May 14, 2017

219 Bean Avenue • Los Gatos, California 95030 • 408.354.3726 • fx 408.354.9302 • www.stmaryslg.org

Welcome to St. Mary of the Immaculate ConceptionFor more detailed information about what is happening now and in the future at St. Mary go to our online calendar on our website

or on the computer in the parish office. Registration Forms can be found online, in the vestibule of the church or in the Parish Office.

FiFth Sunday oF EaStEr

This Week...www.stmaryslg.org/#calendar

Sun.May 14

Mother’s Day 2nd Collection-Catholic CharitiesMalankara Mass 1 p Youth Choir Practice 4 p

Mon.May 15

55+ Group Lunch 12 pAdoration & Evening Prayer 6 p Women’s Support Group 6:30 p

Tue.May 16

Small Christian Community 6:30 a Women’s Spirituality Group 8 a Jesus a Pilgrimage 10 a Centering Prayer 7 p RCIA 7 p

Wed.May 17

Organ Practice 4:30 p Adult Choir Practice 7 p

Thu.May 18

Centering Prayer 4 pSMS Mens’ Club 5 p

Fri.May 19

Men’s Faith Sharing 6:30 a Bible Study 8 a Adoration 3 p

Sat.May 20

Malankara Service 8 a Baptisms 10 a Reconciliation 3:30 p St. Mary School Spring Fundraiser at Campo di Bocce 5p

Sun.May 21

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting 10:15 a Msgr. Browne 50th Anniversary 12 pMalankara Mass 1 p Youth Choir Practice 4 p

Congratulations to the children of our parish who will be receiving their First Communion on

May 6th & May 13th.Emma AragonTrenton BadgisFinley BannonNoah Bascue

Michael BaumelKenna Becker

Stella BoydGabrielle Caine

Henry CaineFernanda Cantu-

ValadezClaire CaskeyKermit Clarin

Kate ClevengerPhoebe Clevenger

Anna ConnellJackson Cresta

Danica DeSantisElla Dolan

Calvin EndweissLogan Erba

Giacomo FarwellLila Blue Feeney

Kendall FeichtmeirLuca Gaskill

Benjamin GibsonAshby HafnerDylan Hanson

Robert HessMarina Jackson

Ayden JafariMolly Jones

Emma KaeferTeagan Kaefer

Taylor KingJohn Kusalo

Lauren LaskowskiCooper Leeming

Matthew LipscombRyder Madsen

Alexis MarchakJohn MarioniRegan Martin

Christian MartinezTyler McCormick

Britt MelinauskausMaddox Mercado

Braden MitchellBrody MitchellNathan Moffat

Ava MonroeEmlyn Monroe

Mattei Moretti-FulliAbby NelsonJack Newlin

Jared NewmanLane Newman

Matthew PalmaAidan Petrossi-Baughman

Lily Petrossi-BaughmanJason Pham

Lillian PiaseckiLiesel RadityoCamille Renn

Gabriella RoselliIsabella Roselli

Gonzalo SabateKira Salaz

Alexander SchafferMia Schwarz

Riley SkorupkaKatelyn Sroka

Charity-Ann StoneyAidan TigheAinslie Tighe

Marco VernacchiaAdrian Vieyra

Stella VijungcoIsabelle Von der AheJames von Ploennies

Wolfe WalshOlivia Waters

Alexandra WestAmelia Wood

Shannon WrightJuliana Yurko

Catherine ZemanCole Zimmer

Text Giving is now Available ...What does this mean?

If you have not yet signed up for ConnectNow Online Giving, or even if you have, we are now also providing the ability to text your donation to the Sunday Collection as well as Christmas, Easter and 2nd collections.

Number to text to: 14082605076

1. Text the amount you would like to give to your church’s designated number ( For other than Sunday ColleCtion read tipS Below ).

2. If you are a first time text-giving donor, or not signed up for ConnectNow Giving currently, you will be prompted to visit a secure URL.

3. Once you click the registration link, you will enter your credit or debit card information.

4. At this point your donation will process.

5. You will see a confirmation text showing your donation and registration were successful.

Important tIps for tex t GIvInG • If you only text a monetary value, the funds are

attributed to your church’s Sunday Collection. (Ex: $50 = will go to default fund- Sunday Collection)

• If you text “Funds” you will receive a reply text including a list of the fund names they can choose to donate to.

