Parish eBulletin - Volume 12, No. 23 - June 8, 2018
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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
The Catholic Community of Palo Alto, California
St. Thomas Aquinas parish is a Roman Catholic community of disciples
working together for the glory of God and our spiritual growth in Jesus, the Christ.
With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we live and share the Gospel
through worship, education and service.
Parish eBulletin -
Volume 12, No. 23 - June 8, 2018
Peaceful Presence on Monday, June 11.
7:00 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Table of Contents:
1. TOMORROW: Saturday, June 9: Garden Grooming Party at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
2. TOMORROW: Saturday, June 9: Lumiere Meeting in Dermody Center
3. This Weekend: Special Collection for Catholic Communications Campaign
4. This Weekend’s Gospel
5. Human Concerns: Monday, June 11: Peaceful Presence at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
6. Friday, June 15: Fish Fest with Friends
7. Beginning Next Weekend: Goodbye and Thank You Receptions For Fr. Matt
8. What Is Ordinary Time?
9. All Night Adoration Last Weekend at St. Albert The Great Church
10. STA Kids Faith Formation News: Registration Now Open
11. Sing God’s Praises! Dance for Joy!
12. Human Concerns: Change A Life: Help Send A Kid To CYO Summer Camp
13. Human Concerns: Summer Reading Books For Seton School Second Graders
14. Reminders from The Staff Desk of Nora Lundin
15. Volunteer Opportunity: Spiritual Care At Stanford
16. Free To Good Home: OLR Hall Piano
17. Each Thursday: Mothers’ Prayers After 8:30 A.M. OLR Daily Mass
18. Weekly Stewardship Report: Thank You For Sharing God’s Gifts!
19. Stewardship For All Of Us
20. Report To The Parish On Facilities Expenditures, Oct 2017 – March 2018
21. Green Corner: Beatitudes for Stewards of Earth
22. Human Concerns: Torture Is Wrong
23. Human Concerns: Demonizing Immigrants Hardens American Heart, Says Cardinal
24. Human Concerns: Friday, June 22: FILM: "The Nuns, the Priests and the Bombs"
25. The Joy of The Gospel (Incrementally)
26. Religious Leaders Discuss Overcoming Polarization Through Dialogue, Dispelling Fear
27. Pope Francis: Every Mass Is An Experience Of The New Covenant
28. AAUW Palo Alto Branch Announce Selection of Campers for the 2018 Grace Hopper Tech Trek Summer Camp at Stanford
29. July 17-19: Chant Camp - Gregorian Chant for Youth
30. Room For Rent?
31. Housing Inquiry
32. Readings for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and Presider Schedules
Bonus Content: Pictures! Six Month report on Maintenance Expenditures!
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1. TOMORROW: Saturday, June 9: Garden Grooming Party at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Vicki Sullivan will be hosting a Garden Grooming Party at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 9:30-12 noon on June 9th. 751 Waverley Street, Palo Alto. We will be weeding, dead heading, spreading compost and mulch, and planting azaleas and hydrangeas from Easter. There are jobs for everyone! Do come!
2. TOMORROW: Saturday, June 9: Lumiere Meeting in Dermody Center
Welcome ! Please see this month's agenda online here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsa73cvp005eoqh/Lumiere%20L%27Arche%20Meeting%20Agenda%20%E2%80%93%20June%209.pdf?dl=0
We are famillies and individuals with and without disabilities talking about the kind of community we want to create for our adult children in the SF Bay Area. Join us when you can! Please arrive at 9:45. The Dermody Center is the small house behind the Our Lady of Rosary Church. There is parking in the back.
We will meet in a circle from 10am til around 12, then we invite you to bring something to share for a small lunch pot luck afterwards.
And we are very pleased to announce that our group has been accepted by L'Arche USA as a group who can enter their Reflection Stage. This time allows for us, personally and as a group, to discover what we want to create.
Please print and review the following Reflection Materials:
Reflection 1: Look at my personal story, the events that prepared and led me to this project for people with disabilities.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hgcli33v1pllds1/Jan%2013%202018%20L%27Arche%20Reflection%20Sheet%201%20of%204%20for%20Lumiere.docx?dl=0
Reflection 2: Better understand the values of our country’s culture in relation with vulnerability.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zg3uo7i5q3wnkbz/Feb%2010%202018%20L%27Arche%20Reflection%20Sheet%202%20of%204%20for%20Lumiere.docx?dl=0
It is very important to spend some time with these questions before our monthly meetings so that you are prepared to share at our meetings. Please know that this process will take months or years and is a very thoughtful time for contemplation and discernment.
Call or email Beth with any questions or comments.
Beth Goddard
bethand...@comcast.net
650-245-2726
Welcome ! Please see this month's agenda online here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsa73cvp005eoqh/Lumiere%20L%27Arche%20Meeting%20Agenda%20%E2%80%93%20June%209.pdf?dl=0
We are famillies and individuals with and without disabilities talking about the kind of community we want to create for our adult children in the SF Bay Area. Join us when you can! Please arrive at 9:45. The Dermody Center is the small house behind the Our Lady of Rosary Church. There is parking in the back.
We will meet in a circle from 10am til around 12, then we invite you to bring something to share for a small lunch pot luck afterwards.
And we are very pleased to announce that our group has been accepted by L'Arche USA as a group who can enter their Reflection Stage. This time allows for us, personally and as a group, to discover what we want to create.
Please print and review the following Reflection Materials:
Reflection 1: Look at my personal story, the events that prepared and led me to this project for people with disabilities.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hgcli33v1pllds1/Jan%2013%202018%20L%27Arche%20Reflection%20Sheet%201%20of%204%20for%20Lumiere.docx?dl=0
Reflection 2: Better understand the values of our country’s culture in relation with vulnerability.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zg3uo7i5q3wnkbz/Feb%2010%202018%20L%27Arche%20Reflection%20Sheet%202%20of%204%20for%20Lumiere.docx?dl=0
It is very important to spend some time with these questions before our monthly meetings so that you are prepared to share at our meetings. Please know that this process will take months or years and is a very thoughtful time for contemplation and discernment.
Call or email Beth with any questions or comments.
Beth Goddard
bethand...@comcast.net
650-245-2726
3. This Weekend: Special Collection for Catholic Communications Campaign
Help Us Connect the World with God’s Word! Through your generous donations, CCC can spread the gospel message in our community and all over the world. CCC funds the development of traditional and new media programs that inspire and minister to their audiences.
Half of the Collection stays right here in San Jose to support the work of our Valley Catholic newspaper, while the other half supports national Catholic media initiatives. Please give generously in this week’s Collection to help us spread the Good News. Please visit www.CatholicCommunicationCampaign.org for more information.
