|
|
|
Saints
Peter & Paul Parish
Weekly Bulletin
22nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time
August
29, 2010
|
Home
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29;
Hebrews 12: 18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14. Today,
Sirach teaches the value of humility. Luke echoes this
teaching in the Gospel. Jesus describes a wedding feast
where the guests compete for the more prestigious places at
table. He points out that it is better to take a lower seat.
Hebrews compares the Old Law, with its gloomy darkness, to
Mount Zion, where the joyous New Covenant is
given.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domenico 22A Del Tempo
Ordinario
La virtù
dell’umiltà nasce dalla consapevolezza
dell’uomo di essere creatura, perché ogni dono
viene da Dio al quale va fatto risalire. L’essere umano
è invitato ad agire con realismo ed equilibrio,
pronto e disponibile al servizio.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From the Pastor's
Computer
I like these stories that I used
three years ago and in feigned humility, let me share it
with you once again:
Christian Herter, a former governor
of Massachusetts, was simply famished at a BBQ fundraiser.
Moving through the serving line, he asked for another piece
of chicken. The lady serving the line told the governor
that there would be only one piece of chicken per person.
He responded, “But, I’m the governor.”
Without missing a beat, the lady replied, “Do you
know who I am? I’m the lady in charge of the chicken.
Move along, mister!” Today’s gospel talks
about appropriate behavior at ancient BBQs and gives both
hosts and guests a lesson in humility.
The gospel tells us to be realistic
about who we are. Tom Brokaw, retired anchorman of NBC,
used to be co-host of the Today Show. He literally ran into
an old friend in the airport. She had a cup of coffee in
her hand and a bag of potato chips that crashed to the
floor. They talked about his previous work at an Omaha news
station and then she asked the question, “By the
way, whatever happen to you?” Even Tom Brokaw, no
matter how famous he was, still wasn’t as famous as he
thought he was. Tom Brokaw and all of us! “Take
you place at the lowest place so that when the host comes to
you he may say, ‘My friends, move up to a higher
position.’” How difficult it is for all of us
to be realistic about ourselves.
Golda Meir, a United States citizen
who became prime minister of Israel, once said to a visiting
diplomat, “Don’t be so humble—you are not
that great.” It was a blunt, almost rude remark,
but has the seeds of realism that allows us to see ourselves
as we really are.
–Fr. John Itzaina,
SDB
|
|
|
Particular Items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baptisms
|
|
Marriages
|
|
Rest-in-Peace
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None Scheduled
|
|
Prabal Datta & Lindsay
Boehm
|
|
Leo Pardini - Ed Moose–
Daranne Schott
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Particular Items
Archived Bulletins: For our archive of
past bulletins, go
here.
Madonna della Guardia: Today we
celebrate the Feast of Madonna della Guardia. On the feastday, we
always move Our Lady’s statue from her chapel by the entrance of
the church to the right-hand altar. There is a basket there where you
can place your prayer intentions.
Religious Education for Youth (CCD)
2010-2011: This year’s CCD will begin on Sunday August 29.
The CCD serves children from kindergarten through high school.
Classes are from 9:45 11:00 AM on Sundays, beginning right after the
8:45 AM Mass. Student’s meet downstairs in the Pre-K classroom.
Registration forms are available in the church office.
Eucharistic Adoration/Holy Hour: Every
Wednesday, we have Holy Hour from 7:00-8:00 PM. Come spend some quiet
time with Jesus! This is followed by Bible Study, at 8PM, in the
rectory. The parking lot will be open.
|
|
|
Choose
Life! "Everything in our days – our work,
our sufferings, our prayer, our ministries – everything
we do and experience is meant to be offered to God as a
spiritual sacrifice. All of our work for the unborn child,
the poor and the disabled; all of our work for immigration
justice and the dignity of marriage and the family: All of
it should be offered for the praise and glory of God’s
name and for the salvation of our brothers and sisters."
-Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, Address
“Glorify God by Your Life: Evangelization and the
Renewal of the Liturgy,” June 24, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint John Bosco is coming to
Saints Peter and Paul! You read that right! As we
prepare for the bicentennial of Don Bosco’s birth, a
relic of our founder is making its way through five
continents. The 2,500 pound reliquary, which displays a
likeness of Don Bosco as well as a bone from his right arm
will arrive at Saints Peter and Paul Church on Saturday,
September 11, 2010, and leave on September 13. There will be
days of festivities before and during Don Bosco’s visit
as we celebrate this truly once-in-a-lifetime
event.
For our full schedule of events, and
to learn more, and download flyers and posters,
click here.
HELP! You
can donate to help make the Relics Celebration happen.
Just clink on the "Donate Now” button above left, and
choose “Don Bosco Relics Celebration” as your
“Program Designation.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
Visitation of St. John Bosco:
When our beloved father St. John Bosco arrives at
around 11:30 PM on September 11this gives each of us the
once in a lifetime opportunity to spend some time with the
holy founder of the Salesians. We are having all night
veneration following his arrival at about 11:30 on the night
of Saturday the 11th, and all night on Sunday the 12th of
September. Please call the parish office to sign up for a
time of the night to be with Don Bosco.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scenes from the Life of Don
Bosco, by Fr. John Itzaina, SDB (1883. Don Bosco is 68 years
old): “At Sacre Cuore, the Basilica near the
outside walls of Rome, adjacent to Stazioni Termini, there
was a building of the church that the Pope asked Don Bosco
to take over. This church was started, but not completed,
and Don Bosco told the Pope that he would take on this
project and do it. Don Bosco went to his Council, the other
Salesians, telling them about this project and saying that
the Pope asked us to do it. They decided to take a vote on
it - 1 was in favor, 6 others were not in favor. The only
one in favor of this project was Don Bosco. Now, it was 1883
and Don Bosco was getting old. He wanted to get this project
done. Don Bosco asked everyone to vote again and emphasized
that “The Pope wants us to do it… we should vote
again.” After this vote, all 7 agreed. He quickly
brought out the plans of the very small basilica. He showed
the plans of how he planned to enlarge and build it. This
was the place where he had his great realization of the
dream when he was 9 years old. As he walked into the
sacristy, he stopped, looked around, started to cry, and
said, “Now, I understand”.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Next Relics Committee Meeting:
The next meeting of the Relics Committee will be on
Tuesday, August 31, at 6:30 PM, in the parish center. Any
parishioner is invited to attend and follow the progress of
the relics celebration planning.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salesian Jubilarian Dinner:
Want to honor Fr. Armand, Fr. Jack, and Fr. Mario? Who
doesn’t?! On Sunday, September 12, following the 5:00
PM “Don Bosco: faithful for the Kingdom”
Mass, there will be a celebratory dinner at the Italian
Athletic Club honoring the Salesian Jubilarians from all
over our province. The above named honorees are from SS
Peter and Paul. Ex-pastors Fr. Malloy and Fr. Purdy will be
honored, too. A very limited number of dinner tickets
at $37 are still available. Call or come by the bookstore to
purchase tickets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
And speaking of the relics
celebration, YOU can support it and one of your favorite
Salesians at the same time! Look for cards in the church
that will allow you to donate to the celebration in the name
or in memory of your favorite Priest, Brother, or
Sister!
|
|
|
|
|
Holy Name Bingo: Get Ready for Holy Name Society’s
Annual Champagne Bingo! This event is the sole yearly fundraiser for
the HNS, and supports all their good works. The event will take place
Sunday, September 19, from 1-5 PM, in the gym. Tickets are $20.00,
and must be purchased in advance. Champagne, Hot Lunch, Free Parking,
and 2 FREE Bingo Tickets! No children, please. For reservations call:
885-0567, or purchase tickets at the church office:
421-0809.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Our
friends over at the Dominican School of Philosophy are sponsoring a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land from October 31 to November 9. For more
information, go
here, or call 510-883-7159 or
email mheffner@dspt.edu
for more information.
|
|
|
Haiti Visit Update: As
parishioners know, our Pre-K Director Barbara Simons, and
her daughter Katey, were in Haiti last month visiting the
Salesian Sisters and helping out.
