serving the catholic community in december 9, 2018...
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MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 5:00 PM VIGIL SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM DAILY: 7:30 AM (M, TU, W, F, S), 8:00 AM (TH) FIRST FRIDAY: 7:30 AM MASS 8:30 AM BENEDICTION IN CHURCH HOLY DAYS: 7:30, 9:00 AM, 7:30 PM
St. Julie Billiart Adoration Chapel 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Mon-Fri
13716 SARATOGA AVENUE
SARATOGA, CA 95070
●Telephone (408) 867-3634
●Website: www.sacredheartsaratoga.org
OUR VISION FOR SACRED HEART PARISH IS TO BE THE HOME THAT NURTURES
YOUR FAITH JOURNEY WITH JESUS CHRIST.
OUR MISSION IS TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY, GROW OUR CATHOLIC FAITH,
WORSHIP TOGETHER, BUILD OUR PARISH FAMILY AND
ACT AS CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD.
S E R V I N G T H E C A T H O L I C C O M M U N I T Y I N S A R A T O G A S I N C E 1 8 9 5 December 9, 2018
2nd Sunday of Advent
Pastoral Staff (408) 867-3634 Office Hours: 8:30 AM-12 PM & 1 PM-4:30 PM, M, Tu, W, F (closed Thursdays). Rev. Gary Thomas, Pastor, x550 [email protected] Rev. Robert McKay, Parochial Vicar, x552 [email protected] Janice Thornburg, Parish Administrator, x556 [email protected] Assisting Clergy: Rev. Msgr. Michael Mitchell; Rev. Msgr. John Sandersfeld; Rev. Carlos Alberto Olivera Deacon Don Sifferman, [email protected] Barbara Leo, Parish Office Manager, x502 [email protected] Carolyn Orasin, Administrative Assistant, x501 [email protected] Diane Grosso, Parish & School Bookkeeper, x504 [email protected] Aubree Garlit, Communication Strategist, x571 [email protected] Lucia Hong, Music Director [email protected], x564 Jeannine Leichner, RCIA Coordinator, x505 [email protected] Joey Mannina, Youth Ministry Coordinator, x568 [email protected] Michael Wright, Liturgist, x565 [email protected] Cory Dixon, Adult & Family Faith Formation Coordinator, x570, [email protected] Evelyn Longo, Early Childhood Coordinator, x566 [email protected]
Welcome We welcome visitors and newcomers to Sacred Heart. We encourage new parishioners to register as parish members and become active in our parish community. Registration forms are available at the parish office, vestibule of the church or on our
Sacred Heart Elementary School, Pre K-8 (408) 867-9241, Fax, (408) 867-9242 Tom Pulchny, Principal, x110 [email protected]
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 PM, & 1st Wednesdays of month, 7-8 PM
Baptism Contact the Parish Office to arrange for baptismal preparation. Baptisms are celebrated monthly, except during Lent.
Initiation If you are interested in becoming Catholic or preparing for First Holy Communion or Confirmation, contact the Parish Office.
Weddings Arrangements need to be made at least six months in advance. Call the Parish Office. Rosary The rosary is recited after the daily 7:30 AM Mass. Ministry to the Sick and Homebound If you or a loved one would like a visit or to receive communion, please contact our parish office at (408) 867-3634. Diocese of San Jose For information about the parishes and schools in the Diocese of San Jose, refer to the diocesan website: www.dsj.org.
WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE DECEMBER 10-16
Day Time Activity/Event Location
Monday 12/10 11:00 AM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
YLI Parish Council Advent Prayer Service
Parish Center Rectory Church
Tuesday 12/11 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM 3:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM
Bible Study Music Spirit Team Choir Youth Ministry
Parish Center Church Church Parish Center
Wednesday 12/12 7:00 PM Music Spirit Team Parish Center
Thursday 12/13 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
School Advisory Committee Social Justice Committee Advent Reconciliation
Parish Center Parish Center Church
Friday 12/14 8:00 PM Christmas Concert Church
Saturday 12/15
Sunday 12/16 10:15 AM 10:15 AM
F.I.R.E. RCIA
Parish Center Parish Center
To better support our parishioners who experience hearing loss, we
have an Assistive Listening System available, which can be used in the Church and Geary Hall. If you have telecoil-equipped hearing aids or cochlear implants you would use the neck loop plugged into the receiver body pack, after switching your hearing aids to the tcoil setting. If you do not have hearing aids or no telecoil setting, the alternative is to plug headphones or ear buds into the receiver body pack. The neck loop, headphones and receivers need to be checked out—can use your own headphones or ear buds. Please see an Usher or Sacristan.
DAILY MASS INTENTIONS
Monday Paul Malloy † Tuesday Nora Family Intention † Wednesday James Sweeney † Thursday Frank Grengo † Friday Chris Coleman † Saturday Michael Totah †
PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
SUNDAY READINGS
This Sunday: Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 Next Sunday: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18
WEEKDAY READINGS
Monday: Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26 Tuesday: Isaiah 40:1-111; Matthew 18:12-14 Wednesday: Zechariah 2:14-17; Luke 1:26-38 Thursday: Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15 Friday: Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19
Saturday: Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11; Matthew 17:9a, 10-13
CALENDAR
Daniel Adler Kristina Atchoe Shan Berry David Bishop Mickey Bonasera Jeannie Brown Dolores Buckholz Mary Jo Butero Jacqueline Cardonna Ryan Christensen Bill Church Don Coletti Elizabeth Corbalis Ignacio Corrales Brian Dietrick Eric Frederickson Patrick Green Mary Guarjardo Frances Heininger Patricia Hess Helen Hodge
Ronald Jacobson Kathy Johnson Stephanie Kelly James LeFevre John Machado Julia Martinez Michael McKenna Anita Montgomery Hong Ngo Paula Nicolas Jean O’Connell Gustavo Ortiz Howard Pollard Nancy Polisso Ronnie Rabedeau Lorna Ritter Purnell Sabky Bryan Shiver Barbara Souza John Souza Julie Wright
Mass Presider Schedule Dec .15/16 5:00 PM (Sat.) Mass—Fr. Gary Thomas
7:30 AM Mass —Fr. Robert McKay 9:00 AM Mass—Fr. Robert McKay 11:00 AM Mass—Fr. Gary Thomas
11:00 AM, SRC—Msgr. John Sandersfeld
WELCOME THE COMMUNITY
Dear Parishioners, The imagery within the Prophet Baruch’s writing and Luke’s gospel is topographical in theme. The unevenness of the metaphorical landscape will be replaced by a straight path without the “obstacle course” approach to reach one’s destination. Comparatively, getting to God will be a straight “shot” to Jesus, the Messiah, the Christos, (Anointed One), who comes to fulfill both the Old Law and the Prophets. John the Baptist serves as the herald of the Word yet to arrive. He lays out for the people of his day the pastoral style of the Messiah so that they will not fail to recognize Him. John’s physical appearance is described in the gospel of Matthew, which is a throwback to the appearance of the prophets who were active and called from the 9th-5th century B.C. So, John’s attire and message are very new, given that 400 years worth of Jews had been waiting for a Messiah with a sense of slumber and apathy, as the wait had created a general spiritual lethargy. We know that God’s “time” and our time are measured in dramatically different ways. John’s dramatic arrival and message are designed to give his community a straight access to God Incarnate. Our upcoming anniversary of Christ’s First Coming is meant for us to once again spend these Advent weeks practicing the art of patient waiting. It is incumbent on all ages not to lose heart that Jesus’ Second Coming is a deception or humanly engineered. Jesus Himself declares that His return is imminent. Our response is to keep a spiritual vigil, all the while fulfilling the good work that God has begun in us! —Father Gary Thomas
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR
Second Collections December 16—School Support
Welcome New Parishioners
Michael Dellamano
Florencia Statezni
GROW OUR CATHOLIC FAITH
ACT AS CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD
Volunteer Opportunities: Where When
Sacred Heart Comm. Svc. Mon., Jan. 14, 8:30 AM Martha’s Kitchen Every Tuesday, 3:00 PM
Re: Sacred Heart Community Service: Join our volunteer team to help distribute food and clothing to those in need in our community. For more information, please contact Bill Kroenung at (408) 255-6529 or email Bill at [email protected].