Help Us Connect the World with God’s Word! Through your generous donations, CCC can spread the gospel message in our community and all over the world. CCC funds the development of traditional and new media programs that inspire and minister to their audiences.
Half of the Collection stays right here in San Jose to support the work of our Valley Catholic newspaper, while the other half supports national Catholic media initiatives. Please give generously in this week’s Collection to help us spread the Good News. Please visit www.CatholicCommunicationCampaign.org for more information.
4. This Weekend’s Gospel
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother” Mark 3:35
This weekend’s Gospel seems to suggest that Jesus ignored the request of His mother Mary and close relatives who had traveled to talk to him. Though, the people knew that Jesus loved His mother and had taken care of her for thirty years. Besides, Jesus’ answer, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother” was actually a compliment to His mother who had always listened to the word of God and obeyed it.
Jesus was simply saying, “Blessed are those who hear and keep the word of God as Mary is faithfully doing.”
As Christians, we are brothers and sisters of Christ. We are also His disciples, and we are to be hearers as well as doers of God’s words. So, may we practice our faith daily by treating others with respect and by sharing our loving care especially for those in need.
Deacon Daniel Hernandez
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother” Mark 3:35
This weekend’s Gospel seems to suggest that Jesus ignored the request of His mother Mary and close relatives who had traveled to talk to him. Though, the people knew that Jesus loved His mother and had taken care of her for thirty years. Besides, Jesus’ answer, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother” was actually a compliment to His mother who had always listened to the word of God and obeyed it.
Jesus was simply saying, “Blessed are those who hear and keep the word of God as Mary is faithfully doing.”
As Christians, we are brothers and sisters of Christ. We are also His disciples, and we are to be hearers as well as doers of God’s words. So, may we practice our faith daily by treating others with respect and by sharing our loving care especially for those in need.
Deacon Daniel Hernandez
5. Human Concerns: Monday, June 11: Peaceful Presence at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
From 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (just 30 minutes) this coming Monday night, our parish will lead a Peaceful Presence session at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley Street in downtown Palo Alto.
Held each 11th day of the month (to commemorate 9/11), Peaceful Presence was designed by Multifath Voice for Peace and Justice (of which our parish is an active member) to be a respite from the world, a time to gather our strength and offer prayers and readings from different faith traditions.
These Peaceful Presence sessions have rotated from local congregation to local congregation, but this is the first time our parish is hosting one. It will be at another local congregation, hosted by another faith community, in July.
From 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (just 30 minutes) this coming Monday night, our parish will lead a Peaceful Presence session at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley Street in downtown Palo Alto.
Held each 11th day of the month (to commemorate 9/11), Peaceful Presence was designed by Multifath Voice for Peace and Justice (of which our parish is an active member) to be a respite from the world, a time to gather our strength and offer prayers and readings from different faith traditions.
These Peaceful Presence sessions have rotated from local congregation to local congregation, but this is the first time our parish is hosting one. It will be at another local congregation, hosted by another faith community, in July.
Please join us for this brief service, followed by refreshments in the garden.
6. Friday, June 15: Fish Fest with Friends
The St. Thomas Aquinas Church Site Committee invites you to join the fun at the next Fish Fest dinner, Friday, June 15, 6:00 p.m., in the Thomas House next door to St. Thomas Aquinas Church. (745 Waverley Street, Palo Alto). Enjoy baked fish filets and tasty Asian cole slaw in a casual, comfortable setting alongside folks you've seen in the pew but perhaps have never spoken to.
Donation for dinner is $5.00, plus $2 for beer or wine; lemonade is free. Get out of your own kitchen and come on down! RSVP: Helen Baumann, 650-327-9236, hbba...@aol.com, or Kay Williams, 650-270-4188, kay...@pacbell.net.
The St. Thomas Aquinas Church Site Committee invites you to join the fun at the next Fish Fest dinner, Friday, June 15, 6:00 p.m., in the Thomas House next door to St. Thomas Aquinas Church. (745 Waverley Street, Palo Alto). Enjoy baked fish filets and tasty Asian cole slaw in a casual, comfortable setting alongside folks you've seen in the pew but perhaps have never spoken to.
Donation for dinner is $5.00, plus $2 for beer or wine; lemonade is free. Get out of your own kitchen and come on down! RSVP: Helen Baumann, 650-327-9236, hbba...@aol.com, or Kay Williams, 650-270-4188, kay...@pacbell.net.
7. Beginning Next Weekend: Goodbye and Thank You Receptions For Fr. Matt
Fr. Matt’s Farewell Mass and Reception at Our Lady of the Rosary will be on Sunday June 17 (after the 10:30 am Mass) and St. Albert the Great on Sunday, June 24 (after the 9:00 am Mass).
The rhythm of the liturgical seasons reflects the rhythm of life — with its celebrations of anniversaries and its seasons of quiet growth and maturing. Ordinary Time, meaning ordered or numbered time, is celebrated in two segments: from the Monday following the Baptism of Our Lord up to Ash Wednesday; and from Pentecost Monday to the First Sunday of Advent. This makes it the largest season of the Liturgical Year.
Using vestments and liturgical environment, usually green, the color of hope and growth, the Church counts the thirty-three or thirty-four Sundays of Ordinary Time, inviting her children to meditate upon the whole mystery of Christ – his life, miracles and teachings – in the light of his Resurrection. If the faithful are to mature in the spiritual life and increase in faith, they must descend the great mountain peaks of Easter and Christmas in order to "pasture" in the vast verdant meadows of tempus per annum, or Ordinary Time.
Fr. Matt, Pastor
Fr. Matt’s Farewell Mass and Reception at Our Lady of the Rosary will be on Sunday June 17 (after the 10:30 am Mass) and St. Albert the Great on Sunday, June 24 (after the 9:00 am Mass).
8. What Is Ordinary Time?
Using vestments and liturgical environment, usually green, the color of hope and growth, the Church counts the thirty-three or thirty-four Sundays of Ordinary Time, inviting her children to meditate upon the whole mystery of Christ – his life, miracles and teachings – in the light of his Resurrection. If the faithful are to mature in the spiritual life and increase in faith, they must descend the great mountain peaks of Easter and Christmas in order to "pasture" in the vast verdant meadows of tempus per annum, or Ordinary Time.
Fr. Matt, Pastor
9. All Night Adoration Last Weekend at St. Albert The Great Church
We had a couple of dozen parishioners participate in our overnight Eucharistic Adoration in honor of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ last weekend. Our special thanks to the Knights of Columbus for providing Knights for almost every hour. The Adoration concluded with Benediction at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. We are pleased to continue this wonderful new tradition next year. See the picture at the end of the eBulletin for the beginning of adoration.