• If you text the amount + fund name– the funds will be attributed to that fund name. (Ex: $10 Building)

• If the fund name you texted does not match- you will receive a message with a list of fund names for you to choose from. Respond with the number of the correlating fund.

• If you text “Help” you will receive a reply text that states: “To give enter the amount you want to give, such as 100. You can also give to a specific fund by typing it after your amount, such as 100 building fund”.

• If you text “Reset” you will receive a reply text that states: “Saved card information successfully removed. Please register your card information again when making your next gift by texting an amount to this number.

Stewardshipis the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God’s gifts and shares these gifts of love of God and neighbor.

stmaryslg.org/donate

Our GOAL is to fund our operations entirely through the Sunday Collection using gifts, bequests, fundraising to build our reserves for our capital needs — maintaining our buildings and grounds.

H av e yo u s i g n e d u p ? We have already had a great start on what can be a relatively easy solution. online giving. Why Online Giving? It gives the parish a consistent and predictable revenue stream. This year, we would like to get every family using online giving. It’s easy to do —Sign Up NOW!

THANK YOU to those who have already signed up. If you were receiving envelopes please contact Lisa - llawson@stmaryslg.org to discontinue

them. We are only at 25% of our goal for Scheduled Giving users signed up to date!

More information about

Ways to Give

can be found online at

https://www.stmaryslg.org/ways-to-give

S I G N - U P o n M y O w n C h u r c h a t s t m a r y s l g . o r g / p a r i s h - r e g i s t r a t i o n

Don’t

Fence Me in

Wildcat Kelly, looking mighty grim was standing by the sheriff’s side, and when that sheriff said, “I’m sending you to Jail”, Wildcat raised his head and cried… “Don’t fence me in.” Cole Porter wrote that piece in 1934, and it’s said to be one of the top 100 Country and Western songs of all times. Porter paid Robert Fletcher $250.00 for a poem he penned in his spare time. Fletcher served as roadway engineer in Montana. You can only imagine how many fences that man observed in his duty as a rural roadway engineer. I reckon that it was Roy Rogers and Dale Evans who helped make this song a real favorite of many fans and artists alike. It’s chord structure makes it an easy bet for a hit and one for which I find

difficult to forget.Given my great pleasure in that western

anthem I am very pleased that we have a new fence on the side yard between the rectory and the Church. By now many of you have passed by or seen it. As you might have guessed, it affords us with more arable land for gardening and useable space for domesticity. I am most grateful to Jacob Ballou for fulfilling a promising project for his Eagle Scout service requirement that became an extraordinary well-done completed project. I trust this article will serve as an enduring testimony to his ingenuity and fortitude.

Jacob himself was not so impressed with the design when he chose it, but his expression upon completion showed the pride and happiness of a job that started with an idea and became a reality—it really does change the landscape of this mini-campus we call St. Mary. The type of fence he created is common though it blends with the land and location to create an interior that resembles something like the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz Mountains—you have to see it to believe it.

I am so grateful to Jacob, his father, his scouting friends, and extended family that

came together to complete their work—the new fence that gives new freedom to grow. There is true poetry in the work we do particularly when that work is directed to the benefit of one another.

Teamwork is essential to what we do in the Community of Los Gatos. The more we can find ways of bringing about our work together, may we find the promise of Jesus’ presence among us and the promise of God never to abandon us. This promise we celebrate every time we gather for work, prayer, recreation, nourishment, or rest. Any time we willingly serve we find the richness of creativity and an abundance of life.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING EVENT!!!

St. Mary’s Spring FundraiserBuy your tickets

online at:https://stmaryslg.

ejoinme.org/bocce2017

May 20, 2017Bocce Tournament: 1-5pmDinner & Auction: 5-10pm

The bocce tournament and the dinner are two separate events.

If you want to play in the tournament, your fees will cover the entire day: lunch, drinks, bocce tournament, dinner, more drinks, the

auction and lots of fun entertainment!

If you do not want to play in the bocce tournament, buy a dinner ticket and we will see

you at 5pm!!

Event is open to the entire community, not just our school. Bring your friends; invite your

families. The more the merrier!

