hundreds of years in the

center of Filipino culture. But

its purpose of preparing for

Advent is for everyone as

each of the nine days is a

celebration of the Eucharist

and a reminder of God’s love

for mankind when He gave

His only Son to redeem us.

Phase I of the Simbang

Gabi planning, chaired by

Carmen Palarca, begins at

the May 20, 2011 meeting.

- Manzel Delacruz

Fr. Arnold Zamora spoke

to the members of the Fil-Am

Club at its February 18, 2011

meeting to discuss their role in

the “Year of Renewal.”

With the use of the New

Roman Missal starting this

Advent, Fr. Arnold has started

the wheels rolling in the

Parish. Holy Name has been

publishing weekly the insights

and catechesis provided by

Jerry Back to help us

understand and appreciate

better the changes in the

Roman Missal. At our Lenten

Retreat on April 9, 2011,

Fr. Ricky Manalo talked not

only about our relationship

with Christ and our brothers,

but also on how the Roman

Missal evolved through the

centuries and what it means to

us now.

Fr. Arnold also discussed

the change of “Misa de

Gallo” (early dawn Masses)

to “Simbang Gabi” (evening

Masses) in 2011. This switch

in time after 8 years was

prompted by several reasons,

including a better Mass

schedule for most working

people and a bigger venue

to accommodate more

people. Most importantly, the

Simbang Gabi masses will be

used as a vehicle for the

transition in our Sacred

Liturgy as we move the liturgy

services from the Flanagan

Center to the Church.

The old tradition of Misa

de Gallo or Simbang Gabi

started and remained for

Fil-Am Club Gears Up for “Year of Renewal”

HIGHLIGHTS: HOLY NAME OPENS UP

“SIMBANG GABI” TO PARISH

WITH CHANGE IN MASS

SCHEDULE

“SIMBANG GABI” WILL HELP

USHER IN THE SWITCH TO THE

NEW ROMAN MISSAL DURING

ADVENT

FR. ARNOLD ZAMORA’S

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF

ORDINATION

FIL-AM CLUB PURCHASES

LEAF IN HOLY NAME TREE OF

LIFE

HOLY NAME WELCOMES

BACK “MADZ”

FIL-AM CLUB DONATES TO

THE ANNUAL APPEAL

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

FIL-AM CLUB HOSTS

THUNDER VALLEY CASINO

FUNDRAISER MAY 2, 2011

Fil-Am Club of Holy Name

S P E C I A L B U L L E T I N A P R I L 2 0 1 1

Members and friends of the Fil-Am Club are all happy faces as they

completed the nine days of early dawn Masses (Misa de Gallo) last

December 24, 2010. - Photo courtesy of Ramsey Ramos

return to Holy Name to help

celebrate this special day

with Fr. Arnold. They will also

perform in a special one-night

concert on June 10.

This will be the highlight of

Philippine Heritage Month.

To round up our celebration,

we will have a “Filipino Movie

Night” at our meeting on

Friday, June 17, 2011, at

June 12, Philippine

Independence Day, is near

and this year, we celebrate

the joys of our heritage

starting with a Mass to honor

the Silver Anniversary of

Ordination of Fr. Arnold

Zamora on June 7. The

Philippine Madrigal Singers

(“MADZ”), will be the guest

choir for the Mass as they

made true their promise to

7:00 pm in the Flanagan

Center after the novena to San

Lorenzo Ruiz. More details will

follow.

Thanks to all of our

members and friends who have

made sure that the Fil-Am Club

continues to serve Holy Name

in the spirit of “bayanihan” -

our tradition of being one

community. - Lito Coloma

Celebrating Philippine Heritage Month in June 2011

Holy Name welcomes back the

Philippine Madrigal Singers.

For we are God's co-workers;

you are God's field, God's building.

1 Cor 3:9

The Fil-Am Club of Holy

Name congratulates our

Pastor Fr. Arnold Zamora,

who will be celebrating his

25th priestly anniversary with

a Holy Mass at 5:30 pm on

Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at

Holy Name of Jesus Church.

Guest choir for the

occasion are the Philippine

Madrigal Singers (“MADZ”),

currently on tour in the US.

Following the Mass is a

dinner reception at Ryan Hall.

Space availability is limited so

RSVPs will be required to

attend the event.

The MADZ will also hold a

one-night concert at 7:30 pm

on June 10, 2011 at the

Church. Tickets are available

by calling Jackie Alcaraz at

(415) 664-8590. General

Admission is $25.00 person.

A limited number of Premium

Seats (with an optional one-

liner ad in the program) will

be sold at $50.00 per ticket.

Music has always been a

part of Fr. Arnold’s life. As a

priest, his love of God has

gone beyond proclaiming His

Word from the pulpit. He has

evangelized through his

homilies and writings, but he

has also delivered God’s

message through music. He

shares with Holy Name his life

of music and bringing the

MADZ to Holy Name is one of

his many gifts to this Parish.

Come, celebrate with the

Fil-Am Club the joys of

priesthood, music and our

heritage this coming June!

FAZ Celebrates 25 Years of Priesthood, MADZ Returns to Holy Name

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There are still some seats

left for those who want to join

the Fil-Am Club Thunder

Valley Casino Trip on

Monday, May 2, 2011. The

bus departs at 9:30 am sharp

from Holy Name Church.

The cost is $36.00 per

person which includes a bonus

of $15.00 play money, and a

$5.00 food coupon. This

translates to only $16.00!

Have fun or get away

from the City and also

contribute to a good cause.

Proceeds from this trip will

benefit Holy Name Parish.