10. STA Kids Faith Formation News: Registration Now Open
Registration for next year’s classes (including preparation for reception of the sacraments) begins now. Registration forms are available in the vestibule at all churches and on-line. And please consider helping us out as a catechist for these classes. There is always a need for people willing to share their faith with our children. Questions? Contact Susan in the Pastoral Center (650-494-2496, ext. 25).
Registration for next year’s classes (including preparation for reception of the sacraments) begins now. Registration forms are available in the vestibule at all churches and on-line. And please consider helping us out as a catechist for these classes. There is always a need for people willing to share their faith with our children. Questions? Contact Susan in the Pastoral Center (650-494-2496, ext. 25).
11. Sing God’s Praises! Dance for Joy!
Meet Daniel in Babylon! A summer camp for children ages 5 through13 will be offered July 30 - August 3 and August 6 - August 10 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon in the Hall at Our Lady of the Rosary.
Susan Olsen, Director of Catechetical Ministries, will direct this camp which will give children a chance to sing, dance and explore Bible stories in dramatic form. Participants will get to know about Daniel and others from the Old Testament while they explore the arts. Children may attend one or both weeks.
Meet Daniel in Babylon! A summer camp for children ages 5 through13 will be offered July 30 - August 3 and August 6 - August 10 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon in the Hall at Our Lady of the Rosary.
Susan Olsen, Director of Catechetical Ministries, will direct this camp which will give children a chance to sing, dance and explore Bible stories in dramatic form. Participants will get to know about Daniel and others from the Old Testament while they explore the arts. Children may attend one or both weeks.
The cost for this camp is $50 per child per week. Registration forms are available in the vestibule of the churches and on our website. If you would like to help or have questions about this camp, contact Susan at suo...@dsj.org
or in the Pastoral Center at 650-494-2496, ext. 25.
12. Human Concerns: Change A Life: Help Send A
Kid To CYO Summer Camp
Hard to believe, but summer is just around the corner.
For sisters, Gwenn Connolly and Karen Vetter that means finding the funds to send 30 kids from St. Elizabeth Seton kids to CYO Summer Camp. These kids have big dreams and talents — but few resources.
Funds Needed: $300 per camper
The total cost for camp is $825 per person for seven days. Each child’s family pays a portion and campership funds cover the remaining 65%. Your contribution, big or small, will make a difference. Donations are tax deductible.
Make checks payable to: CYO Camp Scholarships Memo Line: Please write St. Elizabeth Seton School students
Mail to:
Attn: Nancy Gutierrez
Catholic Charities
990 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
To learn more about the project or make an online donation please visit: sendakidtocyocamp.com
CYO Camp is a program of Catholic Charities, SF
13. Human Concerns: Summer Reading Books For Seton School Second Graders
4). Wednesday June 6 at 10:30 the books were handed out in the second grade classroom by Ms. Evelyn Rosa (Principal) on behalf of the entire parish. Ellen McGuire (Assistant Principal) and Carmel Caligaris (Development Director) and Terry Atkinson of the HCC also were in attendance. See the pictures at the end of today’s eBulletin.
There will no no Seton summer school this year so new books should help them maintain and perhaps stimulate reading interests.
Thank you generous parishioners!
1). About $850 remained in this church account from last year so another collection was not requested this spring.
2). About $765 was spent for new books on Amazon for all second graders this year, giving them each four of their individually requested books.
3). Any remaining funds will remain in the account towards next year. There was not enough to give each student a fifth book.
1). About $850 remained in this church account from last year so another collection was not requested this spring.
2). About $765 was spent for new books on Amazon for all second graders this year, giving them each four of their individually requested books.
3). Any remaining funds will remain in the account towards next year. There was not enough to give each student a fifth book.
4). Wednesday June 6 at 10:30 the books were handed out in the second grade classroom by Ms. Evelyn Rosa (Principal) on behalf of the entire parish. Ellen McGuire (Assistant Principal) and Carmel Caligaris (Development Director) and Terry Atkinson of the HCC also were in attendance. See the pictures at the end of today’s eBulletin.
There will no no Seton summer school this year so new books should help them maintain and perhaps stimulate reading interests.
14. Reminders from The Staff Desk of Nora Lundin
Altar servers are needed for the 5:00 p.m. Saturday Mass at St. Albert the Great Church. Please call or email me if you are interested in being trained for this ministry.
Also, for all Parish groups who use our facilities, I need your calendar request forms for 2018-2019. Contact me at 650-494-2496 ext. 14 or (nlu...@dsj.org). Requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Altar servers are needed for the 5:00 p.m. Saturday Mass at St. Albert the Great Church. Please call or email me if you are interested in being trained for this ministry.
Also, for all Parish groups who use our facilities, I need your calendar request forms for 2018-2019. Contact me at 650-494-2496 ext. 14 or (nlu...@dsj.org). Requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
15. Volunteer Opportunity: Spiritual Care At Stanford
If you are interested, please contact Raksha Patel at spirit...@stanfordhealthcare.org or (650) 723-5101 for more information.
16. Free To Good Home: OLR Hall Piano
NOTE: We’ve had two nibbles, but no takers yet. If you interested in a free piano (except for moving and possible re-tuning, contact us.)
Due to a generous donation of a Steinway grand piano the Yamaha piano in the OLR Hall has been deemed superfluous. (We seem to have pianos in every gathering place in the parish). Therefore, it is free* to a good home. (*No charge for the piano, but the person/family who takes it will need to hire a piano mover to move it. The parish has recommendations. It costs about $275-$300 to move.)
Please contact Chris Lundin (clu...@stanford.edu) if interested.
While the piano has not been appraised, it looks like this one: https://www.wellspianos.com/pianos/yamaha-continental-style-upright-new (see picture of ours at the end of the eBulletin)
17. Each Thursday: Mothers’ Prayers After 8:30 A.M. OLR Daily Mass
Mothers Prayers was formed to help those mothers who wished to pray together for their children and grandchildren and to find the support they need.
We pray together at Our Lady of the Rosary, every THURSDAY morning, at 9:00 am, after morning mass.
Any question, contact Isabelle Peltier isa.u...@gmail.com
We pray together at Our Lady of the Rosary, every THURSDAY morning, at 9:00 am, after morning mass.
