ST. JUSTIN PARISH COMMUNITY · 11/12/2017 · Parish Ministry Center or online at Just a reminder to check all parish activities, go to our website at . Click on the CALENDAR link,

ST. JUSTIN PARISH COMMUNITY 2655 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051

(408) 296-1193 ~ www.st-justin.org

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

The Twelfth Day of November of 2017 Weekend Masses

Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday

7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m., 12:15 and 7:00 p.m.

Holy Days of Obligation 8:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Weekday Masses Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m.

Reconciliation Saturdays 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

or by appointment

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Is there something coming up this week that you could better prepared for?

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PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Christopher Bransfield, Pastor 408-296-1193, x 107, [email protected]

Rev. Gerald Nwafor, Parochial Vicar 408-296-1193, x 113, [email protected]

Ms. Karen Suty, Principal 408-248-1094, x 232, [email protected]

Mr. Joe Bauer, Pastoral Associate, Facilities, Community Ministry 408-296-1193 x 109, [email protected]

Mrs. Mary Kane, Director of Faith Formation 408-296-1193 x 104, [email protected]

Mr. Clement Cano, Music Director 408-296-1193 x 112

Ms. Laura Ortiz, Office Manager 408-296-1193 x 102, [email protected]

Ms. Diane Serrianne, Receptionist 408-296-1193 x 100, [email protected]

Rev. James Okafor, In Residence

PHONE NUMBERS

Parish Offices: 408-296-1193 Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00 p.m.

closed 12:00-1:15 p.m. Fax: 408-244-9437

Website: www.st-justin.org

Catechetical Ministry Ext. 102

Ministry to the Sick Ext. 113

Youth Ministry Ext. 104

Liturgical Ministry Ext. 107

Community Ministry 408-243-1462

School Office 408- 248-1094

Thrift Store 408-243-7117

Current Hours: Monday-Friday 9-2:30 p.m.

Saturday 9-3:00 p.m. Sunday 10-3:00 p.m.

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus talks about what it means to be prepared to receive the Kingdom. This follows a series of warnings and predictions by Jesus about the coming of the Son of Man. Jesus wants his disciples to understand that the exact day and time cannot be predicted. He teaches the disciples that they must remain vigilant so that they will not be caught unprepared. God’s love is unconditional and all embracing. However, that gift of love calls forth a response in us: the response being ready and open to receive it. All of the bridesmaids fall asleep; but when they hear the call to meet the bridegroom, only the wise ones are prepared to answer the call. Are we prepared to answer the call of our God? It’s one thing to wait for the bridegroom. But it’s not enough to wait for the bridegroom with others if our waiting is not accompanied by faith. God is not asking us only to ‘hang around’ – God wants us to become personally involved as a response to God’s engagement with us.

In the daily activities of life, we can easily find excuses for not attending to our spiritual lives. If not given top priority, prayer and reading Scripture risk becoming occasional activities rather than daily practices. In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that if we fail to give our spiritual life priority, we will find ourselves unprepared to receive Jesus. Daily prayer and spiritual practice keeps us ready to receive Jesus. The question remains for us to ask ourselves, are we ready to receive Jesus? Will we be prepared to receive him? Have a good week. Fr. Chris

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Goal $12,500.00

1st Collection $12,573.00

Online $1,740.00

Direct Deposit $1,808.00

Variance $3,621.00

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Second Collection for Community Ministry was

$16,852.87

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Upcoming Second Offerings Your generosity is appreciated. *Denotes Parish Second Collection.

11/19 Campaign for Human

Development

11/26 Building Fund*

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ORGANIZATIONS

PARISH COUNCIL Thai Tran 408-296-1193

FINANCE COUNCIL Mary Sparacino 408-296-1193

STABLEMATES (Men’s Club) Jim Newton 408-296-1193

LADIES GUILD Julia Cardoza 408-296-1193

GUADALUPE SOCIETY Maria Marquez 408-985-1088

ALTAR SERVERS Stephen Russell 408-472-1931

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, COUNCIL #3523 Rafael Betancourt 650-224-6849 [email protected]

FIL-AM ORGANIZATION Manny Balce 408-296-1193

BOY SCOUT TROOP 14 Toby McPheeters 408-421-9770 www.bsa14.org

STAND AND BE COUNTED

Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment in all its

dimensions brings you advantages, recognition, and

responsibilities of many kinds. Being a registered parishioner

makes things much easier when it is time for infant Baptism,

weddings, when asked to be a Baptismal or Confirmation Sponsor and even funerals.

