Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

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

434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080

A Stewardship Parish - Grateful Living through Faith, Fellowship, Service, & Giving

July 14, 2019

Fifteenth Sunday

in Ordinary

Time

The Good Samaritan by William Henry Margetson (1861-1940)

“Go and do likewise.” - Luke 10:37

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

St. Veronica Parish Parish Office Hours

Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (unless otherwise posted)

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

Parish Staff

Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor

Deacon Roger Beaudry

Mary Martin, Administrative Assistant, Ext.301 Silvia Reyes, Bookkeeper, Ext.304 Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator, Ext.305

Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director, Ext. 308

Jim Rodriguez, Custodian/Maintenance

St. Veronica Catholic School

www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909

Mrs. Mary Boland Mrs. Pam Cavagnaro Principal Vice Principal

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office.

Baptisms in English are typically held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month. Call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309

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

Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455

Mass Intentions for the Week of July 14, 2019

Sun 07/14 7:00 † Perpetua Marzan 8:30 † Ann Marie Azzopardi 10:00 † Marlis Risso 11:30 † Leonor Brenner 6:00 † Mexicali Villares

Mon 07/15 8:30 † Carol Piras Antonio Sicat

Tue 07/16 8:30 † Ann Marie Azzopardi † Refuno Leduna Jr.

Wed 07/17 8:30 † Tony Martinez † Henry & Marlis Risso

Thu 07/18 8:30 † Adela de Ramos Macabasco † Gordon O’Keefe

Fri 07/19 8:30 † Edwin D’Souza Karen Evans

Sat 07/20 8:30 † Carlos Baluyot † Esperanza Cusio 5:00 People of St. Veronica

Sun 07/21 7:00 † Charles Farrugia 8:30 † Alberto Lopez 10:00 † Jay Herrera 11:30 † Joseph Fischer 6:00 † Miriam Larosa

St. Veronica Parish Mission Statement

St. Veronica Church is a multicultural community of believers who treasure Jesus Christ at the center of their profession of faith & practice. They worship & work to-gether to build up a community of family & friends according to the mind & heart of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy & grati-tude, they live & share the good news of faith & hope, striving to stand up for peace & justice, to spread love & compassion, to care for those who are in need, and to make our nation & the world a better place for all.

Parish Registration Please complete and return form to the parish office,

or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information.

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Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. (English)

Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. First Fridays: 6:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.

Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

except as posted for holidays and parish events

On the Horizon

Ongoing through Mon., August 19: PG&E staging of equipment on the basketball courts

Sat., July 20: Spanish Ministry Retiro de Jovenes, Falcon Hall, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation - Masses at 6:30 & 8:30 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 27, 28, 29: Annual Parish Festival

Welcome New Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of newly registered parishioners:

Raymond & Corazon Del Rosario

David & Stephanie Menner

May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others.

June 29-30 Collection Totals: First Collection: $6,402.00 Second Collection: $2,342.00 (Peter’s Pence) Envelopes received in the First/Second Collections:

June 22 & 23: 263-1st coll.; 158-2nd coll. June 29 & 30: 263-1st coll.; 152-2nd coll. July 06 & 07: 262-1st coll.; 154-2nd coll.

If you currently receive envelopes but do not use them, please prayerfully consider including your donation in the collection basket.

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

Saturday 07/06/19 5:00PM 1589.00 412.00 2001.00

Sunday 07/07/19 7:00AM 1214.00 414.00 1628.00

8:30AM 1062.00 259.00 1321.00

10:00AM 1309.00 346.00 1655.00

11:30AM 864.00 265.00 1129.00

Spanish Mass 6:00PM 192.00 108.00 300.00

TOTAL IN-PEW DONATIONS: $6,230.00 $1,804.00 $8,034.00

Other Contributions 654.00 n/a 654.00

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Music Ministry Totals

Adult and Youth Faith Formation Registration Open

The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program is now accepting registration for 2019-20. Those 16 years of age or older who would like to become Catholic (having never been bap-tized) or who would like to complete the Sacraments of Initiation (having been baptized into a Christian faith, but not received Communion and/or been confirmed) are invited to call the Pasto-ral Center offices at 650-588-1455 and leave their contact information. A member of the RCIA team will follow up with details about the program, which begins in September. Registration

forms are available in the Pastoral Center.

New and continuing registration is being accepted for the 2019-20 Faith Formation program. Registration forms are on the parish website under the “Faith Formation” tab, or may be re-quested by calling the Faith Formation office at 650-588-1455 ext. 305. Even if your child will be a returning student, a 2019-20 registration form is required. Forms are also available in Spanish at the parish office.

Please register your child/children as soon as possible as class sizes are limited. Classes begin in September.

A reminder that preparation for the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation are each two-year pro-grams, beginning no earlier than 1st grade for Communion and no earlier than 8th grade for Confirmation.

Special Needs Faith Formation Program: “Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for such is the kingdom of God.” - Mark 10:14. Implicit in Jesus’ words is his welcome to all children. We are all children of God; God welcomes us all.

Every child may receive the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. At St. Veronica, we are blessed to offer classes for students with special needs. The children usually begin preparation

for Holy Eucharist at age 6 or 7, but there is no upper age limit. Confirmation preparation usually begins around age 12. Preparation for each sacrament is two years.

If you have a child with special needs who has not received his or her sacraments, please contact the Parish Office. And please pass along our information to others who may be interested in the program!

Classes begin in late September on Saturdays from 10:30-11:45 a.m. We would love to work with your child on his or her faith journey!

St. Veronica is a FORMED Parish - Catholic Content at Your Fingertips!