Any question, contact Isabelle Peltier isa.u...@gmail.com
18. Weekly Stewardship Report: Thank You For Sharing God’s Gifts!
May 27 (Week 48)
Offertory by Mass
Sat 5:00pm (SAG):$421
Offertory by Mass
Sat 5:00pm (SAG):$421
Sun 9:00am (SAG): $2,483
Sun 9:00am (OLR): $981
Sun 10:30am (OLR): $2,240
Sun 7:30am (STA): $850
Sun 8:45am (STA): $554
Sun 10:30am (STA): $393
Sun 12:00pm (STA): $245
Mail: $190
Online Giving: $2,951
Total: $11,308 (Goal: $12,000)
Catholic Home Missions: $2,760
June 3 (Week 49)
Offertory by Mass
Sat 5:00pm (SAG): $1,004
June 3 (Week 49)
Offertory by Mass
Sat 5:00pm (SAG): $1,004
Sun 9:00am (SAG): $1,126
Sun 9:00am (OLR): $1,421
Sun 10:30am (OLR): $2,151
Sun 7:30am (STA): $1,090
Sun 8:45am (STA): $688
Sun 10:30am (STA): $589
Sun 12:00pm (STA): $560
Mail: $100
Online Giving: $2,951
Total: $11,680 (Goal: $12,000)
19. Stewardship For All Of Us
Beginning on Memorial Day weekend and continuing for the next three months, the time of vacations and weekends away, is quite challenging for our parish financially. As the attendance at our weekend liturgies dwindles, so can the weekly support of our parishioners: a very good reason to consider using ONLINE GIVING. The challenge lies in the fact that our financial responsibilities do not go away during the months of June, July, and August. Summer is a time for us to do some extra maintenance work around the parish.
You can sign-up online at www.paloaltocatholic.net and click the Online Giving icon on the right at the homepage. Your Sunday Offertory donations, as well as gifts to our Second Collections, will be automatically transferred from either your checking or savings account. Or use your credit card! A one-time enrollment will allow you to regularly contribute to St. Thomas Aquinas without remembering the extra step of writing a check and finding your envelopes. Online Giving is safe, easy and convenient for you and it helps us!
Questions, call Cathy Miller (650) 494-2496 ext. 24.
Beginning on Memorial Day weekend and continuing for the next three months, the time of vacations and weekends away, is quite challenging for our parish financially. As the attendance at our weekend liturgies dwindles, so can the weekly support of our parishioners: a very good reason to consider using ONLINE GIVING. The challenge lies in the fact that our financial responsibilities do not go away during the months of June, July, and August. Summer is a time for us to do some extra maintenance work around the parish.
You can sign-up online at www.paloaltocatholic.net and click the Online Giving icon on the right at the homepage. Your Sunday Offertory donations, as well as gifts to our Second Collections, will be automatically transferred from either your checking or savings account. Or use your credit card! A one-time enrollment will allow you to regularly contribute to St. Thomas Aquinas without remembering the extra step of writing a check and finding your envelopes. Online Giving is safe, easy and convenient for you and it helps us!
Questions, call Cathy Miller (650) 494-2496 ext. 24.
20. Report To The Parish On Facilities Expenditures, Oct 2017 – March 2018
Your parish’s Building & Equipment Maintenance Committee provides periodic updates to the parishioners on significant repairs, improvements and other major facilities-related expenses. This report covers the 6 months from October 2017 through March 2018.
Overview: In this last 6 months the parish purchased a convection oven for the Thomas House to use for the Friday Fish Fests. The oven will more than pay for itself within a year in savings over the cost of renting the oven for the monthly Fish Fest.
A new energy-efficient refrigerator was purchased for the Pastoral Center kitchen to replace the 40+ year old refrigerator. The electricity savings of over $200/year will pay for the new appliance within 3 years.
All three sites had City-required semi-annual inspection, test and certification of the backflow prevention valves on the water mains and fire sprinkler systems.
This winter the OLR site required repairs to the heating system boiler, roof leaks, purchase of a heater for Kerry’s Corner, and removal of a dead tree.
The parish rental duplex on Homer Avenue required replacement of leaking water heaters in January, and one of the units is being refurbished before listing it for rent after a long-term tenant moved out.
Details:
Repairs & upgrades:
Auto Expenses (parish truck fuel & maintenance): $ 1,206
Your parish’s Building & Equipment Maintenance Committee provides periodic updates to the parishioners on significant repairs, improvements and other major facilities-related expenses. This report covers the 6 months from October 2017 through March 2018.
Overview: In this last 6 months the parish purchased a convection oven for the Thomas House to use for the Friday Fish Fests. The oven will more than pay for itself within a year in savings over the cost of renting the oven for the monthly Fish Fest.
A new energy-efficient refrigerator was purchased for the Pastoral Center kitchen to replace the 40+ year old refrigerator. The electricity savings of over $200/year will pay for the new appliance within 3 years.
All three sites had City-required semi-annual inspection, test and certification of the backflow prevention valves on the water mains and fire sprinkler systems.
This winter the OLR site required repairs to the heating system boiler, roof leaks, purchase of a heater for Kerry’s Corner, and removal of a dead tree.
The parish rental duplex on Homer Avenue required replacement of leaking water heaters in January, and one of the units is being refurbished before listing it for rent after a long-term tenant moved out.
Details:
Repairs & upgrades:
Auto Expenses (parish truck fuel & maintenance): $ 1,206
Grounds & Gardens: $ 3,406
General Maintenance: $ 4,701
Other buildings (Thomas House & rental apartments) :$ 7,495
Other buildings (Thomas House & rental apartments) :$ 7,495
Repair & Replacement Expenses, Parish Buildings: $ 12,458
Recurring expenses:
Telecommunications - phone, internet, cable: $ 2,922
Property Taxes: $7,500
Utilities: $48,182
Salaries & Benefits for maintenance and janatorial staff: $80,643
Recurring expenses:
Telecommunications - phone, internet, cable: $ 2,922
Property Taxes: $7,500
Utilities: $48,182
Salaries & Benefits for maintenance and janatorial staff: $80,643
Property Insurance: $ 81,582
Grand Total - Plant Maintenance Expenses Oct '17 -March ’18: $250,095
Grand Total - Plant Maintenance Expenses Oct '17 -March ’18: $250,095
21. Green Corner: Beatitudes for Stewards of Earth
With the third anniversary of Laudato Is coming up, the Green Committee offers:
by Father Ed Eschweiler
With the third anniversary of Laudato Is coming up, the Green Committee offers:
• Blessed are they who reverence all created things as sacred: in God's eyes, all creation is good.
• Blessed are they who understand that creation is like a beautiful tapestry, with every strand depending on others.
• Blessed are they who see the beauty of Earth as a reflection of the beauty of God, who creates it.
• Blessed are they who do not waste or spoil Earth's resources, which are for everyone, even those not born yet.