Buy your tickets now and don’t miss this great opportunity to support our school, our children,

and our community at St. Mary!

Thank You JACOB BALLOU

for a job well done!

www.stmaryslg.org/faith-formation

To register, please go to our website under Faith Formation or email Terri Trotter - ttrotter@stmaryslg.org

Grow in your knowledge of Christand your faith in God

New Parishioners

Oona Rose

Baptisms

Elise Ann LivanosAllie Ann Perry

Catherine PhilbrookAubrey Marie Valentine

Diocesan Youth Retreat For five days, in the beautiful setting of South Lake Tahoe, graduated 8th graders to graduated 12th graders will experience and encounter the love of God by means of Catholic catechesis, sacramental formation, social justice awareness, prayer experiences and significant opportunities to fellowship and create lasting friendships.

http://www.dsj.org/youth/events/diocesan-youth-retreat-dyr

2017 DYR YOUTH REGISTRATIONRegistration is now open until April 30th,

on a first-come-first-serve basis!

Cost of retreat is $390, deposit/split payment is available: 2 payments of $195, all payments are due by May 15th*. Parents with multiple teens will have to submit a separate registration for each teen.

To register and pay by check, please contact Annie Bui at anbui@dsj.org with registration form request.

News Country Fair 2017 planning is

underway! It is time to get involved in the very special event that our parish and school community look forward to every year at the beginning of October.

Did you know the production of this Fair is now underway? Co-Chairs Lindsay DeMaestri and Dawn Shannon are deep in planning, forming committees and welcoming volunteers now. The fair is a vital fundraiser for our operational expenses and your support is needed.

Contact our fair chairs via email at

fair_chairs@stmaryslg.org to find out what you can do to support the fair and the community of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.

The St. Mary’s Fair Sponsorship Program is an opportunity to show your support for our parish and school. This professionally designed program is given out to parishioners and school families and is circulated throughout the Los Gatos community at the Fair. You may choose to simply display a greeting from your family or business or even use this as a forum to promote your business to the community.

More information about how you can become a supporting sponsor of the fair can be found online at:

stmarysfair.squarespace.com/sponsorshipRev 5/8/17

Please enclose check for full payment, made payable to St. Mary’s Country Fair

Complete & mail with full payment and all artwork, no later than September 5, 2017 TO: COUNTRY FAIR SPONSORSHIPS c/o St. Mary’s - 219 Bean Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030

St. Mary’s Country Fair 2017 Sponsorship Contract Event Date: October 6th, 7th & 8th, 2017

Support the St. Mary’s Country Fair by either sponsoring a specific event or simply advertising in the Fair Program. NOTE: The placement of your ad or photo is not and cannot be guaranteed in the Country Fair Program unless dictated by the Sponsorship level you have chosen. All placements are at the discretion of the Country Fair Program and subject to printing and design constraints.

Name/Business ______________________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________ City ____________________Zip Code ________

Email: ____________________________________________________Phone (day/cell)____________________

ALPHA SPONSOR: $10,000 EMERALD SPONSOR: $1,000 Full Page Ad, Special Page Placement, Dedicated Banner Half Page Ad and Shared Banner & two MegaBands (3 days)

q Butler Rides q Car Raffle COUGAR SPONSOR: $5,000 Full Page Ad, Dedicated Banner & two Butler wristbands (1 day)

BLUE & GOLD SPONSOR: $3,500 Full Page Ad, Dedicated Banner & one Butler wristband

SAPPHIRE SPONSOR: $500 Quarter Page Ad and Multi-Shared Banner

VIP SPONSOR: $2,500 Full Page Ad and Dedicated Banner

DIAMOND SPONSOR: $1,500 Half Page Ad and Dedicated Banner

CRYSTAL SPONSOR: $250

Business Card sized Ad and Multi-Shared Banner Friends of the Fair: $100.00 (Sponsorship Listing in the County Fair Program. This could be under your name, business name, In Memory of a loved one or as an Anonymous Sponsor). Please indicate how you would like to be listed in the Program: ______________________________________ Your Signature______________________________________ Date ____________________ Acceptance of this contract signifies your willingness to sponsor a comparably priced event /booth just in case there is a conflict with your original choice unless the box is checked.