We are often asked to provide

affidavits for Baptismal and Confirmation Sponsors. We can

only do this if a person is a registered, active and contributing member.

So, are you a registered parishioner?

If not, please consider registering. Registration forms

are available in the Parish Ministry Center or online

at www.st-justin.org

Just a reminder to check all parish activities, go to our website at www.st-justin.org. Click on the CALENDAR link, and you will find where it is being held and the times.

Marriage Anniversaries

If your anniversary is coming up, please let us know!

Laura Ortiz at 296-1193 ext. 102 or [email protected]

Monday 8:30 a.m.

Michael A. Zuniga + Ray Thomas +

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Davison Vivit, Sr. + Samuel de los Santos +

Giancarlo de los Santos +

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Dr. Everett Viano + Sunday 7:30 a.m.

Brian Wynne +

Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

Valley Changras + Sunday 9:00 a.m.

Bulos & Ursula Barghouth + Justin Truong +

Thursday 8:30 a .m.

Leona Gonzales + Sunday 10:30 a.m.

FOR ALL PARISHIONERS

Friday 8:30 a.m.

Marion Stewart + Lyle April Roberts

Sunday 12:15 p.m.

Armando Fine +

Saturday 8:00 a.m.

Lupe Lopez + Sunday 7:00 p.m.

Edith M. Reyes +

Mass Dedications for the Week of November 13 – November 19, 2017 + notes deceased

We pray for those who are ill or suffering from loneliness, sadness, or depression. We pray for those who care for them. We pray for our deceased family and friends. We pray for our men and women who are serving in the military.

This week we pray especially for those who are ill or preparing for surgery: Renee Bayard, Christopher Corral, Babek Esguerra, Val Feliciano, Marili Francisco, Maria Gabriel, Rico Gabriel, Robert Gabriel, Carmen Herrera, Pam Manquen, Bong M. Mendoza, Larry Meacham, Peggy Mueller, Joseph Nguyen, Belen Porciuncula, Janeth Roque, Myra Stein, Larry Straight, Jean Soper, Marilyn Tolentino, Nu Joseph Trinh, Lourdes Valdez, Jack Varty

And for those who have died: Adelaida De Guia – Esguerra


CATECHETICAL MINISTRY NEWS Call or email Laura Ortiz, (408)296-1193 ext. 100, [email protected] for registration information.

If you have any questions about our programs, contact Mary Kane at (408) 296-1193 ext. 104

GENERAL INFORMATION

(Rite of Christian Initiation

of Adults) Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 14th at 7:00-8:30pm in the PMC. Come with any questions that you may have about faith, religion, and the Catholic Church. This program is for adults who are seeking baptism, or were baptized Catholic but have not celebrated the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. This is a process marked by liturgical rites that are celebrated with the community. This process is centered on the Sunday readings and includes attending Mass. For those who are spiritually prepared, they will receive the Sacraments of Initiation, (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) during the Easter Vigil.

Baptism of School-Age Children If your child is seven years or older and unbaptized, we provide the Rite of Christian Initiation adapted for children. Please email Mary Kane at [email protected] for more information.

If you suspect abuse in your parish, school or in the Diocese of San Jose, please contact: Child Protective Services 408-299-2071; Call 911; or The Diocesan Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults, 408-983-0113 or email [email protected]. If you suspect financial mismanagement in your parish, school or in the Diocese of San Jose, please contact: EthicsPoint: dsj.ethicspoint.com.

Faith Formation is more than just religious education. It is a life long journey towards a

deeper relationship with Christ.

Ongoing Faith Formation Classes Have Begun! It’s not too late to register! Registration forms are available online at st-justin.org.

Pre-K3 through 1st Grade: 9-10 a.m. 2nd Grade through 8th Grade:10:15-11:30 a.m.

Sacramental Preparation Program You should have completed Section 6, pages 31-39 in your faith sharing books.

Next Sunday, November 19th is the Advent Family Adventure in the Large Hall from 9-11:30 a.m. Stay for as long as you like! A parent must accompany their child.

High School Confirmation 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Session: 8 Ho do I get there? Attend 7:00 p.m. Mass as a group. Please keep our candidates in your prayers CLOW (Children’s Liturgy of the Word)

During the 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Masses, children are dismissed to the Parish Ministry Center Chapel for an age appropriate Liturgy of the Word. The children return to church during the Presentation of the Gifts.


