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Sunday, April 21: Easter SundayReadings: Acts 10:34a, 37–43 / Ps 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23 / Col 3:1–4 or 1 Cor 5:6b–8 / "Victimae paschale laudes" / Jn 20:1–9 or Lk 24:1–12

Monday, April 2212:15 pm STA . . . . Hazel Le Blanc † Readings: Acts 2:14, 22–33 / Ps 16:1–2a and 5, 7–8, 9–10, 11 / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Mt 28:8–15

Tuesday, April 23Readings: Acts 2:36–41 / Ps 33:4–5, 18–19, 20 and 22 / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Jn 20:11–18

Wednesday, April 24Readings: Acts 3:1–10 / Ps 105:1–2, 3–4, 6–7, 8–9 / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Lk 24:13–35

Thursday, April 25Readings: Acts 3:11–26 / Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6–7, 8–9 / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Lk 24:35–48

Friday, April 26Readings: Acts 4:1–12 / Ps 118:1–2 and 4, 22–24, 25–27a / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Jn 21:1–14

Saturday, April 27Readings: Acts 4:13–21 / Ps 118:1 and 14–15ab, 16–18, 19–21 / "Victimae pasch-ali laudes" / Mk 16:9–15

Sunday, April 28: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)10:30 am OLR . . . . Mary Cummings †Readings: Acts 5:12–16 / Ps 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24 / Rv 1:9–11a, 12–13, 17–19 / "Victimae paschali laudes" / Jn 20:19–31

Z Please PrayFor the sIck & hoMebound – Lydia Li, Donna Riordan, Cathy Doerr,

Mark LaFlamme, Paul McNamara, Marianne Mueller, Stephen Lee, Nancy Marty, Pat Klein, Joyce Homan, Maria Merlitti, Eileen Mitchell,

Apolonia Gutierrez, Judy Naples, Felicitas Francisco, John Ernes, John Reilly, Lauro Quintana-Sarellana, Brian Temple, Steven Befera, Paul Titterton,

Fabrizio Rossi, Albert Beltran, Sr., Winnie McGannon, Dcn. Daniel HernandezFor the recently deceased – Jim Adams, Anastasia Chung, Agnes Tan, Judy Woods,

Helena Hurley, Patricia Korens, Mary Stratton, Maria Fatima Rosa, Juanita Ortiz, Laurie Vavuris, Mary Carlstead, John Mensick, Fred Dietrich, Pat Cala, Julia Castillo, Nadine Kilty, Leoberta Cruzet, Dan Finnerty, William Iaculla, Robert Luis Hernandez,

Shui Yin Chiu, Burnee Hazen, Joseph Crea, Meg Maurer, Mary Cummings

alleluIa, our Joy Is coMplete!Many years ago, we were in Hawaii with my brother and his family for Easter. Early on Easter morning, just as the sun was rising, Steve lifted up his little girl and pointed to the sun coming up over the mountain. The sky was a blaze of pinks and golds and he said to her, “Do you see that, Darcy? That’s God!”

It was an Easter moment as sure as the one in our gospel today. Out of the darkness of night, light came and we were awe struck by it’s beauty. My niece now has a little girl of her own and she will lift her up to see God in her life. The Easter message will be carried forward.

Easter is not a fairytale or a fantastic story out of the past to be read once a year and forgotten. It is the story of joy and new life. An event that trans-formed a day of sadness into a day filled with promise and hope.

In the gospel, all the disciples came and saw but one of them came and saw and believed. We want to be that disciple. To see the empty tomb is to see the darkness and be left with questions and confusion, feelings of doubt and abandonment. But to move beyond the tomb, to penetrate the mystery, is to touch the heart of the story.

This moment in history became a living testimony to the power of light to overcome darkness, life to overcome death and the power of love to over-come anything. One person believed and the story was changed from one of defeat to one that lived on as the greatest love story ever told.

We celebrate and pass this story on. We find joy in the ways that God is present. We bear witness to our belief that new life follows death as surely as sunrise follows sunset and that love in all the ways we receive and give it, is more powerful than anything. Our believing is our, “Alleluia!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“You lose the joy, you lose it all. No joy, no hope….no understanding of the suffering…no meaning to life…” Jubilantly he concludes, “Oh yeah – It’s gotta be the joy!” This daily reminder of mine urges me to consider how joy makes all the difference. God of Joy – Help me rejoice in the world as You rejoice in me, and help me to make manifest Your love and joy for Your creation. Amen. Nancy McGaraghan, parishioner

dIvIne Mercy sunday Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. We will pray the chaplet of Divine Mercy at the end of the 10:30am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary on April 28.

seder dInner thank youA special thank you to all those who planned, executed, and participated in our Annual Parish Seder Dinner. It truly was an educational and prayer-ful experience.

