MINISTRY TO YOUTH—CATECHETICAL MINISTRY: 1-408-251-0165 Hours: 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday (Class Days) 8:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Saturday (Class Days) Director: Angela Giampaoli Early Childhood: Anne Gleason Elementary: Anne Gleason Junior High: Debbie Santos Sacrament Coordinator: Anne Gleason Confirma on Coordinator: Angela Giampaoli Special Ed needs: Angela Giampaoli Cateche cal Ministry Board: Len Alvear Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Fe Magat

YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY: MINISTRY COORDINATOR: Debbie Santos 1-408-251-0165

SCOUTS: SCOUTING COMMITTEE COORDINATOR: Dave Bunger 1-408-923-3115 BSA SCOUT MASTER: Mike Nelson 1-408-937-9987 CUB SCOUT MASTER: James Mayled 1-408-806-5314 SOCIAL MINISTRY: GUADALUPE SOCIETY PRESIDENT: Art Esparza 1-408-923-7179 VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF ST. VICTOR: Trieu Pham 1-408-729-0441 CHINESE COMMUNITY OF ST. VICTOR CHURCH: Kam Chow 1-408-824-8963 ST. VICTOR FESTIVAL: Edsel Dumanig 1-408-838-9061

COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE CONCERNS: 1-408-251-7055 CALVARY CATHOLIC CEMETERY 1-408-258-2940 GATE OF HEAVEN CATHOLIC CEMETERY 1-650-428-3730 BEREAVEMENT/HOME BOUND VISITS: Sister Sara 1-408-928-1632 ST. VINCENT de PAUL - ST. VICTOR CONFERENCE 1-408-389-7027 PRO-LIFE CLUB & NFP: Gil Carroll 1-408-946-9289

MASS SCHEDULE: Weekday Mass 8:00 A.M. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Friday 8:30 A.M. un l 8:00 A.M. Saturday First Wednesday: 6:30 P.M. CONFESSIONS: Saturday a ernoons: 3:30-4:30 P.M. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena and Mass First Friday: 8:30 A.M. or by appointment First Friday: 7:30 P.M. [Second Saturday: 2000 Hail Mary Devo on, 9 A.M.-5 P.M.—Chapel] Saturday: 8:00 A.M. & 5:00 P.M. [First Saturday: Anoin ng of the Sick at 8:00 A.M. Mass] Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:45 A.M. (2nd Sunday-Children’s Liturgy), 12:15 P.M., 5:00 P.M. (2nd Sunday of September--2nd Sunday of June)

One Family

In Christ

Saint Victor Catholic Church Parish Office: 3108 Sierra Road, San Jose, California 95132-2854

1-408-251-7055 1-408-251-5528 Fax Office Hours: 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Monday-Friday St. Victor Website address is: h p://www.stvictor.org

First Sunday of Lent — February 14, 2016 Rev. Mark Gazzingan Rev. Vincent Tinh Dang Rev. Peter Seimas, Ph.D Sr. Sara Michael King, C.S.J. Melchor Magat Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Pastoral Associate Deacon mgazzingan@dsj.org vdang@dsj.org fr.pseimas@gmail.com sking@dsj.org

Business Manager: Alice Trigg Bookkeeper: Rosalinda Nieva Administra ve Assistants: Irmina Carpio, Arlene Pang & Tammy Nelson

Cateche cal Ministry Clerk : Jeanne Rudy Maintenance Supervisor: James Weismann

ST. VICTOR SCHOOL: 1-408-251-1740 Hours: 8:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday Principal: Mrs. Patricia Wolf School Advisory Council President: Marc Evanchik 1-650-455-8442

HALL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: Alice Trigg 1-408-923-3922 LITURGICAL MINISTRY: ALTAR SOCIETY PRESIDENT: Judi Smith 1-408-859-0556 ALTAR SERVER COORDINATOR: Joyce Denzel 1-408-259-4165 COMMUNION MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Sister Sara Michael 1-408-928-1632 LECTOR/EUCHARISTIC MINISTER COORDINATOR: Carl Bugarin 1-408-251-3461 USHER COORDINATOR: Bill Frey 1-408-926-4952

ADULT MINISTRY: BAPTISMS: By appointment only 1-408-251-7055 Parent Prepara on Class Required—preferably prior to birth of child MARRIAGES: Arranged at least 6-12 months in advance Marriage Prepara on Class: Adora & Eric Tigmo 1-408-251-7055 RCIA/CHILDREN’S CATECHUMENATE: Sister Sara Michael 1-408-928-1632 CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Angie Ahmad 1-408-258-2552 VIETNAMESE CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Trieu Pham 1-408-729-0441 LAY CARMELITE COORDINATOR: Alphonse Gokey 1-408-772-6711 LEGION OF MARY: Grace Valdez 1-408-209-3944 SHARED SCRIPTURE PROGRAM: Mary Morris 1-408-251-9931 COUPLES FOR CHRIST: Edsel Dumanig 1-408-838-9061 MARIAN PRAYER GROUP: Claire Hare 1-408-258-1736 EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE: Trevor Burke 1-408-945-1044 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Ted Galvin 1-408-590-1616

DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE, OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS: 1-408-983-0113 Emergency Line 1-408-983-0141

SCRIPTURE READINGS Second Sunday of Lent—February 21, 2016

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Philippians 3:17—4:1

Luke 9:28b-36

St. Victor School applica ons for the 2016-2017 school year are available. A Kindergarten child needs to be the age of 5 by September 1, 2015. A $200.00 applica-

on fee is required. Applica on informa on is also available online at: www.stvictorschool.org. Please feel free to call the School Office @ 408-251-1740 for

addi onal informa on and to schedule personal tours. School and Development News Thank You! The faculty, staff and administra on of St. Victor School would like to thank the St. Victor Community for their support of the Open House and of Na onal Catholic Schools Week. The Open House that we held on Sunday, January 31 was extremely busy. Parent leaders and Student Council members gave tours to interested families. The teachers and classrooms shone with pride as current and prospec ve families visited the classrooms. We would appreciate your con nued prayers for a healthy enrollment. St. Victor School is blessed to have such suppor ve families. Masquerade Auc on Gala Please join us on Saturday, February 27 for St. Victor School 2nd annual dinner and auc on. For reserva on informa on, please contact Ressie Sanchez at ressanch@gmail.com or pick up a cket order form at the church doors.

JESUS AND THE DEVIL The devil tempted Jesus by quo ng scripture, as today’s Gospel reminds us. Try a self-serving miracle. Try selling out. Try dazzling the audience; people are gullible, a er all. Try all these easy ways. The tempter tries to urge Jesus onto the slippery slope, a empts the old so -soap, the snake-oil solu ons that are always readily at hand. The devil knows be er, but is powerless to do be er, much less be be er. The devil is evil personified, who senses in Jesus the stronger, truly a rac ve presence of holiness. Evil is exposed and engaged, we are reminded in this Sunday’s Gospel. Evil knows the jig is up. The undoing of lies begins with Jesus, who takes up the work of soul-healing and world-healing. This Lent, the Church invites us to enter into this renewing, re-crea ve work and be made whole again. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2016

The word is near you, in your mouth and

in your heart.

— Romans 10:8

Today’s Second Collec on is for Church in Central and Eastern Europe

Annual Diocesan Appeal 2016 Thank you to those who have already pledged! Follow our pro-gress chart on our church doors. You may visit our website for Bishop McGrath’s video message: www.stvictorchurch.org. Please prayerfully consider your support of this annual appeal. Pledge envelopes are available in the pews. You may drop them in the collec on basket, bring them to the Parish Office, or mail them to St. Victor Church.

A mass in honor of married couples celebra ng five (or fewer), 25, 40, or 50 (or more) years of marriage was celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph. Bishop McGrath presided. The St. Victor

couples who were honored at this mass were: Emerito Gervacio and Yolanda Factora, 25 years

Michael and Mary Jacobson, 50 years Rodrigo C. and Nelly D. Cabuslay, 51 years

Anuevo and Lourdes Felix, 60 years

There will be Sta ons of the Cross every

Friday of Lent at 7:30 p.m.

HELP SAVE LIVES

From February 10 to March 20, our community will take part in 40 Days for Life … a groundbreak-ing, coordinated interna onal mobiliza on. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark the

beginning of the end of abor on in our city — and beyond.

Please consider commi ng one sacrificial hour per week during this campaign. St. Victor Prayer Day is on Thursdays. Please register online www.40daysforlife.com/sanjose for me slots. Vigil loca on: Planned Parenthood, 1691 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126.

The Light is On for You! On Wednesdays from 6:00—8:00 pm, the doors of St. Victor Church are open and the Light is on For You! Bring a family member or friend, come in, and rediscover God’s heart of mercy in the Sacrament of Reconcilia on in this Year of Mercy. Jesus Christ desires to li your burdens off your heart which you may have been carrying for a short me or years. To find guides to confession and tes monials of people from around our diocese, visit www.dsj.org/light.

“Is God calling me?” If this ques on is in your heart, the Daughters of Charity invite you to join others seeking God’s will for their lives. Join the Religious Discernment Retreat on March 4-6, 2016 in Los Altos, CA. For single Catholic women ages 18-40 For more informa on, contact Sr. Lisa Laguna, D.C. @ srllaguna@doc1633.org or 650-949-8890, 213-210-9903

Our U.n.I. Lord Youth Ministry’s Spaghe Dinner is back and will be held on Saturday, March 12 from

4:00 pm - 7:30 pm in our Parish Hall. Advanced ckets will be on sale on February 28 and

March 5 & 6. Adults—$9.00, Children (12 & under)—$5.00, Family—$30.00

Save the Date for our annual Lenten Praise & Worship hosted by Young Adult Ministry: Saturday, March 6 at 6:00 pm in our Parish Center.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 15 in honor of President’s Day.