• Blessed are they who reverence the air--the breath of God and the Spirit of our life.
• Blessed are they who reverence the life-giving waters that sustain the Earth's climate and nourish Earth's inhabitants.
• Blessed are they who reverence the soil that supports our homes and our footsteps and yields abundant harvests.
• Blessed are they who reverence the trees and other plants that call down the rains, stabilize the soil, and freshen the air.
• Blessed are they who reduce what they consume, re-use what they can, and recycle what they can no longer use.
• Blessed are they who praise God the Creator in their reverent and gentle use of all things on Earth.
22. Human Concerns: Torture Is Wrong
Throughout June our churches are displaying banners with the above wording. Our parish is participating in the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, sponsored by Pax Christi U.S.A. June is "Torture Awareness Month". Such a public display is rare for our parish. It is not to say that torture is the major issue of Catholic moral teaching - you can think of many others - but it is one of them.
Every June, human rights and faith organizations join together to mark Torture Awareness Month because on June 26, 1987, the nations of the world took a major step against the immoral and abhorrent practice of torture. On that day, the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT for short) entered into force and the United Nations later declared June 26th the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.”
During this month we ask ourselves what message faith communities might send to world leaders about employing torture as a principle of government policy. And, very importantly, to pray. In the words of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" (#2298) "It is necessary to work for their [use of cruel practices] abolition, We must pray for the victims and their tormentors." Let us pray.
Read the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishop's statements at http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/torture/index.cfm
Human Concerns Committee
23. Human Concerns: Demonizing Immigrants Hardens American Heart, Says Cardinal
Apr 25, 2018
When asked whether people of good faith can disagree on immigration and other issues that the church advocates for as matters of prudential judgment, not doctrinal issues, [Newark Cardinal Joseph] Tobin said that, "if prudential judgment simply means or reduces the question of the help to undocumented peoples or immigrants as matters of secondary concern, I think that that's wrong."
"I think that is a misrepresentation of some of the fundamental principles of the church's social doctrine," he further explained. "Certainly, the capricious nature of the laws and the enforcement of laws around immigration is an offense of human dignity. It is a wound to the common good. So, yes, I don't have a whole lot of time for people who reduce things to prudential judgement. I'll listen to everybody, but I think that there is more of a self-fulfilling prophecy to justify the present chaos."
Read more at: https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/demonizing-immigrants-hardens-american-heart-says-cardinal
Apr 25, 2018
When asked whether people of good faith can disagree on immigration and other issues that the church advocates for as matters of prudential judgment, not doctrinal issues, [Newark Cardinal Joseph] Tobin said that, "if prudential judgment simply means or reduces the question of the help to undocumented peoples or immigrants as matters of secondary concern, I think that that's wrong."
"I think that is a misrepresentation of some of the fundamental principles of the church's social doctrine," he further explained. "Certainly, the capricious nature of the laws and the enforcement of laws around immigration is an offense of human dignity. It is a wound to the common good. So, yes, I don't have a whole lot of time for people who reduce things to prudential judgement. I'll listen to everybody, but I think that there is more of a self-fulfilling prophecy to justify the present chaos."
Read more at: https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/demonizing-immigrants-hardens-american-heart-says-cardinal
24. Human Concerns: Friday, June 22: FILM: "The Nuns, the Priests and the Bombs"
Nuclear disarmament activists challenge the security and legality of America’s nuclear weapons when they walk into top-secret facilities. Are they criminals or prophets sending a wake-up call to the world? ICAN and 122 countries of the United Nations all said we should ban nuclear weapons. So if not now, when?
Two of those arrested were Susan Crane and Larry Purcell, who recently spoke at one of our parish Spirituality Tuesday Assemblies.
Directed by Helen Young (www.nunspriestsbombsthefilm.com)
6:30 pm refreshments
7:00 pm film starts
Redwood City Catholic Worker
545 Cassia Street
Redwood City, CA
call 650-366-4415 for more information or email susan....@gmail.com
Nuclear disarmament activists challenge the security and legality of America’s nuclear weapons when they walk into top-secret facilities. Are they criminals or prophets sending a wake-up call to the world? ICAN and 122 countries of the United Nations all said we should ban nuclear weapons. So if not now, when?
Two of those arrested were Susan Crane and Larry Purcell, who recently spoke at one of our parish Spirituality Tuesday Assemblies.
Directed by Helen Young (www.nunspriestsbombsthefilm.com)
6:30 pm refreshments
7:00 pm film starts
Redwood City Catholic Worker
545 Cassia Street
Redwood City, CA
call 650-366-4415 for more information or email susan....@gmail.com
25. The Joy of The Gospel (Incrementally)
As we did with the Papal proclamation on care for the earth (“Laudato Si”), the eBulletin will publish “The Joy of The Gospel” incrementally in the coming weeks and months. The 27th installment:
CHAPTER THREE (continued)
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL (continued)
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL (continued)
We are all missionary disciples
119. In all the baptized, from first to last, the sanctifying power of the Spirit is at work, impelling us to evangelization. The people of God is holy thanks to this anointing, which makes it infallible in credendo. This means that it does not err in faith, even though it may not find words to explain that faith. The Spirit guides it in truth and leads it to salvation.[96] As part of his mysterious love for humanity, God furnishes the totality of the faithful with an instinct of faith – sensus fidei – which helps them to discern what is truly of God. The presence of the Spirit gives Christians a certain connaturality with divine realities, and a wisdom which enables them to grasp those realities intuitively, even when they lack the wherewithal to give them precise expression.
120. In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become missionary disciples (cf. Mt 28:19). All the baptized, whatever their position in the Church or their level of instruction in the faith, are agents of evangelization, and it would be insufficient to envisage a plan of evangelization to be carried out by professionals while the rest of the faithful would simply be passive recipients. The new evangelization calls for personal involvement on the part of each of the baptized. Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization; indeed, anyone who has truly experienced God’s saving love does not need much time or lengthy training to go out and proclaim that love. Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus: we no longer say that we are “disciples” and “missionaries”, but rather that we are always “missionary disciples”. If we are not convinced, let us look at those first disciples, who, immediately after encountering the gaze of Jesus, went forth to proclaim him joyfully: “We have found the Messiah!” (Jn 1:41). The Samaritan woman became a missionary immediately after speaking with Jesus and many Samaritans come to believe in him “because of the woman’s testimony” (Jn 4:39). So too, Saint Paul, after his encounter with Jesus Christ, “immediately proclaimed Jesus” (Acts 9:20; cf. 22:6-21). So what are we waiting for?