Katey has created a blog describing
their visit with lots of infoirmation, including how we can
help out. Check it out here:
http://barbaraandkateyinhaiti.blogspot.com:80/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclaiming the Culture
(co-produced by SSPP parishioners) is now live! "Our
culture is in crisis. The future of marriage and family,
protection of the poor and vulnerable, religious freedom,
the reliance on government as the provider of solution
– all beg the question: what can be done to restore our
disintegrating Judeo-Christian society?"
This week, Dolores Meehan interviews
Dr. Maria Fedoryka on her recent paper "the Gift of Woman."
Dr. Fedoryka is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ave
Maria University. She specializes in ethics, realist
phenomenology, and most recently, is publishing and speaking
in the areas of sexual ethics and the philosophy of love,
exploring the manifold implications for human existence of
the origin of creation in love.
Listen here: http://www.reclaimingtheculture.org/fedoryka.html
Podcasts can be downloaded, too.
Other Reclaiming the Culture shows in August
include:
August 31: Father Michael Sweeney,
OP, President, Dominican School of Philosophy &
Theology, "Authentic Catholic Education and the Impact of
the Land o' Lakes Conference"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pope Benedict XVI:
There have been rather onesided (to say the least)
attempts to implicate His Holiness in the Church's tragic
abuse scandal (Have you noticed how none of them have panned
out?). Here is some balance and factual information you will
not get from the mainstream media:
Jimmy
Akin on the Milwaukee
case.
George
Weigel on the
"thoroughly discredited" Milwaukee story in "First
Things"
Phil
Lawler
on the Oakland case.
Fr.
Joseph Fessio, SJ,
on the Oakland
case.
Fr.
John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z),
on the Oakland case.
Dr.
Thomas Plant, PhD
"Six
Important Points You Don't Hear About Regarding Sexual Abuse
in the Catholic Church."
A
compendium of other
stories from the Catholic Educator's Resource
Center
|
|
|
|
|
2010 Archdiocesan Assessment: The Archdiocesan Assessment is
not an optional donation on our part—the parish has to pay this
money to the Archdiocese whether we make it via our campaign or not.
Out of our entire parish, only 82 families/individuals have
contributed to this year’s Archdiocesan Assessment. You can
donate by clicking the link below, and selecting the Archdiocesan
Appeal option, and can spread your donations out over the year.
(That's what I do).
|
|
Saints Peter and Paul now accepts
online donations from your credit or debit card. You can
set up a recurring donation, and also specify any particular
area or campaign where your donation is to be applied. We
are working with "Network for Good" one of the largest
non-profit networks in the country. Please follow the link
at left.
|
|
|
|
|
Men’s Winter Coats Needed: We
(or rather our homeless neighbors) are ALWAYS in dire need of winter
coats for men. If you have a warm coat that you can donate, please
bring it by the rectory.
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
Loyola have helped many to fulfill their desire to grow in
knowledge and love of Jesus and so to follow him in greater freedom.
Ignatius planned that the complete Exercises (sometimes offered as a
30-day silent retreat) also be offered as a retreat in everyday life,
extended over six months or more. In following this form, the
retreatant meets with an individual director weekly and prays an hour
and a half daily. Doing the Exercises entails a serious commitment of
both time and energy and is appropriate for those already cultivating
a generous life of prayer and in regular spiritual direction. If you
have an interest in doing the complete Spiritual Exercises in
everyday life, our staff would be happy to help you to discern the
Spirit’s call and will recommend a director when that is
timely.Please contact Fr. Tom Carroll (tcarroll@jrclosaltos.org) at
The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos for more information.
