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“Have you come to believe because you have seen me?”

Second Sunday of Easter

May 1, 2011

Doubting Thomas, Rubens 1613-1615

John 20:19-31

Rectory Office Hours

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481

Parish Staff Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Linh Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Fr. Joe Walsh, In Residence

http://rico50.blogspot.com Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Sandy Kearney, Parish Manager Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 209-952-0209

St. Veronica Catholic School Phone: 650-589-3909

Kathryn Lucchesi Janet Burke Principal Vice Principal

Rectory email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office 588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Classes from October through Pentecost.

Call the Parish Office to register 588-1455

Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)

Confirmation Classes: 588-1455

Reflection on Our Cover

Thomas stood there and told the rest of the apostles, “I don’t, won’t, can’t accept this wild tale you are telling me.” When Jesus appeared again, he didn’t yell or get all bent out of shape about Thomas’ doubts. He invited Thomas to touch his wounds and then asked him to believe (perhaps indicating that even touching the wounds might not be enough). Then he had a word for all others who would be disciples in the future: “Blessed are those who have not seen and have be-lieved” (John 20:29). Everyone since that select group in the beginning has come to believe on the strength of another’s word. Perhaps it was a parent or friend or teacher or some religious figure. Perhaps it was a book, a movie, or even a television show. Sometimes the invitation to believe comes out of the blue - a soul-shattering event, an unexpected experience; sometimes, from within - an inner restlessness, a seeking after answers to life’s questions. But when the invitation to believe comes, it calls for a leap. It comes down to an act of trust in the word of another, ultimately in the word of God. Living the Word

Mass Intent ions WEEK of May 1 , 2011

Sun 05/01 6:45 † Donna Cavallini 8:00 † Alice Cullen 9:30 † Crispina Rivera Paat 11:00 † Rene Calonje 12:30 People of St. Veronica Mon 05/02 6:30 † Erminia Muscat 8:30 Gina & Dave Gonzalez Tue 05/03 6:30 † Lucille Silva 8:30 † Bob Mummert Wed 05/04 6:30 † Yushio Fuso 8:30 † Bob Mummert Thu 05/05 6:30 † Marino Sun 8:30 † Lee Sam Mosunic Fri 05/06 6:30 † Edgar Toloso 8:30 † Juan Solema Sat 05/07 6:30 † Lawrence Zammarchi 8:30 † Branch & Reis Families Sun 05/08 6:45 † Donna Cavallini 8:00 † Louise Panganiban & Elioboro Chua 9:30 † Belma Sigua 11:00 † Steven Vina 12:30 People of St. Veronica

St. Veronica Parish

Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday—Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM

Liturgy of the Hours Monday—Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday—Friday: 9:00AM—9:00PM Sunday: 1:30 PM—9:00PM

Parish Registration

Please complete and return form to the parish rec-tory, or simply drop it in the collection basket.

Kindly print all information

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Your Continued Support to St. Veronica Parish and its Ministries is Sincerely Appreciated.

Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community. Pray that they may find comfort

and healing in Christ.

Please contact the rectory office if Homebound Eucharistic services are needed.

Saturday 04/16 5:00PM 1405.00 198.50 1603.50

Palm Sunday 04/17 6:45AM 797.00 175.00 972.00

8:00AM 799.50 176.00 975.50

9:30AM 1335.00 282.00 1617.00

11:00AM 1706.00 306.00 2012.00

12:30PM 1380.00 339.00 1719.00

TOTALS: 7422.50 1476.50 8899.00

Day Mass Time 1st. Collection 2nd Maintenance Totals:

Welcome Newly Registered Parishioners!

Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners:

Joffre, Claudia & Isabelle Fox

Thomas & Grace Jacobucci

May St. Veronica Church offer you a place where you can bring your sorrow and joys, your pain and triumphs

And peace for your soul.

Holy Thursday, Easter & Offering Gifts $23,495.50 Good Friday for the Holy See $2,339.00 Thank you for your generous offerings.

2012 Mass Intention Book

The 2012 Daily Mass Intention Reservation Book is now available at the rectory office. Please note the usual following guidelines:

Mass reservations will be taken on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

People are requested to come in person to reserve the Mass dates.

Please, no more than four Mass intentions reserved per visit.

We appreciate observance to these guidelines in fairness for the entire parish community.

Please remember to keep in your prayers our Faith Formation children who will be making their First Holy

Communion on Saturday, May 7, 2011

Scheduling your child’s Baptism Next available date is August 6, 2011

Our calendar fills up quickly, so reserve your date soon!

From the Pastor's Desk Dear Parishioners, Easter: Happy Easter again to you and your fami-lies! Jesus Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia, Alleluia! The Risen Lord fills our lives with peace and joy and keeps raising us to newer levels of love and sac-rifice, service and selflessness. Because of the Easter Lord, we have reason to hope, strength to love, generosity to share. Let’s keep exploring the concrete meaning of: “What does the Risen Christ do for me? Do I allow him to lead me to where he wants me to be?” RCIA: One of the heartening experiences at Easter time is to see more people embracing the Catholic faith as a guiding light. This Easter vigil I was privi-leged to baptize six members into the body of Christ. Eight other RCIA candidates will be con-firmed by the Archbishop on the Pentecost. As we congratulate them, the question we can explore is: Do I live by the faith which these young men and women are embracing with a great sense of wonder? Do I cling to Christ in and through the scriptures, the Eucharist, and in the unfolding of history? May, the month of Mary: In the Catholic way, the month of May stirs up feelings of special affection for our mother Mary, the mother of Jesus. Recall how she suffered with Christ at the foot of the cross, but now she is with her Risen son. Her constant de-sire, as she expressed it at the wedding of Cana, is: “Do whatever Jesus tells you.” She dreams of lead-ing us to her son. Let’s love her and emulate her ex-ample of “Be it done to me according to your word” as we strive to be her son’s disciples and apostles. First Communion: Coming Saturday, May 7, 46 of our Faith Formation Children will be making their First Communion. They made their First Reconcilia-tion on March 12th. Karen Guglielmoni, our Faith formation Coordina-tor, and the catechists have been preparing these children for these sacraments. As we keep the chil-dren in our hearts, we realize that we are all centered on Christ in everything going on in our parish com-munity and that we are all being built into one body, one spirit.