Thanks to a grant offered by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, St. Veronica has access to the website FORMED, which has been called “Netflix for Catholics”. The Archdiocese is subsidizing parishes at a rate of three years for the price of one. Registration is quick and easy. Visit www.stveronicassf.formed.org, click “Register”, and you will have access to thousands of videos (including full-length movies and children’s content), e-books, audio content, podcasts, and study guides. Content is available in English and Spanish. There is suitable content for all age ranges, and for wherever you are in your faith journey. Not sure where to start? After registering, scroll down the home page and check out the numerous content suggestions. Remember to also click on the “left” and “right” arrows for more suggestions! There’s even a special section called “For your Summer Road Trip”. Looking for even more? There’s an app for that! Search for “FORMED” where you download your apps!

Bingo Continues Throughout the Summer

Invite Your Friends for Wednesday Night Bingo

in Falcon Hall

Doors Open at 6:00 PM Games Begin at 7:00 PM

Proceeds benefit St. Veronica Catholic School

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Planning on Holding your Wedding at St. Veronica Church?

The policy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco states that arrangements for marriage are to be made at least six months in advance. These months are meant to give couples the opportunity for prayerful re-flection on Christian marriage and for consideration of their future life as “two who will be made one.”

Your first step is to call our rectory office at 650-588-1455 to schedule an appointment to meet with a member of the clergy.

During the initial meeting, preliminary information will be taken and an evaluation of your readiness to marry will be assessed. Other information will be provided re-garding the Marriage Preparation Program and FOCCUS questionnaire.

You will also have the opportunity to set up future meet-ings with clergy, our wedding coordinator and our music director who will all work with you in planning your spe-cial day.

Calendars fill up quickly and schedules get busy, so don't delay in setting up your initial wedding appointment.

It is with great joy that we welcome into our church and community the following child who received the

Sacrament of Baptism at our Church on July 6, 2019

Savanna Ann Cardenas

We offer our congratulations and ask for God’s continued blessings on

Alondra Franco

daughter of Salvador &

Mariana Franco, who celebrated

her Quinceañera

Mass at

Saint Veronica on

Saturday, July 6

Become a Good Samaritan for your neighbor in need . . . Just like the Samaritan in today’s Gospel, we all have a calling to help others. Here are just a couple of ways:

Our Homebound Eucharistic Ministry is looking for additional volunteers to help distribute Communion and bring the Gospel to local shut-ins on Sundays. Open to those who are already Eucharistic Ministers.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Ministry can always use a hand. Donations of non-perishable food items and toiletries may be dropped off at the Parish Office during regular busi-ness hours. For those who have just a few hours a month to spare, SVdP can also use help with bringing bags of groceries to those in our local community.

Those interested in participating in either of these minis-tries are welcome to contact the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 for additional information and to be put in touch with the coordinators.

Baptism Information

Registration forms are available from the Pastoral Center during regular office hours,

or you may download a form from our website at www.stveronicassf.com.

Baptisms are generally celebrated monthly on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in English. Please call the Parish Office to sign up.

Upcoming baptism dates are as follows: July 20 (full)

August 3 & 17 (full) September 7 & 21

Preparation classes for parents and godparents are held on the second Tuesday of the month.

Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please).

Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 for specific dates and to reserve your space for the

Baptismal Preparation Classes.

Reflecting on the Word

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Moses tells the people that God’s command is already in their mouths and hearts. The way Jesus treats the scholar reflects this. He asks how he reads the law. The scholar knew what to do. Then Jesus ups the ante with his response to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus makes clear that the Samari-tan, who treated the person with mercy, was the neighbor. The enemy was the neighbor. Why did the scholar ask the question? We don’t know. We do know that Jesus asks him to stretch his definition of neighbor and see as God does. Even one’s enemy is neighbor, for we are all children of God. Some-one from the towns who refused Jesus hospitality models a faithful response. A retired Marine once told me he was trained never to think of an enemy as a person. Only by putting someone in a category - enemy, opponent, evil, or threat - can we consider dismissing and mis-treating other people. When we see the other as hu-man and like us, mistreatment becomes more diffi-cult. That’s why it is difficult to eat or pray with someone who has hurt us. The tension becomes too much, so we leave or try to reconcile. Our hearts know that we are more alike than unlike. Christ came to reconcile all things in himself, making peace by the blood of his cross. He em-braced what was death-dealing and found life. Sign-ing ourselves with the cross reminds us that God’s way, difficult as it can be, is as near as our mouths and hearts. That act invites us to see all people as human, as neighbor. Show others the mercy that God has given us and love both God and neighbor.

For Prayerful Consideration & Discussion

How would I answer the question, “Who is my neighbor?”

What keeps me from seeing someone who has hurt me or done evil as a human being and a child of God?

Living and Praying with the Word

God, our mercy, your compassion toward us is pure gift. Help me see others as you do to find ways of healing where there is brokenness and reconcilia-tion where there is rupture. Help me to take the small but steady steps that the death and resurrection of Jesus invite. - Living the Word

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Mark Your Calendar!

St. Veronica Parish Festival 2019 “Going to the Beach”

September 27, 28, 29

Festival planning is well underway! Donations are now being accepted at the Parish Office

for the following: Adult Bingo (prize items/gift cards)

Bottlemania (2- and 3-liter non-alcoholic beverages)

Festival Café (single-serve items such as candy, chips, drinks, etc.)

Home & Holiday Booth Liquor Booth (adult beverages,

mixers, bar items) Silent Auction (attraction tickets, gift

cards, etc.) Sports Booth

Toy Booth (new items only please)

As September approaches, keep an eye out for the Festival Raffle tickets, Festival Apparel sales, and Ride Wristband sales!

Would you like to join in the fun by volunteering to work a booth for a couple of hours during the

festival? Do you own a business or know of a business

that might like to become a festival sponsor?

Leave your contact information with

the Parish Office at 650-588-1455, and it will be passed along

to the Festival Planning Team!