Sunday

No Continental Breakfast after 9am Mass Special Collection next weekend is for the Mission Co-op

Monday

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild meeting will be in Sept. at 1 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center meeting rooms. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME.

Wednesday Thursday Adoration after the 9:30am Mass until 11:45

Friday

Saturday Sunday No Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass

Special Collection this weekend is for the Mission Co-op

July 16, 2017 - July 23, 2017

Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Donald McCarthy † For Our Parishioners George Hakius † No Intention

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Donna Siri † Communion Service

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Marge Hatfield Christian Dobleman †

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am Antoinette Wells & Family Laura Pettitt Special Intention)

Thursday

6:30am 9:30am

No Intention Souls in Purgatory †

Friday 6:30am 9:30 am

No Intention Communion Service

Saturday 8:00am 5:00 pm

No Intention Nancy Kozak †

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm

Bob & Fran DeBarr Ho Jin Hsiang † ( 3 yr.) For Ouir Parishioners Larry Zappa †

Weekly Stewardship Report Collections for 7/2/17and 7/9/17 $ 20,139 Budgeted 7/1/17 to 7/9/17 $ 19,375 Variance $ 764

To help keep the parish within its budget please prayerfully consider making a one time tax deductible gift. Contact the parish office for details. Thank you for your continued sup-port!

July 16, 2017 - July 23, 2017

Annual Parish Picnic

We are praying, planning and preparing. Are you interested in helping? We need many different talents. Date will be September 24, 2017.Please contact Phyllis or Laura at com-munity@qofa.org.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME TO EAT. (Matthew 25:35)

Have you ever felt the joy of giving help to someone in need? We at Safe Park would like to invite you and your friends to feel that joy, by hosting a dinner at St. .Lucy’s Safe Park in Camp-bell. What does that entail you ask? What is Safe Park? Is there another way I could be involved? Safe park is exactly that, it is a parking lot behind St. Lucy’s where our homeless sisters and brothers can park their cars over night to be able to sleep in them without fear. There are a number of these in Santa Clara County. St. Lucy’s has 16 cars and 21 guests this is a full site. Once every other week we have someone or some organization, (ministry) prepare the food for our guest and celebrate the meal with them. A meal consists of a salad, main entree, veggies, beverage and a dessert. Our guests sign up for the dinner so our host will know ahead of time how much to prepare. A second way you could help is by checking the guests into Safe Park in the evenings between 7:30-9:30 Monday-Friday this is some-thing that can be done one time and will let you feel good for a week! Think about it, pray about it, and consider it. As Isaiah 58:10 states, If you give some of your own food to (feed) those who are hungry and to satisfy (the needs of) those who are hum-ble then your light will rise in the darkness. Let your light shine! More info or to sign up Email Terean @ terean-crews@yahoo.com

Brought to you by the Social Justice committee

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s Gospel reminds me that Jesus was a teacher. And as any good teacher, He knew that the best way to reach His students to was to give them the information in a way that they could comprehend it. In this case, He used the parable of the sower and seeds. This parable seems to be relatively straightforward and easy to understand. The seeds that Jesus speaks of need the rich soil in order to flourish and bear fruit, hundred, or thirty, or sixty fold—and we of course know that seeds need good soil in order to grow. Seeds that miss the soil, are sown on rocky ground, or are sown among other plants, will not grow.

However, as we know, Jesus, as in all of His parables, is not talking about seeds, but He uses seeds as a vehicle to help those listening understand a deeper concept. Jesus knows that the listener understands what seeds need in order to grow and therefore uses this prior knowledge as an entry point. The hearer though must engage in some degree of reflection in order to comprehend the message of a parable. In this way, the medium—the parable—models the point of the parable of the sower. Those who are willing to engage themselves in the effort to understand will be rewarded by the discovery of the message and will bear fruit.

To bring home the point, Jesus interprets the parable of the sower to his disciples. The different types of soil in which the seeds are sown are metaphors for the disposition with which each individual hears the teaching about the kingdom of heaven. Some will be easily swayed away from the kingdom of heaven. Some will receive it for a time but will lose it when faced with difficulties. Some will hear the word but will then permit other cares to choke it out. Yet some will re-ceive it well, and the seed will produce abundant fruit. Here, with His disciples, Jesus is able to further explain the par-able as the disciples are more rooted in their faith and ready for a deeper understanding, as they themselves will soon be the ones doing the teaching.

