Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com

434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

April 22, 2012

Third Sunday of Easter

“Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:35-48

Maesta Duccio 1308-11

Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lunch Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481

Parish Staff Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Linh Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Sandy Kearney, Parish Manager Ext. 304 Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 650-588-1455 Ext. 308

St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Kathryn Lucchesi Pam Cavagnaro Principal Vice Principal

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

Mass Intent ions WEEK of Apri l 22 , 2012

Sun 04/22 6:45 † Gilbert M. Dy 8:00 † Paul & Lizia Azzopardi 9:30 † Paul & Verena Broussard 11:00 † Tessie Del Rosario 12:30 People of St. Veronica

Mon 04/23 6:30 † Jorge Buccat 8:30 † Alma Rossi

Tue 04/24 6:30 † Larry Dresser 8:30 † Mario Enrica Andreazzi

Wed 04/25 6:30 † Rosalia Yere 8:30 † Brian McBrady

Thu 04/26 6:30 † Jeffrey Jones 8:30 † Maria Luisa Alvarado

Fri 04/27 6:30 † Dona Julia Ortigas Campos 8:30 † Soledad V. Aquino

Sat 04/28 8:30 Rebecca Serranzana 5:00 † Edwin Broas

Sun 04/29 6:45 † Adoracion Ballesteros 8:00 † Translacion Posadas 9:30 † Enrique Samala 11:00 † Mary Psaila 12:30 People of St. Veronica

St. Veronica Parish

To the Point

Jesus assures the disciples that he is not a ghost. “Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” How concrete Jesus is in leading the disciples to experi-ence and believe in his resurrection. In this gospel he comes to them where they are, he invites them to touch his risen body, and he eats a “piece of baked fish.” How patiently Jesus brings the disciples into the mystery of his risen life! How patiently he brings us into this same mystery: he comes to us where we are; he touches us with his forgiveness; and he invites us to come to his table, feeding us with his risen Body. He is alive! The risen Christ comes to me when. . .I am able to

see him when. . .

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office 650-588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309

Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Ext. 305 Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)

Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455

Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works.

Sunday 04/15/12 6:45AM 864.00 180.00 1044.00

8:00AM 830.00 229.00 1059.00

9:30AM 1074.00 207.00 1281.00

11:00AM 1266.00 225.00 1491.00

12:30PM 1161.00 246.00 1407.00

TOTALS: $8,365.50 $1,327.50 $9,693.00

Good Friday additional 49.00 49.00

Easter additional 1703.00 1703.00

Saturday 04/14/12 5:00PM 1418.50 240.50 1659.00

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals

Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday—Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

Spanish Mass First Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Misa en Español: Primer Domingo de cada mes a las 6:00 p.m.

Confessions Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM

Liturgy of the Hours Monday—Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration Monday—Friday: 9:00AM—9:00PM

Parish Registration

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Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community. Pray that they may find comfort

and healing in Christ. Please contact the Parish office if Homebound

Eucharistic services are needed.

Welcome Newly Registered Parishioner!

Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners:

Jennifer Meichtry

Ramon & Amelia Morillo Tommi Shae Peiffer

Mark Williams

May St. Veronica Church offer you a place where you can bring your sorrow and joys, your pain and triumphs

and peace for your soul.

We welcome you with open arms and hearts!

2013 Mass Intention Book

The 2013 Daily Mass Intention Reservation Book is now available at the Parish office. Please note the usual following guidelines:

Mass reservations will be taken on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

People are requested to come in person to reserve the Mass dates.

Please, no more than four Mass intentions reserved per visit.

We appreciate observance to these guidelines in fairness to the entire parish community.

Living Stewardship

The disciples in today’s Gospel came to know Jesus in the breaking of the bread. When we share what we have with those who are in need, we, too, will discover Jesus in our midst.

From the Pastor's Desk

Dear St. Veronica Parishioners, “You are witnesses of these things” (Lk 24: 48).

That Mahatma Gandhi was taken up with the teach-ings of Christ, especially the Sermon on the Mount, is well known. His conclusion was that whoever spoke those words and did those deeds recorded in the Gos-pels was truly an inspired and enlightened man. How-ever, when Gandhi looked around, especially in South Africa and India, where the rulers were Chris-tian, he was shocked at the scandalously wide gulf between the profession and practice of faith. Some of those calling themselves Christian practiced violence, oppression, exploitation, and discrimination.

Hence the following quotes attributed to Gandhi: “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” “I would sug-gest first of all that all of you Christians, missionaries and all, begin to live more like Jesus Christ.” “Oh, I don't reject Christ. I love Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ.”

