Sunday

Continental Breakfast after the 9am Mass Special collection next week for St. Vincent de Paul

Monday Rectory Closed for Memorial Day. Next Grief Group Meeting is 6/1 at 7 pm in the Rectory

Wednesday

Thursday Adoration after the 9:30 am Mass and Benedic-tion at 6:30 pm

Sunday Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass Special Collection this week is for St. V. de Paul

Friday

Saturday NA Meeting tonight

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild meeting is 6/9 at 1 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center meeting rooms. NEW MEM-BERS WELCOME .

May 24, 2015 -May 31, 2015

Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Rowland, Norman & Bob Boucher † Bindu † Chris Batoy †(24th anniv.) Michael Lira (liv.)

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

No Mass Mike Ausloos †

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Medard Deignan † Olivia Lira (liv.)

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am Prestina Sebastian (Bd.) Roger Evans †

Thursday

6:30 am 9:30 am

Fr. Thuc Teresa Minhthy Dao (bd.)

Friday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Maria Tran Thi Sam † Jim Brennan †

Saturday 8:00 am 5:00 pm

Medard Deignan † Luann Ausloos †

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm

For Our Parishioners Terry & Judy McKenna (50thanniv.) Anne Ruzzo † Medard Deignan †

Santa Clara County 2015

is a safe place for young people (12 through 20) who are affected by the drinking or drug abuse of a family member or friend. There are no dues or fees. The “Heart to Heart Freedom” Alateen group meets every Thursday evening here at Queen of Apostles School at 7:45 p.m. in room 7. Please call Jay or Venice at 408-406-7081 for more informa-tion.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER

On Pentecost Jesus greeted his Apostles with the words, “Peace be with you.” Peace defines Jesus. His whole life has led us to embrace Him and to pursue peace – in our hearts and in the world. In small ways and in big ways. He has given us the Holy Spirit as our advocate, our protector, our guide who will lead us to the truth which is Jesus.

The Holy Spirit leads us to a deeper understanding of Jesus’ teaching. Paul writes of a huge wind coming at Pentecost – and when Jesus appeared at Pentecost He “breathed on them” and they received the Holy Spirit. What is this breath of the Lord, what did He impart? How are we touched by the Holy Spirit? How is the Holy Spirit at work in our lives? Grief Group

The grief support group’s next meeting will be 6/1. Please call Shirley 408-241-1209 if you have any questions or need to talk.

Weekly Stewardship Report Collections for 5/17/2015 $ 8,980 Collections Year to Date $ 496,875 Budgeted Year to Date $ 472,317 Variance $ 24,558

Thank you for your continued support !

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and for children 7 years

or older, who are interested in joining the Catho-lic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the Catholic tradition. To learn more call 408.255.9950 or email kmanning@dsj.org

Pilgrimage to Poland

Fr. Noel will be leading a Pilgrimage to Poland in September. The trip is called “Tracing the Footsteps of Saint John Paul II and Saint Faustina. The dates are Sept. 7-18. For more informa-tion call Patricia at Top Notch Gateways 408-571-9087.

May 24, 2015 - May 31, 2015

There will be one Mass only on Monday, Memorial Day, May 25th. The Parish office will be closed for regular business. Please remember our Veterans and Servicemen and Women who have given their lives for our freedom and our beloved family members

and friends. Several services will be held at the local cemeteries, flyers are in the church.

Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost Sunday

The word “Pentecost” is a Greek word which means “the fiftieth”. Today, the Universal Church,

commemorates the 50th day (or the seven weeks) of Easter which comes to an end. We celebrate

Pentecost Sunday to recognize the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and that we live God’s very life, breath

and energy.

But what is the relevance of celebrating this solemnity today? We read in the Book of the Acts

(2:1) that the Holy Spirit descended individually on Jesus’ followers as they gathered together

and this brought about the first Christian church. Members started to share life together, focusing

on teaching, fellowship, breaking of the bread and prayer (Acts 2:42). They were inspired to share

things in common so that no one was hungry or needy. This brings our attention to the fact that

the followers of Jesus did not pursue their faith as lone rangers. The Holy Spirit poured out on Je-

sus’ followers when they were gathered together attest to the intention of the Spirit for them to

grow and work together as church not as islands. While the Holy Spirit does touch individual

lives, the church would not have grown as to where it is now if it were not the intention of the

Spirit that followers together are to act as church. There is always that temptation in us to pursue

our faith as private persons influenced by individualism of our American culture--For us long as I

have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I’m good. Celebrating Pentecost Sunday allows us

to remember that it was during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that the church came about. We

do well to consider living our faith as a community of believers working together in fellowship,

worship and evangelization. Each member of Christ’s church is endowed with a gift from the

Holy Spirit to help build the Kingdom of God here on earth.

In Jesus, Mary & Joseph, Fr. Rey

May 24, 2015

Family Faith Formation 408-255-9950

Office is staffed on Tues. and Thurs. 8 -3 and on weekends by appointment. Please call

before stopping by.

The school will celebrate Spirit Week this week, with each day having a specific theme:

Fandom Day, Wacky Wednesday, Pajama Day, and Sports Day. If you are around campus, you will enjoy seeing students’ attire! 2nd grade will visit Filoli and 8th grade will take the an-nual trip to San Francisco. They will spend the day at Pier 39,have lunch, and celebrate their upcoming graduation.

It’s not too late to consider Queen of Apostles School for your child. There are some openings in the lower grades. Don’t wait too long to make the move to an excellent Catholic education. You may contact the school office or the school website for information about enrollment and/or school tours.

