We, at St. Catherine Parish, are a grow-

ing, diverse, and welcoming Catholic Community, called to live and proclaim the

good news of Jesus Christ through Worship, Discipleship and Service.

La Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Ale-jandría, es una comunidad en crecimien-to, acogedora y diversa, llamada a vivir y proclamar la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo por medio de la Oración, el Discipulado y

el Servicio.

MASSES / MISAS

Monday-Saturday: 8:15am Saturday: 5:30pm Sábado: 7:00pm Sunday: 7:15, 8:45, 10:30am 5:30pm Domingo: 12:15pm

CONFESSION / CONFESIÓN Saturday / Sábado: 4:00 -

5:00pm (Or by appointment / O hacer una cita.)

ADORACIÓN /ADORATION Wednesday / Miércoles 6:30pm

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Saint Catherine Catholic Community Comunidad Católica de Santa Catalina

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME / VIGÉSIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

Rectory Office Hours / Horarios de la Rectoría Monday - Friday (Lunes - Viernes)

8:00am - 6:00pm Saturday (Sábado) / Sunday (Domingo)

Closed/Cerrado

Pastoral Staff / Equipo Pastoral Fr. Sergio Ovando, Pastor - sovando@dsj.org

Msgr. Francisco Rios, Parochial Vicar - frios@dsj.org Fr. Francis Kalaw, Parochial Vicar -

nfrancis.kalaw@dsj.org Deacon Rick Haeckel, Deacon - rhaeckel@dsj.org Deacon Phil Flowers, Deacon - pflowers@dsj.org

Deacon Juan Aquino, Deacon - juan.aquino@dsj.org Carmelo Jimenez

stcatym@gmail.com Diego Estrada,

Fabienne Esparza, Principal -

Diana-Lynn Inderhees, Maria Dominguez, Office Manager, mdominguez@dsj.org Juanita Martinez,

Maria Miranda

Jessica Perez, Business Manager,

IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA August 17/18, 2019 SAINT CATHERINE CHURCH Agosto 17/18, 2019

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading - They took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern (Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10). Psalm — Lord, come to my aid! (Psalm 40). Second Reading — Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith (Hebrews 12:1-4). Gospel — I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing (Luke 12:49-53). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23- 30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1- 14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Sunday: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1-2; Heb 12:5-7, 11- 13;Lk 13:22-30

MC = Milani Center CR1-4= CH = Church Room LR = Living Room DC = Daycare PR = Presentation Center Nur. = Nursery CV= Church Vestibule

8:15am Mass Intentions

Monday, August 19 † Sergio Madrigal † Tuesday, August 20 Rudy Madrigal Wednesday, August 21 † Sergio Madrigal † Anna Villano Thursday, August 22 † Reba Schirle † Hugo Salinas Friday, August 23 † Lois Nemeth

† Lawrence NemethSaturday, August 24 † Zachary Jensen † Jon Van Valkenburg

THE WEEK AHEAD/LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA

8:15-11:30am NUR Bright Beginnings Nursery 3:30-5:30pm CH Worship Band & Singers 7:00-9:00pm GYM Open Gym - Basketball

11:00-2:30pm Over 50’s Luncheon 6:00-7:00pm Community Super 6:00-8:00pm NUR Handmaids - Stitching Group 7:00-9:00pm MC Folklorico La Amistad Practice 7:00-9:00pm Rm.10 JPC Junta de Equipo 7:00-8:15pm GYM Danza Liturgica

6:30-8:30pm Rm.8 Stephen Ministry Supervision Mtg. 7:00-8:15pm KOC Assembly Board

9:00-11:00am CR-1 Women’s Group 4:00-8:30pm NUR Becky Choir Practice / FilAM Choir 5:00-6:00pm CH Children’s Choir 6:00-9:00pm MC New Catechist Training 6:30-7:30pm CH Hora Santa 6:30-7:45pm Rm.8 Jesus to Mankind Prayer Group 6:30-7:45pm Rm.11 JPC Coro Practice 7:30-9:30pm CH Grupo de Oración Alpha & Omega

6:00-7:30pm NUR UPDE Volunteer Meeting 5:30-7:00pm CHV Stephen Ministry One-on-One 6:30-7:30pm CR1-4 Cub Scouts Meeting 7:00-9:00pm CHV Coro Hispano Melodia Juvenil 7:00-8:15pm Gym Danza Liturgica Practice

6:00-9:00pm JPC - Retiro Evangelizadores 12:00-4:00pm KOC - Family Potluck

BUILDING PLANS Whatever your lot in life, build something on it. —Anonymous

OCCUPANCY The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon how we occupy that place. —St. Thérèse of Lisieux

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FROM THE DESK OF

FR. SERGIO OVANDO, PASTOR….