St. Thomas Aquinas ParishthIs Week’s hIghlIghtsSunday, April 2110:00 am . . . . Easter Gathering (SESAud)11:30 am . . . . Easter Gathering (OLRH)

Monday, April 227:00 pm . . . . .RCIA (SAGH)

Tuesday, April 238:00 am . . . . . .SESS Music (SAGH)7:00 pm . . . . .Hisp. Prayer Group (DCC)NO Spirituality Tuesday7:30 pm . . . . .Knights of Columbus (THB)

Wednesday, April 2410:30 am . . . .Mass at The Commons 3:30 pm . . . . .SESS Tutoring

Thursday, April 259:00 am . . . . . .Mother's Prayer Group (KC)10:00 am . . . .Prayer Group (SAGH)7:00 pm . . . . .Hispanic 1st Communion Catechesis for Adults & Children (PC1&2)7:00 pm . . . . .TMC Board of Dir. (THDin)

Friday, April 265:00 pm . . . . .Wedding Rehearsal (STA)

Saturday, April 279:00 am . . . . .1st Comm. Retreat (DC)10:30 am . . . . Baptism Class (PC1st)1:00 pm . . . . . Quinceañera (OLR)2:00 pm . . . . . Wedding (STA)

no spIrItualIty tuesday sessIon on aprIl 23 Spirituality Tuesday Returns to St. Albert The Great

Hospitality Center on April 30 at 7:00 pmOn April 30th we will continue our video series with Lesson 6 of "The Mystery of God: The God Who Is Love" with our host, Susan Olsen.

The book of Genesis reveals that we are made in the image and likeness of God. What does this mean? For St. Augustine it affirmed that our own traits—our minds, our self-knowledge, our self-love–can tell us something about God as a Trinity. What is Christianity finally about? What is the deepest meaning of being and all reality? The Christian answer is this: God is love, a play of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 7PM to 8:30PM in the Hospitality Center at St. Albert the Great Church.

congratulatIons!Congratulations to the following individuals who shared in the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil:

Those Celebrating Full Christian Initiation:Devon Depew , Karen Izaquirre, Santiago Martin, Sofia Martin, Vanessa Martin, Adelyn Yim

Christians Celebrating Full Communion with the Catholic Church:Samantha Dias

Previously Baptized Catholics Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation and/or First Eucharist:Dominick Lanni, Angelica Nwozu, Roberto Ortiz, Nataly Solorio, Julia Ragno

We wish to acknowledge and thank their sponsors, catechists, parents, and indeed, the entire parish community who have supported these our broth-ers and sisters through prayer and witness. May we truly welcome them to our Church and our parish.

presIder schedule2nd Sunday of Easter &

Divine Mercy SundaySt. Albert the Great1095 Channing Ave.

Sat 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. NguyenSun 9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. GazzinganSun 11:00 am (Byzantine) Fr. Hernandez

St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley St.

Sun 7:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. MikalonisSun 8:45 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. RubioSun 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. NguyenSun 12:00 pm (Latin) . . . . TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary3233 Cowper St.

Sun 9:00 am (Spanish) . . Fr. MikalonisSun 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Gazzingan

annual seton scraMble - May 6 Monday, May 6 - 24th Annual Seton Scramble for Students

Please join us for our annual fundraising event at the exclusive Stanford Gold Course. Register at www. setonpaloalto.org. Questions? Contact Carmel Caligaris: Development2setonpaloalto.org or 650-326-1258.

It's a hIgh tea - and you're all InvIted! - May 15Seton School's Student Council members will be hosting an afternoon Tea Party - and ALL ARE WELCOME!! "We'd like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers and supporters who have helped us throughout the school year!" . . . Maria (7th Grade).When: Weds, May 15th at 3:30PM Where: SAG Center Please RSVP: emaguire@setonpalato.org

April 21, 2019Weekly steWardshIp report

Thank you for sharing God's gifts!