These sentiments seem to echo George Bernard Shaw’s observation: “Christianity is a good idea, if people ever tried it.”

As we “easter” in the Risen Christ, the important questions we need to ask are: Are we credible when we call ourselves followers of Christ? Do we listen to our Master’s voice? Do we live by the values of Christ? Is there a connection between what we do in religion and how we live our life? Can we feel the sacredness of the deepest longings of people every-where? Can we care for those who cannot care for themselves? Do we bring about transformation of society, culture and civilization by being, as Gandhi would say, “the change we want to see in the world”?

Another way to ask these questions is simply: Are we witnesses? The Risen Jesus says to the “startled and terrified” apostles: “You are witnesses of these things.” Interpreting the scriptures, Jesus says “that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.” The indicative part of being witnesses is to accept the Risen Jesus. The imperative part of wit-nessing is that they had to preach “repentance for the

forgiveness of sins…to all nations, beginning from Jeru-salem.” To understand the meaning of the resurrection is to share its riches and rewards for the wellbeing and reconciliation of the world.

Peter in the Acts spells out for the crowds the indicative aspect of witnessing: “God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses.” The imperative dimension is that people should “repent…and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away.” The power of the resurrection will enable us to help reconcile us with God and one anoth-er. John in his letter too makes the connection between Jesus being the expiation for the sins of the world, the resurrection effect (indicative), and the call to “keep his commandments” (imperative).

The meaning of the resurrection is simply that Jesus is alive. He is not confined to the tomb, even though the world might conspire to keep him entombed. To live our lives in the light of the Risen Christ is to be witnesses. To arrange and organize the world and all its institutions from the perspective of the Risen Christ is truly to be witnesses. To ensure that the world is not fragmented by religion and race, economic and social class, is to wit-ness for the resurrection. To ensure that everyone is en-titled to food, education, medical help, safety, security, peace, justice, and dignity is witnessing for the Risen Jesus. The followers of Jesus will bring the presence of the Risen Christ to their quests and endeavors. Along with him, we can overcome the overwhelming odds in order to make abundant life possible for all.

When the followers of Christ are authentic and effective witnesses of the Risen Christ, there can be no gulf be-tween faith and service. There will be an inseparable connection between Christ and the followers of Christ. Gandhi’s disappointment may be addressed by our be-ing witnesses, aligning ourselves with Jesus for the transformation of the world.

Your Friend and Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

(This scripture reflection was published in Catholic San Francisco on April 20, 2012)

We offer our Blessings and Congratulations to

Araceli Elisabeth Vieyra

Who celebrated her Quinceañera

March 31, 2012

St. Veronica Church

She also was recently confirmed through our Faith Formation Program

Next Open Dates for Baptisms

May 5 & 19, 2012 Upcoming Preparation Classes - May 15 & June 5, 2012

Call the Parish Office to make a reservation 650-588-1455

Malta - Monsignor Paul Cermona, Archbishop of the diocese of Malta will be celebrating mass at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at St. Mary’s Ca-thedral in San Francisco. All Maltese-American Communities, their families, friends and the general public are invit-ed to attend this ceremony and encour-aged to participate in this historic first

pastoral visit of Archbishop Cermona to the San Francis-co Bay Area. Lunch will be made available after mass inside the Pa-trons Hall at the Cathedral. For more information and lunch reservations you may contact: Mrs. Ninfa Pace at: 650-697-1079

St. Veronica Book Club Meeting

The next book club meeting is at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 in the Pastoral Center Building.

If you are interested in joining this interactive, stimulating and fun group, please call the parish office at 650-588-1455. Currently reading Jesus before Christianity by Albert Nolan

Invite Your Friends for

Wednesday Night Bingo in Falcon Hall Doors Open at 6:30 PM

Games Begin at 7:00 PM Proceeds benefit St. Veronica Catholic School

Earth Day, April 22, 2012

Generous Creator, out of your loving care for humanity you have given us the abundant gifts of the natural world. Give us the creativity and courage to take care of the earth and guard it from harm. On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth™. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protec-tion. Together we will stand united for a sustainable future and call upon individuals, organizations, and governments to do their part. How will you demonstrate your appreciation for our planet?

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St. Veronica Men’s Club extends an invite to all men & women boxing fans to:

Boxing Night Saturday, May 5, 2012 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Falcon Hall

Cover Charge: $20.00/person Includes viewing the fight, catered food, beer, wine and other beverages. Seating is limited so don’t

delay in making your reservation by emailing: saintveronicamensclub@gmail.com. Indicate your name and number of people attending.