Re: Martha’s Kitchen visits: If you would like to join us, please contact Sue Sullivan at (408) 230-2198.
Re: West Valley Community Services: Volunteer opportunities include sorting food, serving clients in the food pantry, picking up donations of food, administrative and IT support. For more information, please contact Len Perrone at (408) 515-8458.
Music Spirit Team will be back December 16, 9AM Mass; Dec. 24 4PM
All Elementary & Jr. High ages are welcome! This is a great way to earn community service hours too!
Contact Vicki Wyant, Director, at (408) 867-4103
Advent Bible Study Bible Study continues. For Advent, we are looking at the foretelling of Jesus’ coming and second coming, as described in the prophetic books and the
Revelation of John, making connections between prophetic imagery and that used in Revelation. We will gather in the Parish Center on Tuesdays (12/11, and 12/18); there will be a morning option (9:00-10:15 AM) and an evening one (7:00-8:15 PM.).
Advent Giving Tree The Advent Giving Tree will be decorated with Christmas gift requests for (1) Casa de Clara, a Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Home; (2) Sacred Heart Community Services (SHCS), an outreach program for the poor, and (3) the “Safe Car Park” participants.
For Casa de Clara, blue star ornaments, we are asking for both personal items and gift cards for the women and their children who are residing at the Catholic Worker home in downtown San Jose. On each blue star is the recipient’s first name and age. Please attach the blue star to the gift. Gifts do not need to be wrapped.
For the SHCS, gold & silver ornaments, we are asking for gifts that are generic in nature and should not be wrapped. The gold star ornaments address the pressing winter needs of the SHCS program, namely diapers, infant formula, jackets/coats, sleeping bags, and pop-top canned food items. The silver star ornaments request Christmas gifts for people of all ages whom SHCS serves. Some silver star ornaments are also requests for gift cards.
For the “Safe Car Park”, red star ornaments, we are asking for a gas gift card for the participants.
Please bring all gifts to Mass on the weekend of December 16th.
Ask the Holy Spirit to Help You Do you know someone who might be interested in exploring the Catholic faith? Or someone who would like to prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation or Holy Eucharist? With the power of the Holy Spirit the followers of Jesus did amazing things. Why not ask the Holy Spirit to help you speak to your friend or acquaintance about the Catholic faith? For more information about the process of becoming Catholic, contact Jeannine Leichner at: [email protected] or call (408)867-3634 x 505 or pick up a brochure in the pamphlet rack.
Safe Car Park Update The Safe Car Park began on Saturday, December 1st. Our guests were pleased with the location and the welcome they received. The quiet and beauty has been a wonderful gift. On Tuesday, our Youth Ministry kicked off the first dinner we served. The food was plentiful and delicious. The team provided a variety of Chili and cornbread. Warm food for a cold wet evening! If you would like to be a part of this ministry, please check out the information on the Act as Christians page of our parish website. If you are interested in preparing and hosting a meal for our guests, please contact Janice at (408) 867-3634 x556
Start Giving Online Today www.faithdirect.net
or call Faith Direct 1-866-507-8757 Sacred Heart Church code: CA686
“Offertory cards” are available with your account
PARISH MISSION SUPPORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! SUNDAY COLLECTION 12/2/18: $10,262
QUARTERLY OUTREACH: $1,637
WORSHIP TOGETHER
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” —Matthew 18:20
Mass Attendance 12/2/18: 716
Giving Wall Tiles Have you considered purchasing a tile for the Giving Wall in the Church Plaza for you or your family, or in memory of a loved one? The cost of a tile is $500, and the money will go towards the parish
Capital Fund for facilities upkeep. Please call the parish office at (408) 867-3634, x501 or email Carolyn at [email protected] to obtain a form.