I have come not to establish peace, but rather division

In the last month’s years, we have experienced different kind of divisions, violence and the ab-sence of peace. That is far of what our Lord in-tended or meant with his words mentioned in today’s Gospel. The division that the Lord created with His pres-ence and His teachings are not real divisions but are based on those who do good and those who do bad. If we are the kind of people that build, we will be separate of those who destroy, when we love, we make ourselves different from those who hate. A division not intended as a division itself, but as the failure of doing the right thing. The Gospel inspires everyone to do good, to love, to build, to accept, I repeat it in-spires and invites every single one. God does not segregate; we start the division when we do not embrace the Gospel. In our faith we do not segregate people because they are not like us, in language, nationality, as-pect, age, sex, or profession, everyone is invited to participate because we are all one in Jesus: There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ( Gal 3,28). When Jesus said that He did not come to estab-lish peace, he does not mean the peace that we are thinking, but a peace that is not real, the peace of the Lord and the peace of the world are two different things. He is referring to the peace that the world offers: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (Jn 14:27). That is why even though things around us cannot be all in place; in our interior, we could always have peace. We are called to peace, a peace that starts in us and should be in the world in which we live in, we are called to be an instrument of peace.

STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE by Deacon Rick Haeckel

Have you ever been frustrated? Foolish question, I know, frustration is all too familiar. Today’s reading shows that even Jesus can be frustrated. His words feel like sharp jabs, “set the earth on fire” and “how great is my anguish” and “Do you think … I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” and finally “a household … will be divided.” Taken out of context it can sound as if Jesus is throwing in the towel, but calmer reflection allows us to see the fundamental truth of our often inability to be Christ for one another. One aspect of fire is purification, this is the sense in which he wants the earth to undergo. Part of the purification, like fire, removes part of what it purifies. We all generate veritable “ashes” of ourselves as we grow in faith. That means we ought not to remonstrate with ourselves about the failures we’ve grown beyond. A similar image is that of the potter working clay; in order to form the finished product there are pieces of clay that are superfluous and are discarded. Our spiritual life asks that we be our own potter, molding ourselves ever more closely to the image of Jesus. If we wondered what Jesus’ feelings were “anguish” tells us. Giving the saving word to people who can’t or won’t hear it had to have tormented him. There is no denying the importance of his mission and finding deaf ears is at times too much for him. When Jesus speaks about a household divided it is not a desired outcome but rather represents how essential following him is. It’s more important than even family relationships. Division is meant to emphasize the fundamental basis that faith in Jesus forms in us. Make no mistake, we humans need constant reminders and renewal of our commitment as Christians. It is to form us in ways that turn us away from commonly accepted worldly success. Remember last week’s Gospel in which Jesus reminds us that “where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” The Kingdom that Jesus reveals to us is our treasure, so valuable that our very hearts desire seeks it. What we sometimes forget is the constant repetition needed to build up the primacy of the Kingdom. Too often it seems far off, something we desire certainly, but which we let ourselves defer because … there is time, I’ll get around to that soon. The error is that the Kingdom is not just promised at the final judgment. Rather it is here and now, don’t delay, light a “fire” and purify ourselves of the distractions we choose that so frustrated Jesus. On our own we struggle and need assistance in living as Jesus asks of us. Ask regularly for help in keeping our fire burning.

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK Was Jesus green? You bet, traveling about carrying nothing with him, depending on the goodness of those he met. Maybe by “lightening” what we carry we can be Christ for one another by using less.

VIGÉSIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

¡BIENVENIDO! Nuestra más cordial bienvenida a todos los que están celebrando con nosotros, ya sean residentes de largo plazo o recién llegados a la parroquia. Damos gracias a Dios por uste-des. Si aún no estás registrado, por favor, llene este formulario y colóquelo en la ca-nasta de la colecta o mandarlo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia.