For reservations, contact

either Benny Capuyan at

415-863-6576 or Madeline

Morten at 415-566-4351.

Immediate payment will

confirm seating. Drop off

your payment at Holy Name

Pastoral Center, Attention:

Fil-Am Casino Trip. No

refunds after April 26, 2011.

Looking forward to seeing

both new and familiar faces!

- Benny Capuyan

Fil-Am Club Casino Fundraiser in May

Fil-Am Club members are all smiles after a fun day at last year’s Thun-

der Valley Casino Trip fundraiser. Photo courtesy of Freda Motak

Talk about kidney health is

rarely exciting, but Dr. David

Law, a kidney specialist who

can talk in “patient” language

and inject some humor in his

lecture, evoked interest in

the group that attended the

Feb. 5, 2011 Kidney Health

Forum at Flanagan Center.

The event, chaired by our Fil-

Am V.P., Ramsey Ramos, a

public health nurse by

Fil-Am Club Hosts Health Forum on Kidney Health profession, was organized

by Aurora Fernandez, RN

(pictured speaking at right)

and her team to help raise

health awareness. A clinical

dietitian, Ms. Erlinda Camins,

also spoke on nutrition and

diet to support kidney health.

Special thanks from the Fil-

Am Club to Ms. Carol Elliott,

our Parish Nurse, for her

support of this event.

I heard the voice of the Lord,

saying, whom shall I send?

Isaiah 6:8

Photos courtesy of Ramsey Ramos

There are 90 currently

listed members in our roster as

of March 31, 2011. Annual

membership fees are due at

our January 2011 Fil-Am Club

meeting. As of March 31,

2011, only 30 members paid

so far, including lifetime

members. The paid members

represent those who actively

come to our monthly meetings.

We are aware of the

difficulties of those who are

not always able to make the

meetings for different reasons

such as work, inability to drive

at night, childcare or

caregiver issues. However,

we still need to keep you

abreast of the outcome of our

meetings and upcoming events

in our Parish.

The membership fee

remains at $10 a year or a

one-time lifetime membership

fee of $100. The fees help

to pay for miscellaneous

expenses, including sending

mailers to members. If you

have not done so yet, please

send in your dues as soon as

you get your notices in the

mail. Many thanks to those

who already paid.

We would like to give

special thanks to Susan Logan

for her assistance in keeping

track of membership fees and

to our Treasurer, Ofelia Chan,

for her reports.

- Ramsey Ramos, V.P.

Welcome to New Members!

Last year, we welcomed back

to Fil-Am Club one of its co-

founders and former president,

Pablo Magat. A warm welcome

also to new members Vicky

Jordan, Myrna Szeto, Carmen

Casim and Butch & Mary Ann

Cuello - all of these new

members have been friends and

supporters of the Fil-Am Club for

years. We also welcome

Thomas Lai, who joined us this

year. We are happy to have

you all as part of the Fil-Am

family!

Membership Dues

Fil-Am Office at Pastoral Center currently being developed as

a resource and archive center

for members. More news of

that later. It may also be

used as a meeting place for

small groups (up to 6 people).

As the office will be in use

by the 2011 Simbang Gabi

Planning Committee,

the office will be available to

the members after December

of this year. An announcement

to this effect will be made in

early 2012.

The Fil-Am Office can also

use an extra printer for the

new computer. If anyone has

a printer to donate, please

contact Manzel Delacruz via

email at mld514@yahoo.com.

Many thanks to Ed and

Julie Lozano who donated a

new computer which has been

set-up in the Fil-Am Club

Office in the Pastoral Center.

We would also like to express

our gratitude to our Pastor,

Fr. Arnold Zamora, for the

installation of our internet

access.

Members who do not have

computers may be able to use

one. The Fil-Am Club is

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FIL-AM CLUB UPDATES

Membership by Zip Code:

94122—56

94121—1

94116—15

94117—2

94132—4

94102—1

94014—1 (DC)

94015—3 (DC)

94017—2 (DC)

94044—1 (DC)

94080—4 (SSF)

Month of Mary Devotions

May 1-31, 2011

6:30 pm daily, except on

Wednesdays at 7:30 pm

Holy Name of Jesus

Pastoral Center Chapel

Contact: Carmen Palarca

(415) 564-0323

The Fil-Am Club has

recently purchased a gold leaf

in Holy Name’s Tree of Life.

Since its formal inception in the

year 1979, the Fil-Am Club

has been in the life stream of

Holy Name Parish, with its

members serving voluntarily in

different capacities from altar

servers, lectors, Eucharistic

ministers, teachers in CCD, Lay

Canossians and fundraisers.

Purchase of the leaf was

approved unanimously at the

January 2011 meeting. The

leaf was installed on the tree

in March. (See photo at right)

Also approved was a

contribution to the AAA in

the amount of $500 for the

Annual Appeal campaign.

The donation was delivered

to Holy Name in February.

Fr. Arnold Zamora

personally thanked the Fil-Am

Club for its continued support

to the Parish, and esp. for its

contributions to the AAA

Photo courtesy of Jackie Alcaraz

campaign and its purchase

of the leaf for the Tree of

Life.

Special thanks to Julie

Lozano who championed

these two campaigns, Pablo

Magat - as Club historian

and a founding member, he

is a valued advisor, and the

Finance Committee (Lito

Coloma, Ed Lozano, Ben

Capuyan and Ofelia Chan)

for their support of these

two Parish campaigns.

She is a tree of life to those

who grasp her, and he is happy

who holds her fast.

Proverbs 3:18

Tree of Life and 2010 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

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