Your Easter Support: I thank you for the support you give and your donations at Easter time. As you know well, Christmas and Easter collections are especially important for us to carry on our ministries in the parish. You have been kind and generous. God bless you! May the Risen Christ shine in your minds and hearts! Your friend and pastor, Father Charles Puthota

St. Veronica Parishioner selected as Malade for Lourdes Pilgrimage!

Each year the Western Association of the Order of Malta goes on a pilgrimage to Lourdes,

France. The Order usually receives about 150 applications each year from which about 50 malades are selected. This year our very own Ellen McAuliffe has been chosen to participate in the sojourn to Lourdes. We ask you keep Ellen and Michael in your prayers as they travel and look forward to a spiritual and caring experience.

Sacraments of Initiation received by the R.C.I.A. At the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday April 23, 2011,

six of our fourteen R.C.I.A. members received the Sacraments of Initiation: Kayleigh Addison, Aaron Hill, David Hill, Melani Hill, Michael McWhinney and Jennell Perla. Evange-lina Pena received her first Holy Eucharist. They were sup-ported by the remainder of the R.C.I.A.: Christine Barajas, Daniella Barajas, Jennifer Baylor, Andrew Beaken, Veronica Ann Tobar, Alyssa Sirianni and Shanice Torres who have al-ready received Baptism and Holy Eucharist and will receive Confirmation from Archbishop Niederauer on June 12, 2011, on Pentecost Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Blessings and Congratulations to all!

Announcements

YMI Parishioner of the Year Breakfast

Come join us to honor

“Parishioners of the Year”

Joe & Carmella Da San Martino

Sunday, May 1, 2011—St. Veronica Falcon Hall

Following the 8:00 a.m. Mass Adults: $8.00

Children under12 yrs: $5.00

Divine Mercy—May 1, 2001 The Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Octave of Easter (the Sunday after Easter Sunday). This feast was extended to the entire Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000, the day that he canonized Saint Faustina.

The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us — all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.

St. Veronica Memorial Flowers In Memory and Honor we offer our prayers for...

Trifonia & Maria Aoay Maria Eva Barrientos Agostino Bartolozzi Alliria Bartolozzi Louis & Mary Bonett Paul Bower Edwin Broas Rene Calonge Jim & Bess Cameron Attilio Campodonico Ed Canizares Rene Canizares Norma & Angelo Derenzi Eileen Dresser Larry Dresser Harry, Agatha & Bill Duffey Earl Espinosa

Oscar Filereto William & Barbara Frost John Ghiorso Joe & Wilma Gianetti Mimi Gianetti Amalia Gomez Daniel & Dolores Healey Lee Heise Al Hornick Chrissy Hornick Gewdicio Legaspi Mae Logan Mike & Maria Lopez Larry Macalalag Donald Joseph Maffei Mary McKeever Diomedes & Rosa Millan Angelina Monastiere Olgita Artemio & Charity Pabros Policarpo & Maria Pabros Robert Leon Paiz Julie Pekarek Ray, Marie & Diane Ratto Felipa & Santiago Sagad, Sr. Marino Sun Carpio & Albrecht Families Zinck, Vogl & Rischer Families Swinfard & Edmondson Families De Nardi & Passerini Familes Irene, Linda, Uncle Jim, Aunt Mabel & Aunt Frances

Ramon C. Fernandez

Mother’s Day Novena Cards are available at the entrance of the Church. If you wish your mother to be remembered in a special Novena of Masses for the living and the de-ceased, please return the envelope before Mother’s Day in the collection basket or Rectory mailbox. The Novena will begin on Monday, May 9 at the 6:30 a.m. and continue for nine days through May 17, 2011.

We join in prayer for a loss in our Parish Family. Angiola Duri—Died April 17, 2011

“Eternal rest Grant Unto Her, O Lord…”

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RESERVATION DEADLINE – MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

St. Veronica Parish

“Texas Hold’em” Poker Fundraiser

Saturday, May 14, 2011 – Parish Center 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Check-in at 6:30 p.m.

This “Texas Hold’em” fundraiser will sell out–Only 70 spots. Get your reservations in early

Re-buys available night of the fundraiser

All proceeds will go to the Parish and the Parish Center -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please Print: Name ____________________________________________ Phone _____________________

# of Adults _____________________________ $50.00 each for 1000 chips

# of “Parish Purchases”__________________ $25.00 each for 600 chips (one per player) Total $_____________

Return to Rectory or School Office, c/o Kayla Compton-8th grade. Checks made out to SV Men’s Club. Must be 21 or older to participate. No purchase necessary. Any questions: contact: chrisfestival2008@yahoo.com