Nombre (s): __________________________ Dirección:____________________________ Ciudad:_____________________________ Código postal:_____________ Numero teléfono:______________________ Email:_______________________________

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DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL FR. SERGIO OVANDO,

PÁRROCO…

No he venido a traer la paz, sino división En los últimos meses, años hemos experimen-tado distinta clase de divisiones, violencia y la ausencia de la paz. Esto no es lo que el Señor quiere decirnos en el evangelio de hoy. La división que Jesús crea con su presencia y sus enseñanzas son divisiones reales, pero es-tán basado por el obrar bueno o malo, división entre aquellos que obran bien o mal. Si noso-tros somos la clase de persona que construye entonces nos separaremos de aquellos que destruyen, si amamos crearemos una división con aquellos que odian. Esta es una división que no se quiere en si misma, sino que es la consecuencia del accionar malo y erróneo de muchos. El evangelio nos inspira a obrar el bien, a cons-truir, a aceptar, repito nos inspira a todos y ca-da uno, no segrega, si nosotros creamos divi-siones entonces no hemos entendido el evan-gelio de Cristo. En nuestra fe nosotros no segregamos perso-nas porque no son como nosotros, en lengua, nacionalidad, aspecto, edad, sexo o profesión, todos son invitados a participar porque todos somos uno en Cristo: En Cristo ya no hay Judío ni gentil, ni esclavo ni libre, ni hombre o mujer, sino que todos son uno en Jesucristo (Gal.3,28) Cuando Jesucristo dijo: no he venido a traer la paz, El no quiso decir lo que ustedes piensan, sino que El se refiere a una paz que no es real. La paz del Señor y la paz del mundo son dos cosas diferentes: El se refiere a la paz que el mundo ofrece: Mi paz os dejo, la paz os doy, no como el mundo la da. No dejen que sus co-razones se preocupen no tengan miedo (Jn 14,27). Es por eso que, a pesar de que las co-sas alrededor nuestro pueden no estar bien, nosotros siempre podemos tener paz en nues-tro interior. Nosotros estamos llamados a la paz, la paz que comienza con nosotros, y que tiene que estar en el mundo en que vivimos. Estamos llama-dos a ser instrumentos de la paz.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jue 2:11-19; Sal 106 (105):34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Martes: Jue 6:11-24a; Sal 85 (84):9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 Miércoles: Jue 9:6-15; Sal 21 (20):2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Jueves: Jue 11:29-39a; Sal 40 (39):5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 Viernes: Rut 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Sal 146 (145):5- 10; Mt 22:34-40 Sábado: Ap 21:9b-14; Sal 145 (144):10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Domingo: Is 66:18-21; Sal 117 (116):1-2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lc 13:22-30

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — El profeta del Señor sufre peli-gros y deshonra para proclamar el no grato mensaje de Dios para la ciudad (Jeremías 38:4-6, 8-10). Salmo — Señor, ¡date prisa en socorrerme! (Salmo 40 [39]) Segunda lectura — Persevera en la lucha igual que Cristo soportó la cruz (Hebreos 12:1-4). Evangelio — Jesús vino a purificar la tierra con su santo fuego y a sembrar división y no paz (Lucas 12:49-53). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario II © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

¡Dios es Grande Todo el Tiempo, Todo el Tiempo Dios es Grande!

BALONCESTO El gimnasio de baloncesto estará abierto para ju-gar de forma gratuita los domingos de 7 a 9pm. Esto será principalmente para mayores de 30 años. Los jóvenes que están en la secundaria me-nores de 17 años deben ser acompañados por un padre. Todos los jugadores deben usar camise-tas. Sera juego limpio y el espíritu deportivo serán requeridos en la cancha. Salga a hacer ejercicio jugando al baloncesto. Para obtener más informa-ción, contáctese con Richard Sias en ricweb3.0@gmail.com.

VIGÉSIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA Adulto: ¿Cuándo ha tomado una posición firme sobre un tema moral la división en lugar de la curación a corto plazo? Niño: ¿Es importante hacer lo correcto in-cluso si otros están enojados como resultado? ¿Por qué o por qué no?