121. Of course, all of us are called to mature in our work as evangelizers. We want to have better training, a deepening love and a clearer witness to the Gospel. In this sense, we ought to let others be constantly evangelizing us. But this does not mean that we should postpone the evangelizing mission; rather, each of us should find ways to communicate Jesus wherever we are. All of us are called to offer others an explicit witness to the saving love of the Lord, who despite our imperfections offers us his closeness, his word and his strength, and gives meaning to our lives. In your heart you know that it is not the same to live without him; what you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others. Our falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the contrary, mission is a constant stimulus not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing. The witness of faith that each Christian is called to offer leads us to say with Saint Paul: “Not that I have already obtained this, or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own” (Phil 3:12-13).
119. In all the baptized, from first to last, the sanctifying power of the Spirit is at work, impelling us to evangelization. The people of God is holy thanks to this anointing, which makes it infallible in credendo. This means that it does not err in faith, even though it may not find words to explain that faith. The Spirit guides it in truth and leads it to salvation.[96] As part of his mysterious love for humanity, God furnishes the totality of the faithful with an instinct of faith – sensus fidei – which helps them to discern what is truly of God. The presence of the Spirit gives Christians a certain connaturality with divine realities, and a wisdom which enables them to grasp those realities intuitively, even when they lack the wherewithal to give them precise expression.
120. In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become missionary disciples (cf. Mt 28:19). All the baptized, whatever their position in the Church or their level of instruction in the faith, are agents of evangelization, and it would be insufficient to envisage a plan of evangelization to be carried out by professionals while the rest of the faithful would simply be passive recipients. The new evangelization calls for personal involvement on the part of each of the baptized. Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization; indeed, anyone who has truly experienced God’s saving love does not need much time or lengthy training to go out and proclaim that love. Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus: we no longer say that we are “disciples” and “missionaries”, but rather that we are always “missionary disciples”. If we are not convinced, let us look at those first disciples, who, immediately after encountering the gaze of Jesus, went forth to proclaim him joyfully: “We have found the Messiah!” (Jn 1:41). The Samaritan woman became a missionary immediately after speaking with Jesus and many Samaritans come to believe in him “because of the woman’s testimony” (Jn 4:39). So too, Saint Paul, after his encounter with Jesus Christ, “immediately proclaimed Jesus” (Acts 9:20; cf. 22:6-21). So what are we waiting for?
121. Of course, all of us are called to mature in our work as evangelizers. We want to have better training, a deepening love and a clearer witness to the Gospel. In this sense, we ought to let others be constantly evangelizing us. But this does not mean that we should postpone the evangelizing mission; rather, each of us should find ways to communicate Jesus wherever we are. All of us are called to offer others an explicit witness to the saving love of the Lord, who despite our imperfections offers us his closeness, his word and his strength, and gives meaning to our lives. In your heart you know that it is not the same to live without him; what you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others. Our falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the contrary, mission is a constant stimulus not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing. The witness of faith that each Christian is called to offer leads us to say with Saint Paul: “Not that I have already obtained this, or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own” (Phil 3:12-13).
26. Religious Leaders Discuss Overcoming Polarization Through Dialogue, Dispelling Fear
Jun 6, 2018 by Julie Bourbon People
WASHINGTON — What role can Catholic social teaching play in bringing together a divided nation? That was the question for a June 3 panel at Georgetown University that discussed "Overcoming Polarization in a Divided Nation through Catholic Social Thought: Bringing the Joy of the Gospel to a Divided Nation."
If the four panelists did not arrive at an answer for curing society's current woes of tribalization and incivility, it was not for lack of trying. Part of an ongoing series of dialogues on religion and society, sponsored by Georgetown's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, the conversation touched on diversity, immigration, and the impact of Catholic sisters (religious and biological) on the lives of the speakers.
Georgetown president Jack DeGioia offered introductory remarks, noting that, "a commitment to the common good changes everything."
If John Carr, who directs the initiative and has moderated all of its discussions, was looking for a panel to illustrate DeGioia's point, he could not have done much better. The speakers included Sr. Teresa Maya, Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio and president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; Helen Alvaré, professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University; Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, who is also vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Cardinal Blaise Cupich, archbishop of Chicago and a member of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops.
Related: Georgetown gathering seeks to overcome polarization within church
The conversation began with a question about the roots of our current state of cultural discontent and division.
"We have contributed to this polarization by our likes and dislikes and what I would call our tribal instinct," said Maya, who took a first crack at an answer. "It's about fear. The fear of the other has been poisoning our souls. We have allowed it to divide us."
She referred to Pope Francis and his exhortation to be peacemakers, and to embody hope, the antidote to fear. Quoting him, she said, "Hope is the door that opens into the future."
Cupich later picked up on the theme of fear, criticizing elements of American culture that "make money off of selling fear, making people afraid," of immigrants, of Muslims, of people who think differently than they do, he said. "People are being told to be afraid."
Fear dehumanizes, he said, making the unborn, minorities, migrants, and all those who are vulnerable count "as nothing." Dialogue and true "encounter" are necessary to break down the barriers of fear that separate people, Cupich said.
It needn't be "Hegelian dialogue," he joked, just an effort to "convene people who are different to come together and break down the fear."
Cupich offered as an example his invitation to Jesuit Fr. James Martin to speak in Chicago after Martin was disinvited from several scheduled talks, including at the Theological College at the Catholic University of America, because of right wing backlash over Martin's book on LGBT Catholics.
Martin was in the audience, which erupted in applause for Cupich.
WASHINGTON — What role can Catholic social teaching play in bringing together a divided nation? That was the question for a June 3 panel at Georgetown University that discussed "Overcoming Polarization in a Divided Nation through Catholic Social Thought: Bringing the Joy of the Gospel to a Divided Nation."
If the four panelists did not arrive at an answer for curing society's current woes of tribalization and incivility, it was not for lack of trying. Part of an ongoing series of dialogues on religion and society, sponsored by Georgetown's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, the conversation touched on diversity, immigration, and the impact of Catholic sisters (religious and biological) on the lives of the speakers.
Georgetown president Jack DeGioia offered introductory remarks, noting that, "a commitment to the common good changes everything."
If John Carr, who directs the initiative and has moderated all of its discussions, was looking for a panel to illustrate DeGioia's point, he could not have done much better. The speakers included Sr. Teresa Maya, Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio and president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; Helen Alvaré, professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University; Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, who is also vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Cardinal Blaise Cupich, archbishop of Chicago and a member of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops.
Related: Georgetown gathering seeks to overcome polarization within church
The conversation began with a question about the roots of our current state of cultural discontent and division.
