Catherine Dick Peter & Nancy Do Michelle Douglas Dan & Teresita Duran Mario Duri Alan & Amelia Escultura Jennifer Aide Fernandez Emilio & Emma Firpo Leona Freddie George Frleta Bill & Nancy Gainey Ernie & Rosita Garcia Lisa & Miguela Garcia Lloyd & Rita Goldberg Emma Gonzalez Bob & Cathi Graham

George & Maryjean Griffin Charles & Jane Healey Oliver & Carmela Hoffman William & Theresa Houwer Orlino & Melita Inovejas Christine Jarvis Steve & Mella Jensen Mary Joyce Daryl & Rosemary Keiper Chris & Kimberly Krol Dale La Rossa The Lamb Company Rosito & Lilia Lamela Kim-Uyen Le Legion of Mary Ruben & MaryAnn Lucero Teresita Macaraig Guadalupe & Rafaela Martin Louis Matuella Mike & Ellen McAuliffe Dennis & Colleen McGuirk Norma McKay Ronald & Carol Meza Don & Rosa Michael Michael & Wendy Mitchell Reynaldo & Cristina Moscardon Gene & Terri Mullin Andy & Carol Murney Lorraine Murphy Carmella Muzzi Michael & Marilou Noonan Allan & Monica Ocon Mary O’Keefe Edgar & Juliet Olguera-Villacorta Eloy & Elizabeth Ontiveros Leroy Joseph & Velma Pacheco Josephine Pantaleoni

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Thank you to the following people who have thus far donated to the Repair My Church (RMC) Project. The scope of this $250,000 project will include painting the interior of the Church, refinishing and refurbishing the pews, replacing the carpet, upgrading the lighting and sound system, repairing the exterior doors, installing a security system, renovating the vestibule bathroom, and sprucing up the vestibule. The first goal for the Summer of 2016 is to take care of the paint, carpet and pews. The total of these three projects is $160,000.

Reflecting on the Word

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

What does family look like? Single parents or a couple with one or more children, belonging by birth or adoption, an extended family or friends, all of the above? The Holy Family consisted of Jesus, his birth mother and his birth mother’s husband. Our Gospel offers us one of the few glimpses we have into their life together. The teenage Jesus gives Mary and Joseph a scare. Their re-sponse is typical of many frightened parents: they retrace their steps and, filled with anxiety, scurry to find him. Mary’s frustration is clear: “Why have you done this to us?” Jesus answers like many teens who wonder why their parents worry. Their family was complicated. Je-sus’ parents were not only human. He was the Son of God. Jesus is learning to respect his situation. Hannah’s prayers for a child were answered, unlike others who pray and do not conceive. Remember those families today. Such pain paralyzes some. Others find life through adoption, friendship, or outreach. Not all family relationships give life. Healing only comes through time. Whatever our experience of human family, we are all children of God, called to love one another with a love that makes our belonging to the human family visible. Healing, life-giving, unconditional love takes a lifetime to learn. So we too need to advance in wisdom, age, and favor before God and others. What does your family look like? Thank those who make your experience life-giving. Seek healing where your family has brought pain. Grow in love, however you can, so others can know the light of hope we cele-brate at Christmas. Dedicated to the Lord by baptism, may we advance in wisdom, age, and love. For prayerful reflection and discussion:

♦ Name the families to which you belong and de-scribe the relationships that make you a family.

♦ How can you nurture love that is both affirming and challenging so people have the skills needed to advance in wisdom, age, and favor today?

- from Living the Word

Welcome New Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched

by the presence of new parishioners:

Rolando, Claudia, Alison Claire & Jack Delgadillo

May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others.

About the Cover Art World Meeting of Families Official Icon

Each World Meeting of Families (WMOF) has an iconic image that focuses on Jesus as the center of the family. The image inspires thoughts and emotions in relation to God and family. The 2015 image was painted by artist Neilson Car-lin, who converted to Catholicism after being drawn to its religious art. He unveiled his masterpiece at the Cathe-dral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Carlin was motivated by the magnitude of the work, be-cause it was something that Pope Francis and the rest of the Church would see, and he hoped the image would draw all people closer to God. The child Jesus stands in the front of the image with the Blessed Virgin next to Him. Each figure is layered in the image according to the closeness of his or her rela-tionship to Christ. Saint Joseph stands behind Jesus, lay-ing his protective hand on Mary’s shoulder. Saints Ann and Joachim look at Jesus from the background. Jesus offers a blessing with His right hand, which is at the very center of the painting. The architecture of the image re-sembles that of the Baldacchino in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. In the right corner is the coat-of-arms of Pope Francis, and in the left corner is the coat-of-arms of the Archdiocese of Phil-adelphia.

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12th Annual Walk for Life West Coast Saturday, January 23, 2016

The rally begins at 12:30 p.m. at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza; the walk proceeds down Market Street for two miles.

Scheduled speakers are musician Jesús Emmanuel Acha Martinez, known throughout the Spanish-speaking world simply as Emmanuel; Obianuju Ekeocha, founder and president of Culture of Life Africa; David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress; Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Archbishop Cordileone.

An Info Faire begins at 11:00 a.m. at Civic Center Plaza.

Walk for Life is close to BART and public transit Parking available

To register and for additional infor-mation, call 415-658-1793 or email info@WalkforLifeWC.com

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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

on December 19, 2015

Amayah Angelique Galloway Jayce Coleone Jangar Im

Liliana Marie Vincenzi Luca James Vincenzi

RMC Donor List (continued)

Isagani & Leonora Pelino-Marin Cipriano & Rowena Perez Wayne Podesta Father Charles Puthota Peter & Carol Quigley Chuck & Danielle Raggio Antoinette Rego Joseph & Patricia Reilly Eduardo & Marilou Reyes Nita Ricotta William & Kathleen Rodgers Noel & Maricel Rodriguez Joan Rossi Leonida Roxas Don & Debbie Ruble Janet Sallee George & Edna Semien Bassam & Nancy Shihadeh Frank Silva Anita Spinetti St. Veronica Catholic School Irene Stamatis Andrew & Laurica Storseter James & Andrea Swinfard Aida Tapang Pat Tarantino Chris & Theresa Tentes Cornelio & Tess Torres John & Mary Trood Lia Vedovini Chris & Nicola Vierhaus Harvey Wilson Theodore & Phyllis Wright Anthony & Margie Zamora Josephine Zarate

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How will you show mercy during this Jubilee Year?

Corporal Works of Mercy Spiritual Works of Mercy Feed the hungry Counsel the doubtful Give drink to thirsty Instruct the ignorant Clothe the naked Admonish sinners Shelter the homeless Comfort the afflicted Visit the sick Forgive offenses Visit the imprisoned Bear wrongs patiently Bury the dead Pray for the living and the dead