Formación de Familias en la Fe Muy emocionante, los niños, adolescentes, jóvenes y profesores han regresado a las escuelas. Sigamos orando por todos ellos para que tengan un año muy bendecido. Oremos el día de hoy en familia para que tengamos un presente y un futuro con paz. La oficina de catequesis ha empezado a prepararse para recibir a las familias y a los niños para un nuevo año. Las sesiones de catequesis comenzaran el sá-bado 07 de septiembre. Por este motivo, invitamos a las familias y a sus niños al open house que será el domingo 25 de agosto después de Misa de 12:15 en el Centro Milani. Estaremos para responder las pre-guntas que tengan, o si gustan registrar a sus niños favor de traer una copia de la fe de Bautismo. ¡Los esperamos!

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

El otro día leí un artículo escrito por un pas-tor bautista sobre la necesidad de tener un altar en casa para educar a nuestros hijos en la fe y la ora-ción. Lo leí con interés ya que el uso del altarcito tiene una larga historia en la Iglesia católica. En ca-sa de mis abuelos paternos, en México, había un bello altarcito en forma de pirámide que contenía flores, velas y figuras de Jesús, María y algunos santos. Además de esto estaban también algunos instrumentos de oración como el rosario, la Biblia y algún otro libro de oración. También en casa de mi abuela materna, en Texas, había un rinconcito sa-grado. Muchos latinos tenemos altarcitos familiares. Algunos son verdaderos altares como el de mi abuela, mamá Lilia. Otros son rincones especiales como el de mamá María, con alguna imagen y libro de oración y fotografías de nuestros parientes. A fin de cuentas no importa ni su tamaño ni su forma. Importa su existencia y sobre todo su uso para re-cordarnos de la presencia e importancia de Dios en nuestros hogares y familias.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LAS DAMAS DE CARIDAD Las Damas de Caridad de San Vicente de Paul en Morgan Hill ( Ladies of Charity Morgan Hill), con fon-dos donados de Morsilli Family Fund, está ayudando a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos a estar prepara-dos para el año escolar llenando 250 mochilas con útiles escolares. Las mochilas se distribuyen a través de la Tiendita Comunitaria de Santa Catalina locali-zada en San Martin. La Tiendita ayuda a las familias necesitadas con ropa para niños ligeramente usada y ahora materias escolares. Este año se les propor-ciono ayuda a 147 familias. Las Damas de Caridad de San Vicente de Paul Mor-gan Hill es una rama de las Damas de la Caridad de San Vicente de Paul en los Estados Unidos y el mun-do. Las Damas fueron fundadas por San Vicente de Paúl en 1617 para hacer presente a Cristo sirviendo a las necesidades materiales y espirituales de los enfermos, los pobres y los marginados de la socie-dad. Las Damas se reúnen regularmente para llevar a cabo obras y reflexionar sobre nuestra fe católica y cómo Dios nos es revelado a través de nuestro servi-cio. Puede encontrar más información sobre Ladies of Charity Morgan Hill en ladiesofcha-ritymh.weebly.com.

VIGÉSIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

PRENDER FUEGO Son bastantes los cristianos que, profundamente arraigados en una situación social cómoda, tienen la tendencia de considerar el cristianismo como una religión que, invariablemente, debe preocuparse de mantener la ley y el orden establecido. Por eso, resulta tan extraño escuchar en boca de Jesús dichos que invitan, no al inmovilismo y con-servadurismo, sino a la transformación profunda y radical de la sociedad: «He venido a prender fuego en el mundo y ojalá estuviera ya ardiendo... ¿Pensáis que he venido a traer al mundo paz? No, sino división». No nos resulta fácil ver a Jesús como alguien que trae un fuego destinado a destruir tanta impureza, mentira, violencia e injusticia. Un Espíritu capaz de transformar el mundo, de manera radical, aun a cos-ta de enfrentar y dividir a las personas. El creyente en Jesús no es una persona fatalista que se resigna ante la situación, buscando, por en-cima de todo, tranquilidad y falsa paz. No es un in-movilista que justifica el actual orden de cosas, sin trabajar con ánimo creador y solidario por un mundo mejor. Tampoco es un rebelde que, movido por el resentimiento, echa abajo todo para asumir él mis-mo el lugar de aquellos a los que ha derribado. El que ha entendido a Jesús vive y actúa movido por la pasión y aspiración de colaborar en un cam-bio total. El verdadero cristiano lleva la «revolución» en su corazón. Una revolución que no es «golpe de estado», cambio cualquiera de gobierno, insurrec-ción o relevo político, sino búsqueda de una socie-dad más justa. El orden que, con frecuencia, defendemos, es toda-vía un desorden. Porque no hemos logrado dar de comer a todos los pobres, ni garantizar sus dere-chos a toda persona, ni siquiera eliminar las guerras o destruir las armas nucleares. Necesitamos una revolución más profunda que las revoluciones económicas. Una revolución que trans-forme las conciencias de los hombres y de los pue-blos. H. Marcuse escribía que necesitamos un mun-do «en el que la competencia, la lucha de los indivi-duos unos contra otros, el engaño, la crueldad y la masacre ya no tengan razón de ser». Quien sigue a Jesús, vive buscando ardientemente que el fuego encendido por Jesús arda cada vez más en este mundo. Pero, antes que nada, se exige a sí mismo una transformación radical. «Sólo se pi-de a los cristianos que sean auténticos. Ésta es ver-daderamente la revolución». (E. Mounier). José Antonio Pagola