Jesus as teacher is important to me, as I am a teacher first and foremost. However, I am only able to do my work as a teacher with the support of the first teachers of my students: their parents. Families, in particular, hold the responsibility for “preparing the soil” so that the seeds of God’s Word can grow strong. There are many ways in which families do this—family traditions in which faith is celebrated, prayer and reading of Scripture, and instruction on the faith. In these ways, parents fulfill the promises they made at their child’s Baptism. The parents are the primary educators of their chil-dren, and it is only with them that, we, at the school are able to create an environment where the students can be success-ful. I am thankful each day for our parents and the foundation that they provide their children.

During the summer vacation, it is a good time to reflect and see how I can continue to nourish my “soil” as I prepare for a new school year. I reflect, thinking of the following questions: What type of soil is my faith growing in? Do I need to change it? If so, how might I? As I reflect in these questions, I will grow deeper in the promises that were made at my Baptism by my first educators.

Blessings,

Elizabeth Trela

Vice Principal

July 16, 2017

Family Faith Formation 408-255-9950

Office is staffed on Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 am -3:00 pm and on weekends by ap-pointment. Please call before stopping by.

Queen of Apostles School is closed for the summer. We wish everyone a happy and safe

summer. Classes will resume on August 17.

Registration for the 2017-2018 Faith Formation program is now open! Register and pay online at www.qofa.org/2017-2018– registration-2. Paper registration forms for those who prefer to pay cash are available online, in the vestibules, and in the parish office. The Faith Formation office will be closed from July 15th through July 30th.

RSVP TODAY! Space is limited so don’t delay. On August 5th we’re going to celebrate the end of summer vacation with a day of fun and adventure at Koinonia! Permission slips can be found in the ves-tibule, in the parish office, or online at www.qfa.org/middle-school-mnistry. All forms must be turned in no later than July 31st. Due to age restrictions set in place by the facility, this trip is only available to those students who have com-pleted 6th through 8th grade.

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose - Anthony Gonzalez Phone: 408-983-0113 Fax:408-983-0147 Emergency line: 408-983-0141

HIGH SCHOOL Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Announcement: Confirmation Registration is open now at qofaym.weebly.com! ON THE CALENDAR: July 16: Drop-in event July 23: Teen Leader Training Pt. 2 See calendar at qofaymweekly.com for details! Steubenville NorCal Conference, July 28-30, register at lifeteen.com/events/steubenville-norcal/ *Like us on Facebook: “Queen of Apostles Youth” *Follow us on Instagram: @QofAYM *Contact us: youth@qofa.org | 213-6509

Book: Rediscover Jesus

Chapter 29: Dancing with Joy

Until we are convinced that it’s the best time of our life, (not life “style”), but life of Attitude, joyful heart, and humility, the ways of God will seem like absurdity.

Rediscover Jesus will give us insights. Kelly, Mathew. Redis-cover Jesus: an Invitation. United States: Beacon, 2015.Print

Parish Bereavement Ministers’ Training Series 6 Thursdays 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 14, 21, 28 Make-up session for one missed class: Oct. 12 Location: The Chancery 1150 N. First Street, San Jose An in-depth training and enrichment series for parish staff and volunteers to focus on bereavement support in the parish set-ting. Cost $100. Refund upon completion of all 6 sessions. Register by Aug. 11: call 650-428-3730 x504 or cemetery-info@dsj.org

FORMED

Looking for a new way to grow in faith? Check out FORMED. org. Formed is an online resource for families where you can find amazing Catholic resources available to you for FREE as a gift to you from Queen of Apostles. Reg-ister now using our parish code: RKQKKG and enjoy mov-ies, podcasts, e-books and more! New on FORMED… Fr. Mike Schmitz explains how through the sacrament of Bap-tism we become truly and forever a child of God

Caregivers’ Mass and Brunch Sat. July 22, 2017 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery – All Saints Chapel 22555 Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos 94024 Caregivers and the person you care for, if they are able, are invited to pray with others and enjoy a com-plimentary brunch. Please RSVP by July 14th to 650-428-3730 or www.ccdsj.org

ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation: 9:00 am -2:00 pm, Tuesday thru Thursday Contact : 408-257-8302 FAX Number: 408-257-4600 Web Site: www.ascent-jobs.org

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and

for children 7 years or older, who are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the

Catholic tradition. To learn more call 408-255-9950 or email kmanning@dsj.org

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who can-not join us at Mass especially: Robert Wakefield, Marcy Gole-biewski, Tomas Arguello, Jeanne Futrell, Barbara Carrillo, Patrick Dougherty. Please let us also pray for all our service-men and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families and special persons, especially: Sharon Thiele., Frank Oddo..