**Sponsorships are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law** F e d e r a l T a x i D N o 9 4 - 2 7 3 4 5 0 3

QUESTIONS??? Email or call Nicole Lamano (niclamano@gmail.com or 917-301-8083)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE ST. MARY’S COUNTRY FAIR

q Balloon Artist q Harvest Mkt Preview q Bingo q Ice Cream Booth q Bloody Mary’s q Information Booth q Cake Walk q Kids’ Night In q Coffee Shop q Mimosa Morning q Cougar Nectar q Petting Zoo q Cougar Pride q Prize Booth q Country Store q Security q Drink Responsibly q Slushies q General Raffle q Tickets & Toys q Giant Slide q Vendor Boutique q Green Footprint

q Beer Garden q Margarita Booth q Fair Program q Fair T-Shirts

q Saturday Night Band q Wine Garden

q Car Underwriter #A q Infrastructure q Car Underwriter #B q Talent Showcase q Friday Night Band

q Ballet Demo q Music (Cucina) q Baseball q Permits q Basketball q Pie Eating Contest q Dance Demo q Pony Rides q Dart Throw q Reptile Dude q Decorations q Scheduling q Football q Signs & Banners q Gymnastics q Skee Ball q Hypnotist q Soccer q Inflatable q Spin The Wheel q Karaoke q Super 50/50 q Karate q Supplies q Magician

q Cucina de Santa Maria q Pancake Breakfast q Harvest Market Party q Publicity q Italian Food Booth q Sweets & Treats q Kid Zone Nirvana

q Burgers/Fries q Pizza q Greek Taverna q Potato Booth q Mexican Cantina q Tri Tip

q Bean Bag Toss q Glitterati q Duck Pond q Lollipop Tree q Face Painting q Ring Toss q Five Pin q Target Shot q Frog Jump q Tidal Wave

q Tip the Cat

Mon. May 15 7:30 am Eva Tomko †

Tue. May 16 7:30 am Souls in Purgatory

Wed. May 17 7:30 am Olivia Gray †

Thu. May 18 7:30 am Fr. Mark Catalana †

Fri. May 19 7:30 am Gilbert Rogers †

Sat. May 20 7:30 am5:00 pm

Souls in PurgatoryCesar Mayo †

Sun. May 21 7:30 am9:00 am

11:15am 5:00 pm

Bart & Pierina Ottoboni †St. Mary ParishionersThe Miller Family † Jackson Fineske †

Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday:Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8

Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11

Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17

Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21

Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

St. VincEnt dE Paul FundraiSEr-----lunchEon and antiquE EValuationSt. Vincent de Paul will be hosting a fundraising event

to help the underserved and underprivileged in Santa Clara County.Please join us for a luncheon on Saturday, June 24, 2017 -----11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church - Howley Hall

Steve Yvaska, renowned antique expert, will be evaluating an antique item that you may bring to the luncheon. $75. lunch and 1 antique item evaluation

Questions: Please call Jessica at (408) 249-2853Please mail checks to: St. Vincent de Paul-PO Box 5579, SJ, CA 95150

“Help Us Help Others in our Community”stmaryslg.org/st-vincent-de-paul

PRAY FOR THE DECEASEDJoseph Testa †Ron Thatcher †Edward Tico †

Shirley Triplett †

PRAY FOR THE SICK Sister Betty Shields

Bob Shea

We pray for all parishioners who need healing of body, mind and spirit, that Jesus be a source of strength and comfort. To place a name on this list (for three weeks), contact Pastoral Care, 354-3726 x121. You also are invited to write names in St. Mary’s Book of Petitions and Prayers in front of Mary’s statue in church.

DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE

Human Trafficking - Mission Statement

As a Catholic faith community we value thedignity and rights

of all persons and weendeavor to educate,

to influence public policy,and to engage our community

for the purpose of eradicating human trafficking in all its forms.We work in collaboration

with other faithcommunities, law enforcement,

and established organizations addressing the issue.

www.dsj.org/cneht

arE you looking For a SatiSFying but FlExiblE VoluntEEr oPPortunity? Peninsula Food Runners is a local, volunteer organization dedicated to alleviate hunger and reduce food waste. We are in urgent need of drivers in the South Bay. Surplus food is available, but we have too few drivers to transport the food to local non-profits which feed

the hungry. Our volunteers pick up excess perishable and prepared food from participating Donors (restaurants, corporate cafeterias, etc.), and then deliver the food directly to our Recipients (shelters, day centers for the elderly, etc.).