New Prayer Group: Parishioner Nadine
Calliguri is starting a prayer group at her home. The group will meet
Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:00 PM, and will pray the Rosary,
the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and other prayers.. For more
information, call Gibbons the parish office at
415-421-0809.
|
|
|
Saints Peter and Paul School
Scholarship Fund: Many of you will remember the time
when there were many religious vocations and a Catholic
education was extraordinarily inexpensive. But all that has
changed. Our school charges a tuition of $6,100—less
than our neighboring Catholic Schools, and half of what a
public school spends to educate a child. With San
Francisco’s cost of living, lack of funds may prevent
children from receiving a Catholic Education. The Salesians
began by educating the children of the poor, and we are not
about to exclude those who cannot make the total fee. But,
like Don Bosco before us, we need help. Are there
parishioners and/or friends who might consider contributing
to the sponsorship of a student who might be otherwise
forced to leave? All recipient family qualifications will be
verified by Saints Peter and Paul School. For more
information,you can download a flyer here,
or feel free to call Fr. Itzaina at 421-0809.
|
|
|
|
|
Drivers, Please be careful! We had an unfortunate incident on
Sunday Feb. 22. A parishioner with cerebral palsy was startled by a
car quickly exiting from our parking lot. She was not hit, but the
fright made her lose her balance and fall. She is OK, and the driver
was helpful and apologetic—still, it is a good lesson for us. We
also received another complaint about drivers not being sufficiently
careful of pedestrians. Please remember that not all people are
equally steady on their feet, and sometimes we need to be
patient.
Volunteers Needed: Ever considered
what it feels like to help fight poverty on the frontlines? The St.
Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco invites all parishioners to
fulfill Christ’s challenge to care for the least among us by
volunteering at the Society’s Vincentian Help Desk. The Help
Desk is a clothing distribution program that serves over 1000 people
each month. For more information, call Sally Rosen at 415-202-9955.
Cars Vandalized: We have had a number
of cars vandalized in the garage. Please keep your eyes open, and if
you are one of the people who parks there, make sure you close the
garage door upon leaving!
|
|
Marriage Matters to Kids!
Proposition 8 forced us to confront important questions,
that retain their importance even though the election is
over.
What is the meaning of
Marriage?
Do Children have a fundamental right to a Mother and a
Father?
Do Mothers matter? Do Fathers matter?
Does natural marriage benefit society?
If so, what are the dangers of redefining marriage?
What about equality, and the dignity of the homosexual
person?
Watch the video below, and listen to
Catholic bishops and priests, (including a charming episode
with SSPP’s own Fr. Armand Oliveri!) marriage
counselors, lawyers, and people just like you, describe what
marriage means and why we are called to protect it. Visit
www.MarriageMattersToKids.org
Click the arrow at lower left to
start.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stress in your Marriage? It’s not
unheard of. Retrovaille (pronounced “retrovi”) is a
program, Catholic in origin, designed to help married couples
rediscover one another and their life together. It has helped
thousands of married couples. For more info, call 415-893-1005 or
email Sf@retroca.com or visit www.Retrouvaille.org.
Revitalize your Marriage! The next
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend will be November 6-8. For more
information call Paul or Yvonne at 650-366-7093 or go to
www.sf.lovemoredeeply.org.
“I place much of my hope for the future in Marriage
Encounter.” –Pope John Paul II.
Help the Elderly! Some of our
wonderful older parishioners are now in convalescent hospitals. They
would love to have visitors! If you would like to be a part of this
important and rewarding ministry, or if you know of a person who
might like a visit, please call Gibbons at 421-0809, or email to
gibbons@stspeterpaul.san-francisco.ca.us
Holy Name Society: The Holy Name
Society is a worldwide organization of Catholic men that was founded
more than 700 years ago. Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, a
monthly Society Mass and various good works are the HNS mission. For
more information about the HNS, please email to stppholyname@sbcglobal.net
Holy Land Pilgrimages: Please visit
this
link to find out about
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Our friends over at St. Thomas More
Church are affiliated with these pilgrimages.