"We have contributed to this polarization by our likes and dislikes and what I would call our tribal instinct," said Maya, who took a first crack at an answer. "It's about fear. The fear of the other has been poisoning our souls. We have allowed it to divide us."
She referred to Pope Francis and his exhortation to be peacemakers, and to embody hope, the antidote to fear. Quoting him, she said, "Hope is the door that opens into the future."
Cupich later picked up on the theme of fear, criticizing elements of American culture that "make money off of selling fear, making people afraid," of immigrants, of Muslims, of people who think differently than they do, he said. "People are being told to be afraid."
Fear dehumanizes, he said, making the unborn, minorities, migrants, and all those who are vulnerable count "as nothing." Dialogue and true "encounter" are necessary to break down the barriers of fear that separate people, Cupich said.
It needn't be "Hegelian dialogue," he joked, just an effort to "convene people who are different to come together and break down the fear."
Cupich offered as an example his invitation to Jesuit Fr. James Martin to speak in Chicago after Martin was disinvited from several scheduled talks, including at the Theological College at the Catholic University of America, because of right wing backlash over Martin's book on LGBT Catholics.
Martin was in the audience, which erupted in applause for Cupich.
27. Pope Francis: Every Mass Is An Experience Of The New Covenant
JUNE 03, 2018 JIM FAIR
Pope Francis reminded the faithful on June 3, 2018, the Feast of Corpus Christi, that every mass is an experience of the New Covenant.
His remarks came before praying the noonday Angelus with a crowd of some 15,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
“The Gospel reports Jesus’ words to us, pronounced during the Last Supper with His disciples: ‘Take, this is my body’,” the Holy Father recounted. “Then: ‘This is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many’ (Mark 14:22.24).
“Every time we celebrate the Eucharist, through this very sober and at the same time solemn Sacrament, we experience the New Covenant, which realizes in fullness the communion between God and us,” the Holy Father continued. “And, in as much as participants in this Covenant, we, though little and poor, collaborate to build history as God wills. Therefore, every Eucharistic celebration, while constituting a public act of worship of God, refers us back to the life and concrete events of our existence.”
JUNE 03, 2018 JIM FAIR
Pope Francis reminded the faithful on June 3, 2018, the Feast of Corpus Christi, that every mass is an experience of the New Covenant.
His remarks came before praying the noonday Angelus with a crowd of some 15,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
“The Gospel reports Jesus’ words to us, pronounced during the Last Supper with His disciples: ‘Take, this is my body’,” the Holy Father recounted. “Then: ‘This is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many’ (Mark 14:22.24).
“Every time we celebrate the Eucharist, through this very sober and at the same time solemn Sacrament, we experience the New Covenant, which realizes in fullness the communion between God and us,” the Holy Father continued. “And, in as much as participants in this Covenant, we, though little and poor, collaborate to build history as God wills. Therefore, every Eucharistic celebration, while constituting a public act of worship of God, refers us back to the life and concrete events of our existence.”
Read more at: https://zenit.org/articles/pope-francis-every-mass-is-an-experience-of-the-new-covenant/
28. AAUW Palo Alto Branch Announce Selection of Campers for the 2018 Grace Hopper Tech Trek Summer Camp at Stanford
AAUW Palo Alto has selected 7 current 7th grade girls from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto to attend the 2018 Grace Hopper Tech Trek Summer Camp to be held at Stanford University July 15-21, 2018. Tech Trek is a week-long science and math camp, uniquely designed for girls to see first-hand how exciting careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields can be. Five of the campers are sponsored by the AAUW Palo Alto Branch through member donations and our annual authors lunch and one camper is sponsored by the 49ers Academy. The remaining camper is funded by way of the 2017 Palo Alto Kiwanis Angel Award, given to Marie Wolbach, the original founder of Teck Trek.
Campers selected for the 2018 camp are as follows:
· Giovanna Cruz, St. Elizabeth Seton School
AAUW Palo Alto has selected 7 current 7th grade girls from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto to attend the 2018 Grace Hopper Tech Trek Summer Camp to be held at Stanford University July 15-21, 2018. Tech Trek is a week-long science and math camp, uniquely designed for girls to see first-hand how exciting careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields can be. Five of the campers are sponsored by the AAUW Palo Alto Branch through member donations and our annual authors lunch and one camper is sponsored by the 49ers Academy. The remaining camper is funded by way of the 2017 Palo Alto Kiwanis Angel Award, given to Marie Wolbach, the original founder of Teck Trek.
Campers selected for the 2018 camp are as follows:
· Giovanna Cruz, St. Elizabeth Seton School
· Katherine Lopez, 49ers Academy
· Antilose (Rose) Ma'afu, 49ers Academy – (funded through the 2017 Palo Alto Kiwanis Angel Award)
· Jocelyn Guzman, 49ers Academy – (sponsored by 49ers Academy)
· Maanasa Viswanath, JLS Middle School
· Mia Reyes, Jordan Middle School
· Roshelle Bunuan, Terman Middle School
Congratulations to Giovanna and the other attendees.
· Antilose (Rose) Ma'afu, 49ers Academy – (funded through the 2017 Palo Alto Kiwanis Angel Award)
· Jocelyn Guzman, 49ers Academy – (sponsored by 49ers Academy)
· Maanasa Viswanath, JLS Middle School
· Mia Reyes, Jordan Middle School
· Roshelle Bunuan, Terman Middle School
Congratulations to Giovanna and the other attendees.
29. July 17-19: Chant Camp - Gregorian Chant for Youth
Campers will be trained in the basics of the timeless sung prayer of the Church, Gregorian Chant. The children will have the opportunity to apply their learned skills at the daily Mass!
Our main instructor will be Gabriela Estephanie Solis, mezzo-soprano. She is currently a student of Notre Dame, studying for a Master of Sacred Music in Vocal Performance. Ms. Solis also studied at Santa Clara University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music. She sings as a cantor and section leader under the direction of Dr. William Mahrt with the St. Ann Choir.
Dates: 17, 18, 19 of July, 2018
Location: St. Patrick's Seminary- Menlo Park
Hours: 9:30am to 1:30pm.
Ages: 6 to 17 years
Fees: $75 Total fee for students of Mater Ecclesiae Academy
$90 Total Fee for children who are not students of MAE
* Discount available for four or more children from the same family - please contact us!
What do you need:
Download the registration form
Download the waiver form
What to bring:
-water bottle - Please NOTE: reusable, refillable durable plastic or stainless steel only. DO NOT send disposable water bottles, as these crinkle noisily when gripped.
-snacks/lunch bags
What to wear:
- comfortable clothes but please remember that the campers will be in the presence of our Lord daily, so dress appropriately to worship. No transparent or tight clothes, shoulders and knees must be covered, inclusively.