April 7 (Week 41)Offertory by MassSat, 5:00pm (SAG) . . . .$419Sun 9:00am (SAG) . . $1,294Sun 9:00am (OLR) . . $1,433Sun 10:30am (OLR) . $2,009Sun, 7:30am (STA) . . $1,285Sun, 8:45am (STA) . . . .$618Sun 10:30am (STA) . . .$491Sun 12:00pm (STA) . . .$507Mail + Online . . . . . . $1,723Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,779Weekly Goal . . . . . $12,000

ADA Goal: $160,000 Pledged: $157,727 Pledges: 247 March to Goal: 98.6% The 2019 Annual Diocesan Appeal is wind-ing down, but please continue to keep up your monthly pledges. Thank you to all those who have made this a success!

May, Month oF MaryIt’s a long time tradition to celebrate May as the month of Mary. In order to honor and thank our Blessed Mother for so many blessings received through her intercession we would like to propose several activities:

1. Art. Those with artistic talents are invited to create a piece of art

related to Mary (painting, sculpture, quilting, etc). We would like to have an exhibit in the halls of each of our churches during May (and Thomas House).

2. Prayer. If you are more of a writer or a poet, we invite you to create a prayer dedicated to Mary. All prayers should be submitted to me and we would like to have prayer walls where we can post those prayers and also place petitions to Mary.

3. Community prayer. We will explore praying together the Rosary before or after our Sunday Masses. We hope this can work ,and if it does, we will carry this practice through the month of May.

4. Honor all women. We are planning to honor all the women of our parish by offering them lunch. This is still in the planning stage and we will share more info when ready.

Let’s honor our Blessed Mother. We hope that many will be interested in participating.

Fr. Stasys Mikalonis, Pastor

KEY REFERENCESDC . . . Dermody CenterDCC . . Dermody Center ChapelOLR . . Our Lady of the Rosary

ChurchOLRH OLR Church HallKC . . . OLR Kerry’s CornerPC . . . . Pastoral CenterSAG . . St. Albert the

Great ChurchSAGH SAG Hospitality Ctr.

SESS . . St. Elizabeth Seton School

SESA . SES AuditoriumSTA . . . St. Thomas Aquinas

ChurchTHB . . STA - Thomas House

Basement THD . . STA - Thomas House

Dining RoomTHL . . STA - Thomas House

Library

HolY SACRAMENTS Please contact the Pastoral Center at 650-494-2496 for more information.

Anointing of the Sick: Every first Friday at the 7:15 am, 8:30 am and 12:15pm Mass.

Christian Initiation: Become a Catholic or renew your Catholic faith (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation) as an adult, youth or child.

Funeral: Arrange for a Funeral, Memorial Mass or graveside service for a loved one.

Infant Baptism: Preparation may begin before or after the birth of your child.

Marriage: Arrangements need to be made at least six months prior to the proposed marriage date.

ADMiNiSTRATioN, oFFiCE STAFF, & CoMMiTTEES

Main Phone: (650) 494-2496

Business & Operations Manager: Fr. Estanislao Mikalonis ext. 16 estanislao.mikalonis.dsj.org

Admin Asst: Cathy Miller ext. 24 catherine. miller@dsj.org;

Pastoral Stewardship Council:(every 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm SAGH)

Chair: Chris Lundin clundin@stanford.edu;

Vice-Chair: Vicki Sullivanvickisullivan@comcast.net;

Secretary: Ted Baer tabaer@sbcglobal.net

Green Committee: Katia Reeves (katia.reeves@sbcglobal.net)

Human Concerns Committee: Chair: Vacant

St. Vincent de Paul Society: (650) 424-8155For truck donation pickup:(650) 871-6844

Parish Site Committees: STA: Kay Williams 650-270-4188; OLR: Chris Lundin clundin@stanford.edu; SAG: Neil Barrett (650) 330-1762

St. Elizabeth Seton School (Daughters of Charity): 1095 Channing Avenue (650) 326-9004

Principal: Evelyn Rosa

Development: Carmel Caligaris (650) 326-1258

STA Photography: Roland Quintero (650) 493-2128

Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy: Fr. Samuel Nkansah Stanford Chaplain (650) 723-5101

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) 497-8538

Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650) 494-6488

Welcome new parishioners to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish! We encourage you to register as members of our growing family. Please email your name, address, and phone to Cathy Miller at camiller@dsj.org. Current members please contact the Pastoral Center to update your information.