Latin Mass: On every first Sunday of
the month at 11:45 the Mass will be celebrated in Latin, with
Gregorian Chant. For an English/Latin Mass guide, click
here.
Tell your
friends!
Neat Links:
The Holy Father (and his staff) have been
busy lately:
For the Letter: "Responses To Some Questions
Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctine on the Church" click
here.
For the: "Letter of
His Holiness Benedict XVI To The Bishops On The Occasion Of The
Publication Of The Apostolic Letter MOTU PROPRIO DATA Summum
Pontificum On The Use of The Roman Liturgy Prior To The Reform Of
1970" click here.
For an unofficial translation
of the MOTU PROPIO, from the USCCB, click
here.
Caritas in Veritate: Read or
download the Holy Father's new encyclical "Charity in Truth"
here.
Vatican YouTube Channel: Did you know
the Vatican has it's own YouTube Channel, with lots of important
video? Neither did I, but they do. Go
here. It's updated regularly.
Very cool Vatican
resource: Clerus.org, the Congregation for the Clergy at the Holy
See has a great new website called "Bibliaclerus."
From the homepage: "This program offers Sacred Scripture, its
interpretation in light of Sacred Tradition and the teachings of the
Magisterium, with appropriate theological commentary and
exegesis."
Travelling? Find a
Mass anywhere in the world. Visit Masstimes.
Saint of the Day:
Whose Feastday is it today? To find out, click
here.
Compendium of the
Catchism: The Vatican has a great new online resource. It is the
"Compendium of the Catchism of the Catholic Church." You can check it
out here.
Catholic Search Engine: There is a
nice new Catholic search engine out there in cyberspace. It is
www.mycatholic.com.
It has a built in Google search engine, links to top news stories,
links to Catholic news agencies, plus lots of liturgical info updated
daily. Check it out!
|
|
Catholic Radio: Immaculate
Heart Radio’s newest station is in the Bay Area!
It’s 1260 on your AM dial. Tune in to hear the best of
Catholic Radio, or you can listen online by going
here.
|
|
|
|
|
And Catholic TV! Visit EWTN
for just about everything Catholic. Click on the logo at
right.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Struggling with Same-Sex
Attraction? You are NOT alone and the Church has not
abandoned you! Visit the COURAGE
website. "COURAGE" is an apostolate of the Church that
ministers to those struggling against this particular
temptation. They have been endorsed by the Pontifical
Council for the Family and our beloved John Paul II said of
this ministry, "COURAGE is doing the work of God!"
In the Bay Area, call:
Fr. Mark Taheny (415) 461-0704
Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (415) 567-7824
Confidential Courage Hotline (650)
450-2286
|
|
|
|
|
Struggling with Pornography
Addiction? You also are not alone! Pornographic websites
are by far the largest segment of the web.
A new Catholic apostolate, the
Serenellians (www.pornnomore.com), is trying to help those
caught in the grips of pornography addiction. The
Serenellians get their name from Alessandro Serenelli, who
killed St. Maria Goretti in a fit of lust and later
repented.
“If a man so seemingly
wicked, decadent and corrupt as Alessandro Serenelli can
receive the fullness of conversion and salvation from
Almighty God, then so can each and every like soul caught up
in the snares of this insidious
evil.”
You can visit their website by
clicking on the logo to the left, and there is a good story
about them on California
Catholic Daily.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catholics for the Common
Good:
One of our most effective pro-life
& social justice groups is Catholics for the Common
Good.