Catecismo Para Adultos (RICA) Las clases de catecismo para mayores de 18 años que les falte alguno o todos sus Sacramentos de Iniciación, Bautizo, Comunión o Confirmación co-mienzan el 18 de Septiembre a las 7:00pm en la oficina. Para mas información pase a la oficina en horarios de trabajo o llame a Carmelo Jiménez al numeró (408)779-3959.

HORA SANTA - MIERCOLES DE 6:30 A 7:30PM Durante los momentos mas dolorosos, Jesús nuestro Señor pidió a sus discípulos que oraran una hora con El en el huerto de Getsemaní. Todos los miércoles a las 7:00pm tenemos la oportunidad de orar una hora con el Señor en frente de Santísimo Sacramento. No pierda la oportunidad de pasar este tiempo con el Señor.

Ven, Espíritu Santo, Llena los corazones de tus fieles y enciende en ellos el

fuego de tu amor. Envía, Señor, tu Espíritu. Que renueve la faz de la Tie-

rra. Oh Dios, que llenaste los corazones de tus fieles con

la luz del Espíritu Santo; concédenos que, guiados por el mismo Espíritu, sinta-mos con rectitud y gocemos siempre de tu consuelo.

Por Jesucristo Nuestro Señor.

Amén

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Equipping Families to Pass On the Faith

HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION

Registration for the High School Confirmation Program is officially OPEN! If you have a teen that has already begun the Confirmation Pro-gram, they must still re-register each year to continue with the program. More information, including the link to register online, can be found at www.stca.org/confirmation.

INSCRIPCIONES ABRIERTAS PARA EL PROGRAMA DE CONFIRMACIÓN

¡La inscripción para el programa de Confirma-ción está oficialmente ABIERTA! Si tiene un adolescente que ya ha comenzado el Programa de Confirmación, debe volver a registrarse cada año para continuar con el programa. Puede encontrar mas información, incluido el “link” para inscribir a su hijo/a por internet, aquí: www.stca.org/confirmación-de-adolecentes. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions regarding Youth and Young Adult Ministry, or if you’d like to join the Youth Ministry Leadership Team please feel free to email me at diego.estrada@dsj.org Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el Ministerio de Jóvenes y Jóvenes Adultos, o si desea unirse al Equipo de Liderazgo del Ministerio de Jóvenes, no dude en enviarme un correo electrónico a diego.estrada@dsj.org Thank you & Gracias! Diego Estrada, Director Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Unexpected Blessings in Ghana

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to serve with my son at Awaso Academy International in Ghana. There were ten of us on the team includ-ing a father, a grandmother and four pairs of a par-ent and youth. We all brought different gifts and tal-ents and shared them in various ways in the school. It was an opportunity to connect with our brothers and sisters across the world. Yet as a parent, my natural inclination was to voice my expectations to my son, drive the agenda and even manage his ex-perience. Service to others does not work that way - we go where and when we are called and needed. One of the hardest parts of the trip for me was to let go and let the trip unfold for him as it needed to. It was amazing to see the unexpected Holy Spirit moments of blessing: dancing and singing with the school children after school while waiting with them for their bus rides home, connecting with a 5th grad-er named Raymond and getting enveloped in a fu-neral celebration in the main area of town, celebrat-ing the life of “Mad Mary”. I mention only a few be-cause I am still processing the experience and the impact on and transformation in my son, the team and the community in Ghana will unfold in the months and years to come. I encourage parents to serve together with your chil-dren - it is a wonderful way to grow in faith together and share and experience God’s love with others. A special thank you to Fr. Paul Mensah and to all in our parish and Morgan Hill community who made the trip possible with your support and prayers!