Shifts normally take less than 90 minutes and can work around your schedule. Come join our team of volunteers! Are you interested? Please email Saint Mary’s parishioner Molly Rhine at m.rhine@comcast.net or call Molly at (408) 396-8705.

CatholiC Charities’ Continuum of Care Finding compassionate care for the people you love can be a challenge. Dealing

with the issues of Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other aging issues is difficult enough. Catholic Charities now has an Elder Care Line available to assist you in navigating through different scenarios, and choices that come with aging as well as the services and resources available to aide you on your journey. Catholic Charities Elder care line offers confidential support, encouragement, and referrals for elder care service needs. Our professional elder care specialists understand the needs of seniors as well as their loved ones and offer a host of services and support when you need it most.

· Elder Care Line and Homecare: (408) 831-0441· Senior Activity Centers, in San Jose and Sunnyvale(408) 270-4900· Behavior Health Clinic in downtown San Jose (408)-899-7160

http://www.stmaryslg.org/st-vincent-de-paul

“Help Us Help Others in our Community”

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PaStoral adMiniStrationParish & Pastoral Ministries Offices: 408.354.3726 Fax: 408.354.9302

Fr. Rick Rodoni Pastor rrodoni@stmaryslg.org x139Fr. Biju Daniel Varghese Parochial Vicar bvarghese@stmaryslg.org x138Terri Trotter Pastoral Assoc., Director of ttrotter@stmaryslg.org x123 Faith Formation -Infant through Adult Jane Najour Coordinator of Pastoral Ministries jnajour@stmaryslg.org x121 Ellie Harris Youth Ministry mharris@stmaryslg.org x129Corliss Greene Director of Music cgreene@stmaryslg.org x122Lisa Lawson Parish Secretary llawson@stmaryslg.org x110Teri Shepherd Tucci Business Manager tstucci@stmaryslg.org x137

School adMiniStrationSchool Office: 408.354.3944 Fax: 408.395.9151Jim Johnston Principal jjohnston@stmaryslg.org x119Lynne Dickerson Vice Principal ldickerson@stmaryslg.org x161Cecile Mantecon Vice Principal cmantecon@stmaryslg.org x148Sheryl Becker Office Manager sbecker@stmaryslg.org x132Kathy Rosendin Administrative Assistant krosendin@stmaryslg.org x118

MaSS tiMES Daily: Mon - Sat 7:30 am Saturday (Vigil): 5 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9 & 11:15 am and 5 pm

Reconciliation: 3:30 pm on Saturdays Rosary prayed after 7:30am daily mass

If it is an emergency and you need to reach a priest call 408.482.8021

The presiders’ schedule can be found on our website at:www.stmaryslg.org/mass_times

upcoming scHool events

May 16 - Altar Server Appreciation Day - Boardwalk

May 16 - New Student Council Installation, 2:30pm, Church

May 17 - School Mass, 8:45am, presented by 2nd Grade

May 18 - 6th Gr. International Fair, 8:30 - 12pm, Gym

May 19 - 5th Gr. State Fair, 8:30 - 11:30am, Gym

May 20 - Spring Event! Bocce Tournament & Auction

aCCepting appliCations! We are accepting applications for our Transi-tional Kindergar ten program (child must be 4 by September 1, 2017), and a few spots remain open in most grades. Applications can be found on the St. Mary School web-site, www.smslg.org. For more information, call the school office 408-354-3944.

St. Mary School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in the admis-sion of students, the administration of educational policies, scholar-ships, loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

www.smslg.org

May CrowningWhat a nice way to begin this new month with the

crowning of Mary! Our students led the prayer as each class placed flowers for Mary into baskets. Mary was crowned

by our Student Body President.

St. Mary School Faculty Day of ServiceOur Faculty had an opportunity to connect on an even

deeper level with each other and the community. We started at Casa de Clara, a home that offers hospitality to women and children experiencing homelessness; additionally, they provide showers, and distribute groceries to needy families in their neighborhood. Following lunch, the group attended noon Mass at the Cathedral and toured the Office of Social Ministry, where through a variety of efforts, homeless and other vulnerable residents of San Jose are served.