SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER August 17, 2018 Volume 1, I ssue 3

Father Efren Tomas, MS

Pastor

Sunday (August 19, 2018) Scripture: John 6: 51-58

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Joseph Church

Schedule of Masses 6:30 am Monday-Friday

6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of

the Month-Healing Mass

with Anointing

6:30 pm Wednesday,

OLPH Novena/Mass

6:30 pm 1st Friday Mass

7:00 am Saturday

Morning Mass

6:00 pm Saturday Vigil

Mass

Sunday Masses 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00

am, 12:00 Noon,

5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

3:00 pm 3rd Sunday-

Tagalog Mass

3:00 pm Last Sunday—

Ilocano Mass

REFLECTION The Jews were scandalized by the words of Jesus, "I am the living

bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live

forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the

world." It provoked a very strong reaction among the Jews, "How can

this man give us his flesh to eat?" It sounded as if He was encouraging

cannibalism. This was nonsense to the Jews. But Jesus did not take

back his words or even soften them. He was firm and stood by them

and made it a matter of taking or leaving it.

In the early church, Christians were even accused of being cannibals

because they ate the flesh and drank the blood of the Son of Man. For

the Jews, blood was the seat of life and it was sacred. To drink the

blood is blasphemous for them. But for the pagans, they would not

have any problem with that. They were used to offering animals in

their temples. Some of the flesh were burned, some were given to the

priests and the rest to those who offered it. They would then eat in

the temple precinct. Since the flesh had been offered to god, they be-

lieved that the god had entered it. Eating this sacrificed meat would

mean to become filled with their god, that is why for the pagans, they

would not have been scandalized. They would have understood what

Jesus meant.

In the Eucharist, Christ is really present. Some would say that it is only

a symbolic presence, but the Lord never hinted that the Eucharistic

bread would be a symbol. He never said, "Eat that bread which is a

symbol of me." He made it very clear that the "bread I shall give is my

flesh."

Important Upcoming Dates

Monday,

August 20th

Morning

Prayer

Service

led by

Grade 5

Wednesday,

August 22nd

Schoolwide Worship

at 8:15 am.

Queenship of the

Blessed Virgin Mary Friday,

August 24th

Casual Dress day for

students whose parents

attended the PTG Meeting.

School shoes and socks

must be worn.

Monday,

August 27th

Morning

Prayer

Service

led by

Grade 4

Wednesday,

August 29th

Schoolwide Worship

at 8:15 am.

“Celebration of

Life”

Students with

birthdays in

July and August have a

casual dress day with

school shoes and socks.

All other students should

wear their PE uniform.

Students must wear

their formal uniform.

No Physical Education.

Thursday,

August 23rd

First Parent

Teacher

Guild Meeting at

6:30 pm By attending this

meeting, your child can

earn a casual dress day.

Our theme this year is “All in the Boat.” St. Joseph Parish

School wants you to be active members on our SJPS boat

working collaboratively with our Parish to live out the mission

of Jesus Christ. How can we accomplish the many tasks that

will help us be successful in our 2018-2019 journey as one

St. Joseph ‘Ohana? Come to our meeting and consider the

different ways we can work together this school year. “All In the Same Boat”

PTG

Parent

Teacher

Guild

JESUS

No one can do

everything, but

everyone can do

something.

How can you serve our

parish and school

community?

Marian Glossary

ANNUNCIATION: The visit of the angel

Gabriel to the virgin Mary to inform her

that she was to be the mother of the

Savior. After giving her consent to God's

word, Mary became the mother of Jesus

by the power of the Holy Spirit.

ASSUMPTION: The dogma which

recognizes the Blessed Virgin Mary's

singular participation in her Son's

Resurrection by which she was taken up

body and soul into heavenly glory, when

the course of her earthly life was

finished.

HAIL MARY: The prayer known in Latin

as the Ave Maria. The first part of the

prayer praises God for the gifts he gave

to Mary as Mother of the Redeemer; the

second part seeks her maternal

intercession for the members of the

Body of Christ, the Church, of which she

is the Mother.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: The

dogma proclaimed in Christian Tradition

and defined in 1854, that from the first

moment of her conception, Mary--by the

singular grace of God and by virtue of

the merits of Jesus Christ--was

preserved immune from original sin.

MAGNIFICAT: The title commonly

given to the Latin text and vernacular

translation of the Canticle (or Song) of

Mary that she recites at the time of the

visitation. The canticle begins with “My

soul proclaims the greatness of the

Lord.”

MARY: The mother of Jesus. Because

she is the mother of Jesus--Son of God

and second Person of the Blessed

Trinity--according to the flesh, she is

rightly called the Mother of God

(Theotokos). Mary is also called "full of

grace," and "Mother of the Church," and

in Christian prayer and devotion, "Our

Lady," the "Blessed Virgin Mary," and

the "New Eve."

Our Special Intentions We pray for…

Our La Salette community.

Family members of Sister Judith

Abique, SPC

Special Intention for Sister Judith

Abique, SPC.

Mr. Pio Guerrero.

Mrs. Irene Sandry, grandmother of

Tania Ma’afala (SJPS alumni).

Mrs. Tokuda, mother of Ms. Grace

(Cafeteria Manager).

Ms. Sandobal.

Dr. Rick Yamashiro and family.

(Counselor and Dean of Students)

Yukie, aunt of Mrs. Eileen (3-5

Paraeducator).

Stanley and Genny Inase, cousins of

Ms. Sandobal.

God’s healing mercy on Rea Abique,

Dayen Aguit-Baraero, Anaziel Sua-

sin-Linao, and Renante Fuentes.

Leilani, sister of Ms. Capinpin and her

nieces.

Molina Family

Repose of the soul of Regina

Salisbury.

Bryce, Jason, and their families.

Peter Akuna.

Mrs. Eileen, (3-5 Paraeducator).

Trinity Rodrigues, granddaughter of

Loretta Rodrigues. (Former SJPS

Office Assistant).

For Everett Davis, grandson of Ms.

Davis (Junior High Teacher).

Repose of the soul of, Aaron Lee ,

friend of Ron Amasol (SJPS alum-

ni).

Repose of the soul of Cheryl Delacruz,

cousin of Brandon Sarceda (SJPS

alumni).

Repose of the soul of Lourdes Ponce,

grandmother of Trinity (3B).

Repose of the soul of Dan Montibon,

father of SJPS alumni.

Repose of the soul of mother of

Cynthia Lallo, (SJPS Consultant).

As a disciple of Jesus,

it is our Kuleana (responsibility)

to live out the Gospel

by serving the community.