Parish Office… 408-294-8953 Rev. Sergio Ovando, Pastor

Rev. Abraham Antony, Parochial Vicar Rev. Bob Shinney, S.J., Assisting Priest

Lori Krouse, Bookkeeper Jennifer Tavares, Office Administrator

Samuel Aguilar, Buildings and Grounds Liturgy ………...408-289-9614

Judy Swazey, Director Pastoral Care…….408-289-9617

Therese Lehane, Director

Sacrament of the Sick If you or anyone you love is sick and unable o attend

Mass, please call the Parish Office

Catechetical Ministry… 408-289-9608 Megan Lott, Catechetical Coordinator

Fr. Abraham, Catechumenate Coordinator RCIA

We warmly welcome all those inquiring about becoming Catholic. For information, call Fr. Abraham.

Baptism A sacrament of initiation and belonging. Please

register with Fr. Sergio 408-294-8953 Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:30 pm or by appointment St. Vincent de Paul…408-439-0342

St. Martin of Tours School...408-287-3630

200 O’Connor Drive, San Jose, California 95128

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Saint Martin of Tours

Roman Catholic Church and School Community Ministering to People

Mass Schedule

Sunday Vigil: Saturday 5:00 pm Weekdays: Mon. - Sat.8:00 am Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 6:00 pm Holy Days: 8:10 am, 12:10 pm, 7:00 pm

Second Sunday in Lent February 21, 2016

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT February 21, 2016

Pastor’s Note February 20 – February 27

Saturday 5:00 Javier Andueza†

Sunday 7:00 Joe Baker

8:30 Coco Ramos†

10:00 Dan Harrington†

11:30 Janez Plut

6:00 Yolanda Rice

Monday 8:00 Ruben Lardizabal†

Tuesday 8:00 Right to Life

Wednesday 8:00 Zaia Youssef

Thursday 8:00 Pavel Pesehodov†

Friday 8:00 Souls in Purgatory

Saturday 8:00 Francisca Mello†

I have always seen Jesus’ Transfiguration as a preparation for us and for Him to approach and endure the sufferings of His Passion and Death.

In the beginning of this gospel passage, Luke states that the reason Jesus went up the moun-tain was “to pray.” Consequently, everything that follows teaches us the way to pray and the effects of prayer in our lives.

Let us begin with the first effect of prayer: “While he was praying, his face changed in ap-pearance and his clothing became dazzling white.” Sometimes in our efforts to pray we fo-cus on what we want to ask or that for which we are grateful, but we forget that one of the direct effects of our prayer is reflected in our lives. Prayer transforms us. How? Understanding prayer as the spiritual activity that allows us to dialogue or to be in touch with God, the more we pray, the more we become familiar with the Lord. Slowly, we become like the One with whom we converse. This is why spiritual masters have taught that in considering a person’s spiri-tuality, one key aspect to observe is prayer.

In this time of Lent, we need to ask ourselves about our prayer life. Do we pray? Do we pray often? Do we work to improve our prayer? The answers to these questions will indicate our commitment to our spiritual life and, in the end, we will see if we are transformed through our prayers.

We should also consider the topics or elements of Jesus’ prayer. If we understand that prayer is a dialogue with God or, on occasion, with the saints, who are messengers of God, we will then understand what occurred on the mountain of the Lord’s Transfiguration: “And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Je-rusalem.” The topic of conversation is “his exo-dus.” Other translations render this as “passing/departure.” In Jewish Greek, this is another word for death: “departure [from life].” They were speaking about Jesus’ Death. We should also consider this aspect of our lives, though it

may seem strange and sad to us. I am not en-couraging us to think and pray about our death (but, yes, we should do this from time to time) but to include in our prayer the sufferings, the moments of difficulty that each of us encoun-ters. Otherwise, how will we have the strength to overcome them, if we have not meditated on them, meditated on how to deal with prob-lems when they arrive? On occasion, most im-portantly, we have not placed the totality of our lives – our happiness and our sufferings – in the hands of God. At times, it is only in the clear appreciation of things that may or even will happen to us that we can understand and prepare ourselves for those moments.

In these simple elements, we find the answer to the question, “Why do we pray?” We pray to be transformed by the other Person (God) with whom we interact. We pray to have a clear vi-sion of our lives and its events, in order to under-stand and we prepare for them when various times in our lives arrive. I encourage you to re-member that this time of Lent is a time of prayer.

-Fr. Sergio

Scripture Readings for NEXT Week Sunday, February 28, 2016 Third Sunday in Lent First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Second Reading: Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Gospel Reading: Luke 13:1-9

What do you think are the fruits of your spiritual efforts?

Calendar of Events

2/19 Food Box Packing 6:30 PM GYM (Always the Third Friday of the Month)

2/23 Women's Book Group will meet to discuss Flight Behavior: A Novel by Barbara King-solver at 7:15 PM in the Bailey House

2/24 Ministry in the Year of Mercy 7PM Church

Sunday Offerings and Online Giving Please mark checks for “Capital Campaign”

In the memo section of your check.

Thank you for your continued support!

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RCIA Inquiry meets each week at 7 PM on Thursdays. Everyone is wel-come, whether you are coming to explore the Faith, just have questions or just want to say hi and share a cup of coffee!

Come and See!!

Peace and Justice Commission Plans are underway!

We will be giving overnight lodging to 15 un-housed women. April 13-20

Many volunteers are needed! What can you do?

Soon our website will have detailed information. Stay tuned!