The Altar Society mee ng is on Thursday February 18 @ 6:30pm in the hall. This is our annual soup night and all interested parishioners are welcome to a end. Come and find out how you can help maintain our church. Please contact Judi Smith @ 408-859-0556 if you have any ques ons.

Monday, February 15, 2016 6:30am For the Homeless 8:00am Faus no Manarpaac Maurice Agcaoili Pierre Hoang Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:30am For the Hungry 8:00am Maurice Agcaoili Julia Diaz (birthday memorial) Pierre Hoang Wednesday, February 17, 2016 6:30am For the Sick 8:00am Isabelita C. Antonio (birthday memorial) Glenn Felix (5th year death anniversary) Maurice Agcaoili Pierre Hoang Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:30am For the Imprisoned 8:00am Maurice Agcaoili Abraham Mendoza (1st year death anniv.) Pierre Hoang Friday, February 19, 2016 6:30am For the Poor and Needy 8:00am Emily Collado Esteban Bobila Deceased members of Bobila Family Paul Caampued (1st year death anniversary) Maurice Agcaoili Joselito de la Cruz Saturday, February 20, 2016 8:00am Elinor Gagliardi Emmer De La Cruz (Birthday) Maurice Agcaoili 5:00pm Viveca Campinilla Bernade e Tan (Special Inten on) Pierre Hoang Florendo Datuc Sunday, February 21, 2016 7:00am For the Parishioners of St. Victor Parish 8:00am Maria Phin Vu Julian Reyes (1st year death anniversary) Maurice Agcaoili 9:15am Iskandar Halim Manuel Sandinha Primo Flores (Special Inten on) 10:45am Michael Thang Nguyen Virginia Howard Oscar Gomez 12:15pm Jocelyn Jaug (Healing) Angel Meldonado 5:00 pm Ngoc Dung Tran (Special Inten on) Francisco C. Apiado, Sr. (death anniversary)

RCIA CORNER This Sunday, February 14, we have 5 adults and 2 children who will par cipate in the Rite of Sending at the 9:15 mass. The Rite of Elec on for these Catechumens will be the same day at the Cathedral

Basilica of St. Joseph. On this day, we celebrate the sacredness of each person who God calls by name. The term “Elect” indicates that the “choosing of these catechumens is on the part of God.”

We welcome the new members of our Parish family who were bap zed last week:

Angela Reigne Clark, Robin Capili Datu, Kaiya Rose Or z, Addison Rose Wa and Audrey Ellen Wa .

Prayers for our St. Victor Parish Community: Please con nue to pray for the sick, seriously ill and hospi-talized members of our parish family, especially for Deacon Mel Magat, Bernade e Tan, Richard Shively, Maria Augusto, Kahing Sit, Henry On veros, Barbara Flores, (Baby) Nikko Gil, Diane Bedal, Mason Schultz & Vincent De Verso. St. Victor Parish Community extends their sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Maria Ruelas Naranjo, Victoria Rivera, Pierre Hoang and Maria Trong Thi Dinh who recently passed away.

Congratula ons to Tracey Nguyen & Thien Tran

whose marriage was convalidated on February 6. May God bless your marriage!

Quota ons and Reflec ons From: Laudato si: On Care for Our Common Home

“It has become “easy to accept the idea of infinite or unlimited growth, which proves so a rac ve to economists, financiers and experts in technology. It is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply of the earth’s goods, and this leads to the planet being squeezed dry beyond every limit.” (#106) a. What is your response to this quote? b. Are we being enslaved by technology? If so, what are the implica ons for our society? Our earth?

Adult Confirma on We welcome the new candidates for Confirma on who began prepara on on February 9. They will be confirmed on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, a er comple ng a series of classes.

Wedding Banns Ruby General & Chad Pangorang III

An Do and Tuyet Khanh Thi Tran II

Marriage Encounter Weekend For nearly 50 years, Marriage Encounter has been helping married couples grow in their love for each other, for God, and our Church. For marriages to remain strong and vibrant, couples need ongoing support so they can reevaluate important issues of their marriage during the years that follow their wedding day.

St. Ignatius of Loyola Spiritual Exercises Workshop What are Consola on and Desola on? What causes desola on? What is

Discernment of Spirits? How do you make sense of your own interior movements? How can this be useful in making decisions about voca on,

family, and goals in daily life? You are welcome to join the Workshop: Saturday, February 20, 10 am — 12 pm (Brunch Provided)

Most Holy Trinity Parish Community Center (2040 Nassau Dr. San Jose)

Presenters: Fr. Rober Fambrini S.J., Pastor of MHT For more informa on, please call:

John Mar nez 408-439-7247, Kathy Myers 408-476-1514 or Margarita Hua 408-623-0838.