Healing Mass at Sacred Heart December 20, 4:00 PM
Are you preparing for surgery? Do you have a serious illness? Sacred Heart will have its next quarterly Healing Mass on Thursday,
December 20 at 4:00 PM in the church. Those in need of the Sacrament of the Sick are invited to attend. The cele-bration brings great comfort and healing of spirit among its blessings. YOUTH MINISTRY
Deanery Advent Reconciliation Services
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Los Gatos) Wednesday, December 12, 6:00PM
Saint Francis Cabrini Wednesday, December 12, 5:00PM
Sacred Heart Parish (Saratoga) Thursday, December 13, 7:30PM
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Thursday, December 13, 7:00PM
Queen of Apostles Reconciliation & Adoration (in the chapel)
Friday, December 14, 6:30PM/8:00PM Saturday, December 15, 3:00PM/4:30PM
Saint Thomas of Canterbury Friday, December 14, 4:00PM
Saint Lucy (Campbell) Monday, December 17, 7:00PM
Church of the Ascension Call for date/time
The next Youth Ministry led Mass will be Saturday, Dec. 15th at the 5:00 PM Mass. Please check your calendars now and sign up to participate.
After Mass on Dec.15th join us for:
Middle School Social in the NEW Youth Ministry Room - 6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Meet-up, Hang-Out, Music, Food, Games, Bring your friends!
RSVP to: [email protected]
Reconciliation Services at Sacred Heart
Thursday, December 13, 7:30 PM
Monday, December 17, 9:00 AM (School) Monday, December 17, 10:30 AM (Parish)
Advent Prayer Service Monday, December 10 7:00 PM in the church
Join us this Monday evening for a reflection on the events that led up to the birth of the Messiah. From Jesus existing as the WORD, Mary saying yes to God’s
call, Zechariah receiving news that Elizabeth would bear a son, and to Simeon and Anna as they waited patiently in prayer to see the child Jesus, we join them on this meditative “Pathway to Christmas”.
WORSHIP TOGETHER
F.I.R.E. Faith Formation
BUILD OUR PARISH FAMILY
Men’s Club Concert Sacred Heart Men's Club presents "Bianco Natale," featuring Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito with a full orchestra and duets with vocalist Victoria McDowell. Friday, December 14th at 8:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church. For tickets call (800) 595-4849, go online at sacredheartsaratoga.tix.com, or email [email protected].
Christmas Eve Children’s Liturgy
All Kindergarten through College age parishioners are invited to be part of
the 4:00 PM Christmas Eve Children’s Liturgy. Procession angels, candle bearers, banner carriers, and more are needed. All participants must attend at least two practice dates, with December 23 being a mandatory practice. Here are the practice dates/times:
December 9, 3:00-5:00 PM December 16, 3:00-5:00 PM December 23, 6:30-8:00 PM (mandatory)
All rehearsals will be in the church. Also needed are 3-4 adult volunteers for each of the rehearsals. Please contact Jeannie Retamoso at (408) 881-4911 or [email protected] to reserve your child a spot, or to volunteer.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
The Baby Jesus Project Next Sunday (December 16) our F.I.R.E. Faith Formation will be doing the Baby Jesus Project. This is a great Advent activity for children and parents to remind us that Jesus is the true gift of Christmas and that we can prepare our hearts for his coming by doing good to others. Participating children are asked to bring a shoe box covered in gift wrap. Just make sure it can still be opened.