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Lenten Series Discussion - Spotlight the Movie

Join the Young Adults for the first discussion night in our 2016 Lenten Young Adult Series on February 25th at 7pm in the Community Bldg. We welcome Anthony Gonzalez from the Dio-cese Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults to join us in a discussion of the "Spotlight" movie and the work of his office in our Diocese.

Ministering in the Year of Mercy

Lenten Formation Evening for Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors

Wednesday, February 24 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Church

Father Sergio Ovando will speak on the Year of Mercy

Ministers will have time for reflection & sharing, and will also receive some ministry updates

Please R.S.V.P.

jswazey@stmartin.org

Sunday Ministry for Children

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) designed for children ages 6-11. Children are sent forth from 8:30 and 10:00am Mass for their own special Liturgy of the Word.

Youth Ministry

The EDGE is our middle school (6-8th) grade youth ministry and meets 5-6:30pm in the community building on Tuesdays.

Life Teen is our high school youth ministry. We will be meeting Sundays in the Bailey House from 7:00- 9:00 pm. Since we will now be meeting directly after the 6pm Mass, dinner will be provided. Email us at mlott@stmartin.org for more details.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016 - POLAND! It is with great joy that we announce our pil-grimage to WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016 IN PO-LAND!!!! Our trip will be July 18 - August 2, 2016. If you have interest in attending and will be 16 or older in 2016 please email Megan at mlott@stmartin.org.

St. Vincent De Paul Society Donate your car to help those in need. Cars with dents can help pay rents 1-800-322-8284. Please tell the operator you are from St.

Martin of Tours.

Nursery The nursery is now open during 10am Mass for chil-dren 6mos-3years. Please come

visit and bring your little ones.

Pre-School Sunday Programming

Our program runs most Sundays from October

through April. The curricu-lum is designed for children ages 3-5 and includes: mu-

sic, crafts, activities and faith lesson.

5th Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner Celebration Hosted by St. Martin of Tours Boy Scout

Troop 390 & Venture Crew 697 Saturday, March 19, 2016

St. Martin of Tours Gym 6:00-9:00pm ~ Doors open at 5:45pm

$25 per person ($30 at the door) $15 for children under 12 FREE for children under 5

Tables for 10 can be purchased for $225.00 Traditional Irish Dinner & Program

Corned beef, Cabbage, Homemade Irish Soda Bread & Dessert

Authentic Irish Band, Irish Dancers, Irish Games, Irish Dancing Lessons & Silent Auction Baskets Plus photo opportunities with a Leprechaun!

Tickets on sale after March Masses Tickets can also be purchased in

advance from Sandy Heneghan (408.879.8921) or

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Second Sunday of Lent February 21, 2016 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? — Psalm 27:1

SPECIAL MOVIE SCREENING

Hosted by St. Lucy Parish’s World Youth Day Pilgrims 2016

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THE STORY OF MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS

Oakridge Century Theaters, San Jose Thursday, February 25 at 7pm or

Saturday February 27 at 10am Showings are limited!

Be sure to get your tickets early!

The movie, Full of Grace, tells the Gospel story from Mary’s point of view. It is a gripping depiction of the early Church ten years after the resurrection. Told through the eyes of Mary, the mother of Jesus, she

challenges Peter and the disciples to remember their original encounter with Christ.

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Married Couples: Winter brings crisp fresh air. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-end is like winter because it’s a weekend full of fresh air and a time to rejoice in the beauty of our marriage and family. The next Marriage En-counter Weekend is February 26-28, 2016 in Mountain View. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at 408-782-1413 or

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The Light is On for you is a evangelization initia-tive in the Diocese of San Jose, encouraging all to take advantage of the healing and freedom found in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. On Wednesday evenings during Lent, all Catholic Churches in Santa Clara County will be open

for the Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesdays during Lent 6PM –8PM

February 17, 24 March 2, 9,16 & 23

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LENT 2016

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Join us for Stations of the Cross, every Friday night during Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. This Friday, February 26th, St. Martin’s Young Adult group will lead us in a dramatic rendition of the Stations entitled, “Journey of Decision.” Individual confessions are available after the stations (about 8 p.m.)

LENTEN ENVIRONMENT Once again, the beautiful seasonal banners in our church were created by parishioners, Susan Hare and Karen Brady. Susan offers the follow-ing description of the banners:

“During Lent, we are asked to enter the desert with Jesus. In California, the Mohave Desert is a place of raw and awesome beauty. It is a place of sun and gravel, stone and life! Joshua trees dot the landscape. These are not true woodland trees, but desert plants that reach their

arms up to the heavens. They were named by early settlers, heading west toward fertile California through the Mohave. The “trees” reminded them of Joshua leading the Israelites to the promised land. Our Lenten environment attempts to capture this uniquely California desert. We look through the fingers of Joshua trees and across the desert expanse to the mountains as we prepare our hearts to accept Jesus’ promise of eter-nal life.”

CRS RICE BOWL In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about the transfiguration of Jesus. In this week’s Rice Bowl, we learn about schools that are providing an education for children in Laos, along with nutritious meals. Many

of you have heard Thomas Awiapo talking about his experience with similar CRS schools in Ghana when he was a child and how it saved his life and transformed him. Thomas Awiapo will be speaking at St. Lawrence the Martyr Church in Sunnyvale, this Monday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. If you haven’t already heard his inspirational story, you won’t want to miss it. If you have heard it, why not bring a friend who hasn’t. Remember, what you give up for Lent changes lives. Your sacrificial giving for our brothers and sisters in the developing world (and in our own valley) will not only transform their lives, but it will transform your life too.

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