Chant camp is fun and spiritually fruitful through all the efforts of priests, staff, parents, and young people. It has been a huge success among the youth since our old friend, Mary Ann Carr-Wilson started it seven years ago in Southern California. Thanks to all who have made it possible to bring it to Silicon Valley!
Campers will be trained in the basics of the timeless sung prayer of the Church, Gregorian Chant. The children will have the opportunity to apply their learned skills at the daily Mass!
Our main instructor will be Gabriela Estephanie Solis, mezzo-soprano. She is currently a student of Notre Dame, studying for a Master of Sacred Music in Vocal Performance. Ms. Solis also studied at Santa Clara University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music. She sings as a cantor and section leader under the direction of Dr. William Mahrt with the St. Ann Choir.
Dates: 17, 18, 19 of July, 2018
Location: St. Patrick's Seminary- Menlo Park
Hours: 9:30am to 1:30pm.
Ages: 6 to 17 years
Fees: $75 Total fee for students of Mater Ecclesiae Academy
$90 Total Fee for children who are not students of MAE
* Discount available for four or more children from the same family - please contact us!
What do you need:
Download the registration form
Download the waiver form
What to bring:
-water bottle - Please NOTE: reusable, refillable durable plastic or stainless steel only. DO NOT send disposable water bottles, as these crinkle noisily when gripped.
-snacks/lunch bags
What to wear:
- comfortable clothes but please remember that the campers will be in the presence of our Lord daily, so dress appropriately to worship. No transparent or tight clothes, shoulders and knees must be covered, inclusively.
Chant camp is fun and spiritually fruitful through all the efforts of priests, staff, parents, and young people. It has been a huge success among the youth since our old friend, Mary Ann Carr-Wilson started it seven years ago in Southern California. Thanks to all who have made it possible to bring it to Silicon Valley!
30. Room For Rent?
I can be reached at: slavchev...@yahoo.com.
Thank you, Daniela.
31. Housing Inquiry
My name is Christopher Kieliszak and I am an Ear Nose and Throat physician who will be moving to the Bay Area in order to complete a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship in Los Altos from July 2018 until July 2019. I am a devout Catholic.
As I begin my search for housing in the area, I am quickly learning that the costs of living in this area greatly exceed the costs that I have been accustomed to paying in Columbus Ohio (Where I completed my residency training). My fellowship will actually pay me less than what I earned in residency, and I have a great deal of student debt from years of Medical School.
I am reaching out to the Catholic Community to see if there is any available housing on the premises of the church, or in the nearby area. If there are any opportunities for affordable housing arrangements, I would greatly appreciate learning about these. I won't require much, just a bed and an area that I can study at. Either furnished or unfurnished. I would be available to volunteer and give back to the church as well. Please let me know if there are any opportunities. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Christopher Kieliszak
585-738-8195
My name is Christopher Kieliszak and I am an Ear Nose and Throat physician who will be moving to the Bay Area in order to complete a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship in Los Altos from July 2018 until July 2019. I am a devout Catholic.
As I begin my search for housing in the area, I am quickly learning that the costs of living in this area greatly exceed the costs that I have been accustomed to paying in Columbus Ohio (Where I completed my residency training). My fellowship will actually pay me less than what I earned in residency, and I have a great deal of student debt from years of Medical School.
I am reaching out to the Catholic Community to see if there is any available housing on the premises of the church, or in the nearby area. If there are any opportunities for affordable housing arrangements, I would greatly appreciate learning about these. I won't require much, just a bed and an area that I can study at. Either furnished or unfurnished. I would be available to volunteer and give back to the church as well. Please let me know if there are any opportunities. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Christopher Kieliszak
585-738-8195
Sunday readings in English: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/061018.cfm
Sunday readings en Español:http://www.usccb.org/bible/lecturas/061018.cfm
5:00 p.m. Saturday: St. Albert the Great: Fr. Sev Kuupuo and Deacon Daniel (preaching) (Music: Chris Lundin)
7:30 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas: Fr. Matt and Deacon Daniel (preaching)
8:45 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas: Fr. Larry Percell
9:00 a.m. St. Albert the Great: Fr. Michael (Music: Chris Lundin and SAG Choir)
9:00 a.m. Our Lady of the Rosary: Fr. Matt and Deacon Daniel (Music: Ramon Perez and Hispanic Coro)
10:30 a.m. Our Lady of the Rosary: Fr. Michael (Music: Chris Lundin and OLR Choir)
10:30 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas: Fr. Matt and Deacon Daniel (preaching) (Music: Instrumental Ensemble and Women's Choir directed by Paul Prochaska)
11:00 a.m. St. Albert: (St. Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Community): Fr. Anthony Hernandez
Noon: St. Thomas Aquinas: TBD. (Music: Gregorian chant and Renaissance motets with St. Ann Choir)
Fr Stasys on vacation May 31 through June 15
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Steeple Talk Newsletter: http://www.paloaltocatholic.net/index.cfm?load=page&page=202 (see left sidebar)
Diocese of San Jose: http://www.dsj.org/
The Valley Catholic (Diocesan newspaper: http://tvc.dsj.org
Diocese of San Jose EthicsPoint Hotline (1-888-325-7863) - to report financial misconduct
Diocese of San Jose Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults: (408) 983-0113 or protection@ dsj.org
Vatican YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/vatican
H20 Catholic News Service: http://www.h2onews.org/english.html
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/
Daily Scripture reflections: http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/
Mass Times While Traveling: http://www.masstimes.org/txt/
Courage (same-sex attraction support group): 650-450-2286 or email grc...@sbcglobal.net
Salt + Light Blog: http://www.saltandlighttv.org/blog
St. Vincent de Paul Auto Donation Phone number: 1-800-322-8284
Trafficking: National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 888-373-7888 (toll-free hotline 24 hours/day)
Trafficking: California Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking at 888-KEY-2FREEDOM. Texts can also be sent to “BE FREE,” or 233733. (toll-free hotline 24 hours/day)
Catholic Charities (Diocese of San Jose): Elder Care Line and Homecare: (408) 831-0441
Catholic Charities (Diocese of San Jose): Senior Activity Centers, in San Jose and Sunnyvale (408) 270-4900
Catholic Charities (Diocese of San Jose): Behavior Health Clinic in downtown San Jose (408)-899-7160
Catholic Charities (Diocese of San Jose): Behavior Health Clinic in downtown San Jose (408)-899-7160
* If you know of events or recurring meetings which should be added to the calendar, please send them to clu...@stanford.edu, and we will work to get the calendar updated.
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