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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS

Please note the Par-ish Office business hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm effective immediately.

ONE FAMILY’S EXPERIENCE IN THE FOCUS SAFE PARK PROGRAM

In February 2018 a mother, father and two school-aged children, through a turn of fortune, found themselves living in their car. They were highly stressed and their marriage was strained when they were accepted into the FOCUS Safe Park Program. The Program’s Case Worker immediately began to work with the family to attain stable housing. They faced two major obstacles: paying off debt to rebuild their credit, and meeting the income require-ments to qualify for housing. The father took a part time and on-call job earning higher wages with the hope of becoming a permanent full-time day employee, only to be let go after the Holiday Sea-son. The mother was then forced to leave a secure part time administrative job and accept a lower wage full time retail position. As all this was going on the parents, who had only one car, managed the transportation schedules to and from work, as well as those of their children’s school. Some daily stress was relived as the Safe Park provides shower and laundry services on site and families can have breakfast and pack up lunch or snacks for the day. The Case Worker is also available to provide emotional support and guidance for the social issues that arise in and among homeless families. Over the course of the year, the family was able to pay off their debts. Once the father secured a swing shift job at a good wage, they qualified for Rapid Rehousing. With help from their support team, the family secured an apartment and moved in just as school got out in June 2019 giving their two children hope and excitement for their summer vacation in their own home. Throughout their struggles, the families demonstrate daily courage and a persistent desire to provide a better life for their family. The Case Worker provides resources, and a case plan requiring step-by-step accountability and mutual respect. Case Worker Janessa says, “We didn't just house these individuals but we hope to have improved the quality of their lives during their period of homelessness by providing them this safe place!” Case Worker Celia says, “We work through one day at a time, one step at a time, side by side, with our families.” From July 2018 through June 2019, our team has: • Processed 52 applications to the Car Park, represent-

ing 155 individuals • Completed 397 units of case management such as

meetings with each household and initiating a specific task or goal for the client to complete to move forward in their Case Plan. These units included:

57 applications submitted for jobs, housing, SSI, Medical, child care, education, etc. -30 program letters -80 partner agency referrals and program con- tacts made to Community Solutions, Next Door Solutions to DV, and other agencies. • 33 individuals placed in housing; 20 of which were

children To learn more about FOCUS Safe Park Program see www.stca.org Home Page.

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HAVE YOU MOVED? Have you moved recently and need to update your mailing information with the parish? Email us at office@stca.org, drop us a note in the Sun-day collection or call us at (408) 779-3959. We need your complete name, old and new address and your new telephone number if that has changed. Don’t miss out on all the great news we mail/email to our parishioners!

God is great all the time, all the time, God is great!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Adult: When has your taking a strong stand on a moral issue created division rather than healing in the short term? Child: Is it important to do the right thing even if others are angry as a result? Why or why not?

LADIES OF CHARITY For the third year The Ladies of Charity Morgan Hill, with funding from the Morsilli Family Fund, helped low-income students begin the school year prepared by filling 250 backpacks with school supplies. The backpacks were distributed through the St. Cathe-rine’s Community Closet Back to School events. These events help families in need get ready for school by providing gently used children’s clothing and now school supplies. This year 147 families were served. The Ladies of Charity Morgan Hill is a branch of the Ladies of Charity in the U.S. and the world. The La-dies were founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1617 to make Christ present by serving the material and spir-itual needs of the sick, the poor, and the marginal-ized of society. The Ladies meet regularly to conduct business and to reflect on our Catholic faith and how God is revealed to us through our service. You can find more information on the Ladies of Char-ity Morgan Hill at ladiesofcharitymh.weebly.com.

ST. CATHERINE WOMEN'S FAITH SHARING GROUP

St. Catherine Women's Faith Sharing Group meets on Wednesday mornings in the Parish Center at 9:00 am. We select books or DVD's as a group and meet each week to discuss share and pray together. After a summer break we will be starting back up on Wednesday, Au-gust 21st. We will be reading a new book and sharing our faith as a group. The book is titled Living the Lord's Prayer by Albert Haase, O.S.M. If you have any questions or would like a little more information, please contact Ann Poirier at annpoirier@gmail.com Our ministry's mission is to be a loving, support-ive and trustworthy place for the sharing of our lives, and to help each other grow in their own personal faith journey.

ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED!

CLOTHING CLOSET UPDATE The clients and volunteers of the St. Catherine's Community Closet wish to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU to the generous, faithful communi-ty of St. Catherine Church for your donations and additional help during the July Back to School Giveaway event. Particular gratitude goes to the Ladies of Charity and the Morsilli Family Fund for school supplies for needy area school aged children. WELL DONE!! In total, we served 440 people (147 families) and 32 volun-teers came out to help, including several stu-dents. At this time, we must SUSPEND OUR DONA-TIONS. Sadly, we are in need of a building in which to store and/or operate our ministry, as the current building in San Martin will be sold. ** Our new home must be in a building that does not require repairs, is compliant with regulations AND free of charge. But GOD IS GOOD, so if you or anyone you know is willing to host this ministry, or if you have any ideas for us, please text Debbie Molyneaux at (408)500-5659 or email her at molcj@aol.com We greatly appreci-ate your prayerful consideration! Again, generosity is a hallmark of the St. Cathe-rine community - BLESS ALL OF YOU for your gifts of time, talent and treasure!!"

REACHOUT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Have you got an extra 2 hours a month to help give out food at Reachout?

We need a couple more people (from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) to feed the needy of our community. If you can help, please call Fran at 779-7442.

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

BUSINESS OFFICE UPDATE

Fall Fun Fest

SEPTEMBER 13, 14 & 15, 2019

Mark it on your calendar! Coming soon… pre-sale tickets!!

Stay tuned and visit www.stc.org

Capital Campaign is so important and impactful to

our future.

If you haven't already PLEDGE TODAY!!

There are various ways to help!

For more information visit www.stca.org

If you need assistance with stock transfer or Employee Match contact the business

office via email stcabusinessoffice@gmail.com

Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you for supporting our Programs and Ministries through your weekly Of-

fertory Offerings.

WEEKLY OFFERINGS

Weekly Donations : August 2&3 Weekend Masses $ 18,631.50 Electronic Giving $ 3,104.00 Second Collection * $ 0.00 Totals: $ 21,735.50 *no second collection

Fun Fest Shifts are opening this week.

NEW THIS YEAR...

If you are interested in helping and are 18+

we are requiring fingerprints and SAFE train-ing. Lifescan will be coming to campus on 08/27 to fingerprint, please check with the

business office to make sure your fingerprints and training are current!!

Thank you for sharing your talents!!

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

St. Catherine School News

Some of our younger St. Catherine Cougars put their values into action to support victims of the

Garlic Festival shootings. They sold lemonade and earned over $3000. The students said our theme from last year,

Love One Another, inspired them.

ST. CATHERINE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS FOR 2019-2020

A link for applications is available on our web-site, www.stcatherinemh.org, for the 2019-2020 school year. We still have spots in kindergarten and fourth grade. Contact the school office at 408-779-9950 for more information.

The California Schools in the Diocese of San Jose, mindful of their mission to the love of Christ for all, admit students of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, pro-grams and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of San Jose do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in admin-istration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

WELCOME NEW COUGARS!

A huge welcome to our new Cougars! We have a number of new families with kindergartners, as well as a few new families in other grades. We are de-lighted to have them as members of the St. Catherine School community!

A special welcome to our new staff members: 2nd Grade Teacher—Macey Dunne and Jr. High Sci-ence—Denise Brady. We know you will love St. Catherine School. Welcome aboard!

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS Back to School Night for grades K-5 will be held on Tuesday, August 20. Parents will meet in the church at 6:30, then attend presentations by teachers. Our Jr. High Back to School Night is Thursday, August 22. Again, parents will meet in church at 6:30, then walk their child’s schedule and hear about policies and expectations from each teacher.

Each school family is expected to have at least one parent attend the night for their child’s grade. This is a fabulous way to meet your child’s new teacher and find out what your child will be learning this year.

LENDING LIBRARY FOR PARENTS AND PARISHIONERS

A small lending library of faith based and spiritu-al books is available in the school lobby. If you are looking for special information about our Catholic faith or a book to inspire you to seek a closer relationship with Jesus, stop by and check out the selection. Just take the book with you and return it when you finish. If you have books about our faith and developing a relation-ship with Christ that you would like to share with others, just drop it off at the school office. We’ll put it on our list and get it on the shelf.