Faith Formation: Registration for 2015-2016 is now open. Log on to http://www.qofa.org/faith-formation for forms and tuition info. Register before June 1st to receive your early bird dis-count!

MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY May 24th: Encounter Night—Session 4 Egypt & Exodus (part II) Desert Wanderings, Conquest and Judges May 31st: Encounter Night—Session 5 Royal Kingdom—Divided Kingdom June 7th: Encounter Night—Session 6 Exile/Return—Maccabean Revolt June 14th: Encounter Night—Session 7 Messianic Fulfillment

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose - Anthony Gonzalez Phone: 408-983-0113 Fax:408-983-0147 Emergency line: 408-983-0141

ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation closed Monday and Friday . Tuesday through Thursday , open from 9 am until 2 pm 408-257-8302 FAX Num-ber 408-257-4600 Web Site: www.ascent-jobs.org PO Box 9604, San Jose CA 95157.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY

“From my point of view, God is the light that illumi-nates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.” Pope Francis May 30 & 31: After every Mass, there will be a blessing of high school graduates. Congratulations!

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Contact: youth@qofa.org | 213-6509

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who cannot join us at Mass especially Bar-bara Duffy, Trish Marvin, Jack Lovell, Dr. John Cantwell. Please let us also pray for all our servicemen and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families:

Searching for Volunteers The St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Queen of Apostles is hoping that you will consider joining our team of volun-teers. We meet as a group two times a month and take turns retrieving phone messages once per week in order to help those in need in our community. If you are being called by the Lord to serve in this rewarding ministry, call or e-mail ShannonMilne@hotmail.com., phone- 650-776-3282

By virtue of our baptism, we are all—every one of us—called to evangelize. And what better way to do that, than to become part of the catechetical team! There are many different ways to share the faith, and I would love to help you explore where God is calling you to serve. Please join me in the community center THIS Sunday, May 24th imme-diately following the 9am Mass for a time of prayer and discernment.

High School Diocesan Youth Retreat

I am the vine, you are the branches; if you re-main in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.

John 15:5

All graduated 8th graders to graduated 12th graders are invited to join this summer’s Dioce-san Youth Retreat, entitled “The Hub”, on June 15-19, at Zephyr Point Conference Center in Lake Tahoe. Contact youth@qofa.org or visit www.dsj.org/youth to put your name on the waiting list.

Marriage Encounter

By offering Married Couples the beauti-ful experience of a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend, the Catholic Church is affirming and supporting you in your

chosen vocation_ Marriage. Take advantage of this great gift to enhance your relationship and enjoy a love-filled weekend away together. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is May 29-31 in Mountain View. Early registra-tion is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org or 408 -782-1413.

The Spirituality Formation Team (SFT) would like to present an opportunity to gather for a fifth and final workshop to discuss the conclusion of The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic… Where do we go from here? And how we can implement some of the four signs as a parish wide initiative at Queen of Apostles. We will also be hearing from some workshop attendees as to how they have begun to implement the four signs in their daily lives since reading the book. All are welcome! Please come even if you haven't read the book yet.

Wednesday May 27th, 7:00am -- 8:30am in the chapel, OR

Thursday May 28th, 7:00pm -- 8:30pm in the chapel

Please RSVP to SFT@qofa.org by May 24th which session you will attend. For the Thursday session, please also include any children you will be bringing and their ages, as we provide free childcare.

Fr. Thuc and the SFT

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

College students age 18-22 are invited to join the Queen of Apostles College Ministry! E-mail youngadults@qofa.org if interested in joining a group focused on faith, fellowship, and fun! All families are invited to join our next Encoun-ter Night on May 30th, 7pm-9pm. There will be adoration, reconciliation, and prayerful music played in the background by the Young Adults. “Like” us on Facebook!

The Fifth Sunday of the month will occur next weekend, the 31st of May. This Fifth Sunday is always allocated to St. Vincent de Paul. The parishioners of our Parish have been very gen-erous in their offerings. The monies from this collection are all given back to us at Queen of Apostles to serve the needy of this Parish. So please look into your heart and give want you can. God’s Blessings!!

Dorothy Day

A more unlikely candidate for prominence in the Church is Dorothy Day. She was not well known at the time, she was poor, unemployed living in a tenement, an unwed mother. Yet she was the real thing. She served the poor all of her life. She did not have an exalted opinion of herself – “I see only too clearly how bad people are. It is my own sins that give me such clarity.” It was her conversion to Catholicism that gave her clarity. But the world she faced was often hostile to her ef-forts. “People want peace, but not the things that make for peace.” She made her work the centerpiece of her life. She truly believed and lived out the spiritual and corporal works of mercy which are the core ele-ments of a peaceful world. She actively engaged in living out these principles, in part, by co-founding the Catholic Worker House with Peter Maurin. In San Jose, the Catholic Worker House (Casa de Clara) is the only Catholic homeless shelter in the area. They house women and children for a short time while they look for jobs. They can be reached at 297-8330.

Profile offered by the Social Justice Committee

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue

San Jose, Ca 95129

Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar Brian McKenna, Deacon Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Mary Ann Oddo, Receptionist / Secretary Marie McCarthy, Receptionist / Secretary Klarissa dela Fuente, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office . 408-253-7560 Hours: 9-5 Mon. - Friday 4911 Moorpark Ave. Closed for lunch: 12-1 San Jose, Ca.. 95129 Fax: 408-253-9530 Web Site: www.qofa.org Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way 408-252-3659 San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday (Vigil Mass): 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Marian Devotions: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: 408-255-9950 or kmanning@dsj.org