The Diocese of San Jose has partnered with EthicsPoint to provide a confidential method to hear suggestions, con-cerns or reports of financial misconduct. EthicsPoint ac-cepts reports of financial misconduct through its website or its Hotline: 1-888-325–7863. Please direct any ques-tions that you may have about EthicsPoint or reporting concerns to Teresa Conville, Diocesan Compliance and Parish Financial Services Director at 408-983–0241or tconville@dsj.org.

PEACEMAKERS When Francis became Pope, it was not a luminary he chose to quote at his first Mass, but his grandmother, Rosa. He often quotes her, and on that day, he talked about her insight into the fleeting nature of wealth, that “a burial shroud does not have pockets.” Perhaps the deep-est imprint Rosa left on Francis is the idea that faith in a loving God is bound up with compassion and mercy, and that rules of religion are meant to serve people rather than the other way around. Pope Francis set four pillars for his life: Personal closeness and service to the poor Popular faith and devotion of the people. Church as missionary – changing a passive faith into an active one – that gets into the street and meets people where they live Less importance of clerical privilege – not as involved in the politics of the Church. When the Pope was elected, what people didn’t really grasp is that they were not just electing a CEO, but they were electing Rosa’s grandson, a be-liever who lived a life of real faith – more about compassion than rigidity, more about seeing the good in others than in find-ing fault, and that words need to be followed by effective ac-tion. Taken from John L. Allen, Jr, in Francis: The Pope’s Bold Message comes to America. Have you considered what your four pillars will be? Social Justice Committee

New Altar Server Needed! Dear Parents/Guardians of Fourth grade students or Higher grade:We would like to invite your child (ren) to become Altar Servers for the Queen of Apostles Parish. I hope you encourage and allow to them to join in this service. It will take their time from both you and them. However, it will be a beautiful way for your child (ren) to express their active participation in the life of the Church and learn how to become a responsible member of the church. I hope that you consider our invitation and share it with your child (ren). The plan is to have the training on August 19th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. After the training has been completed, your child (ren) will “shadow” one of the current more Senior level Servers to gain a better sense of this Ministry. If you and your child (ren) are interested, please contact the Parish office at 408.253.7560. God Bless!

Rediscover Jesus :

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26th 7 am -8:30 am in the chapel or Thursday, July 27th 7:00pm-8:30pm in the chapel. Please RSVP TO SFT@qofa.org for your day of attendance as well as how many will attend. Continue to read the appropriate chapters, 21 through 30.

St. Vincent de Paul

Our local conference of St. Vincent de Paul is still looking for new members. Please join our caring and dynamic team in helping our neighbors. You can contact our president, Terean Crews,qofasvdp@googlegroups.com or you can leave a message on our phone line,408-253-7560 ext.150 and someone will return your call. PLEASE HELP US. Thank you. St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Queen of Apostles Church.

Family Camping

Do you enjoy camping? Or do you want to try camping?

Come join us for camping over Labor Day weekend! Lots of family fun! The Christian Family Movement (CFM) of Queen of Apostles is planning our annual camping trip for the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 - 4. This year we have a group reserva-tion at Big Basin State Park, and you and your family are in-vited to join us. The cost is $120 per couple or family for the 3-day weekend. If you are interested or wish more information, contact Jan Wedig, at 408-735-0408 or JanWedig@aol.com.

Come join us at the Parish Picnic com-ing in September. Volunteer to help and plan. Enjoy spending time with your fellow parishioners. See page 2.

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue

San Jose, Ca 95129

Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar, Dir. Of Liturgy Deacon Brian McKenna, Coordinator of Social Justice Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Mary Ann Oddo, Administrative Assistant II Marie McCarthy, Administrative Assistant I Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ralph Garcia , Facilities Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macias, Wedding Coordinator Dirk Maasen, Technology Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office 408-253-7560 Open 9-5 Monday - Friday Closed for lunch: 12-1 4911 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Ca.. 95129 Fax: 408-253-9530 Web Site: www.qofa.org Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way 408-252-3659 San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday (Vigil Mass): 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Marian Devotions: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: 408-255-9950 or kmanning@dsj.org