MINISTRY NEWS

Community Ministry Second Collection Thank you to all who gave so generously to last week’s Second Collection taken for our own Community Ministry. $16,852.87 was collected that will certainly help us especially as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Outreach Dinner There is an Outreach Dinner taking place today, Sunday, November 12. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. in our Parish Small Hall. All Senior Citizen members of our Parish are invited, along with a guest, to this meal followed by BINGO. Financial Assistance for Parishioners St. Justin Community Ministry has set aside some funds to provide Parishioners with limited Financial Assistance when facing unexpected issues. If you find yourself in need, contact Joe Bauer at 408-296-1193 extension 109 or [email protected]

Food & Diaper Collection Most of you are aware of the Community Ministry Collection Barrels that are located in our Church. During the month of November, we will continue to request canned Soup, Pork & Beans, Chili, Macaroni & Cheese and Tomato Sauce. We are also in need of Baby Diapers (Size 4- 5). These are items that we do not receive often from the Second Harvest Food Bank. Please feel free to drop donations in the barrels in the Church, the barrel in the Foyer of the School or bring items to the Parish Office. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables needed For those of you who have back yard fruit trees with an over abundance of fruit and/or gardens with vegetables please consider donating what you can to Community Ministry. The fruit and vegetables are a welcome addition to the food that we distribute to those seeking assistance.

COMMUNITY MINISTRY TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION We had sixteen hundred years’ experience with one Eucharistic Prayer in our repertoire, and the liturgical reforms of the Council of Trent shaped the way we worshiped for four hundred years. In the last years of the Tridentine Mass, the early 1960s, we tended to see children as miniature adults. Fully rooted in the Sunday assembly by the decision of Pope Saint Pius X to push Communion back to the age of seven or so from the standard age of twelve to fourteen years during the early 1900s, children were still more tolerated than acknowledged. The Mass was in Latin, and by the 1960s the people had begun to regain their voices in the “dialogue Mass,” so the focus was on training little children to recite or sing in Latin.

The new attention to the experience of children, their ability to enter into ritual, their spontaneity, their ability to grasp key concepts in faith, felt “untraditional.” Yet we can trace in our tradition the ways in which children have long been given a special place in the assembly. From earliest times, boys have served in choirs and certain ministries in monasteries and in parish churches. Girls were sometimes entrusted to nuns, learning liturgical chants and the arts. Yet, in our day, the formation of a Lectionary for children and Eucharistic Prayers suited to them are truly tremendous breakthroughs in our treasury of prayer.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.


St. Justin Community Ministry Thanksgiving Project November 2017

Now preparing for 600 Families

Community Ministry is in the process of organizing our Thanksgiving Food Project. We are planning to provide up to 650 families from Santa Clara with their entire Thanksgiving Meal.

We will be packing parcels of food on Saturday, November 18, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Please join us in the Parish Small Hall if you are interested in helping.

Between now and November 17, we will be collecting all the needed food.

Needed items: Canned Cranberry Sauce Boxed Stuffing (This food can be dropped Canned Green Beans Canned Corn off any time between now Canned Fruit Canned Yams and November 17) Packaged Turkey Gravy

and: Turkeys or $10 Grocery Store Gift Cards (storage is a problem so we request that Turkeys be dropped off on Saturday, November 18 (between 10:00 and 3:30 p.m.) or Sunday, November 19 (after the morning Masses).

Community Ministry will be purchasing fresh potatoes, carrots, apples, oranges and onions to include in the Thanksgiving parcels.

We will distribute the Thanksgiving food on Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19 from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Please join us if you are interested in helping with the distribution.

Financial contributions to this project are always appreciated. Most importantly, if you know any family who would benefit from our gift of a Thanksgiving Meal or if you need more information about our Thanksgiving project, please phone Joe Bauer at 296-1193 ext 109 or email at [email protected].

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Justin Church #488800 2655 Homestead Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 TELEPHONE 408 296-1193 CONTACT PERSON Laura Ortiz EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 11:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION November 12, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

NOVEMBER 11th-12TH, 2017 Christmas and Holiday shopping at its finest!

Join us in the Large Hall for a two-day shopping extravaganza! Christmas Trees, decorations (ornaments, dishes, and wrapping

paper), Thanksgiving decorations, and much, much, more.

Saturday 11/11 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sunday 11/12 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Please note – this is a Thrift Store inventory sale, not a craft boutique

Thrift Store Sales benefit St. Justin School

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