To learn more,
click on the logo at right.
|
|
|
|
|
Prayer for our
Men and Women In Military Service
O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your
protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them
unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the
rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil. Guard our
churches, our homes, our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our
buildings and all those within from harm and peril. Protect our land
and its peoples from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace
with victory founded upon justice. Instill in the hearts and minds of
men and women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and
good will toward all. Amen.
Please pray for:
Jean Berres, Sr. Paula Wong, Suzanne, Aibee
Mae Cua, Lawrence Render, Elicia Alla Scully, Domenico Federico,
Agnes, W. Woo, Don Baylor, Henrietta Heir, Linda Dow, Kathy, Ron
Tamm, Cindy Ford, Rodney Corsiglia, Phyllis Libatique, Dan, Diana
Pacini, Yvonne, Jason Pimental, Eva Pepin, Annette Ward, Catherine De
Luca, Gene, Pina, Ali Mae, Bill Henderson, Brigid Reginato, Mark
Carico, Tina, Diane, Jean A. Massey, Peter P. English, Robert Elliot,
George Wassmer, Totoy Aquino, Emily Lee, Carlos Galarrita, Jo Fernan,
Al Moresi, Eleanor Dito, Lacey Sikora, Enrico, Betsy Goodwill, Kay
Gibleski, Archie Lotto & Mina Elie, Rena Carniglia, Frances Marie
Padilla, Kay, Alice Devine, Ray & Tina Bianchini, Victor Lampe,
Pat Luddington, Virginia Dunwell, Jean Patanè, Maria Groppi,
Dee Massa, Chris Denny, Jerry Bini, Jr., Francis Mahoney, Esther
Castagnola, Valeria Brown, Beverly Kies, Robert & Judy Seefeldt,
Martin Lamkin, Aloma Dawson, Special Intention, For our people in the
Armed Forces, Irene Enriquez, Teresita Uy, Marilyn Marano, Frances
Peters, Nancy Baccei, Anne & Walter, Ron & Jeanie, Michael
Lydon, Necy Ago, Dr. Lorraine Sibley, Scott Bartlett, Gerrie Davis,
Janet Johnston, Jason Holmes, Bill Sckzraybalo, Fred Hankinson, Jim
Hutelmyer, Peter, Connie Heinze, Christopher Snook, Mike Sosa, Pam
Benitez, Loretta Tribulato, Rolando Rodriguez, Jiovanni, Edna
Tavares, Pat May, Jesse Martinez, Susanna, Rachel, Bob, Monchie
Mariano, Nick Nessix, Gilberto Potoy, Mrs. Blanco, Rachel Pozivenec,
Andrew Schott, Cheryl Thomas, David St. John, Le Anna Mossi, Walter
Anthony Merlino, Mary Ann Hulett, The Olsen Family, Bob McPhail,
Charles Gibbs, Jane Tift, Gary, Sr. Gil Lewis, Ken Beckingham, Alexis
Ordona, Mary Drayton, Jody Hamilton, An ill parishioner, Ellen Stahl,
Tarooj Maaref, Peter Rayfield, Ramon Fernan, All the homeless &
mentally ill of the neighborhood,
& all parishioners in hospitals & nursing homes.
To have an intention included, please
call 421-0809.
Liturgical
Calendar
|
Sunday
|
29
|
22nd Sunday in Ordinary
Time
|
|
Monday
|
30
|
Weekday in Ordinary Time
|
|
Tuesday
|
31
|
Weekday in Ordinary Time
|
|
Wednesday
|
01
|
Weekday in Ordinary Time
|
|
Thursday
|
02
|
Weekday in Ordinary Time
|
|
Friday
|
03
|
Gregory the Great; Pope,
Doctor
|
|
Saturday
|
04
|
Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
|
|
Sunday
|
05
|
23rd Sunday in Ordinary
Time
|
|
Your sacrificial offerings of last
week:
|
|
$4,130.
|
|
Second Collection (parish
school):
|
|
$1,148.
|
Thank You! Your parish needs and
appreciates your continued support!
SS.
Peter and Paul Homepage