Remain in me, as I remain in you. I am the vine, you are the branches

(John 15:1-8). 1555 39th Avenue • San Francisco, CA 94122 • Tel. No. (415) 664-8590 • Fax: (415) 759-4290 www.holyname-sf.org 1555 39th Avenue • San Francisco, CA 94122 • Tel. No. (415) 664-8590 • Fax: (415) 759-4290 www.holyname-sf.org

Serving the Outer Sunset since 1925

name Holy Name of Jesus Parish

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2012

MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of May 6, 2012 Sun 06 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Special Intentions of

Marge Finney

11:30 AM Anthony Frawley†

Mon 07 7:30 AM Heli & Laura Rozario

9:00 AM Special Intentions of

Claire McKenna

Tue 08 7:30 AM Durkin & Costello Families†

9:00 AM St. Magdalen Feast Day

Wed 09 7:30 AM Phyllis Crane†

9:00 AM Denice & Henny Dietzen†

Thu 10 7:30 AM Jeanette Collins†

9:00 AM Warde, Emmons, Quiroz

Families

Fri 11 7:30 AM Lee Lui Chong Yuk†

9:00 AM Warde, Emmons, Quiroz

Families

Sat 12 7:30 AM Shea, Breen, Scully

Families†

9:00 AM Thomas Malorny†

5:00 PM Maria Doherty†

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2012 Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. — 1 John 3:18

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The church was being built up, and grew in numbers (Acts 9:26-31). Psalm — I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people (Psalm 22). Second Reading — Let us love not in word or speech, but in deed and truth (1 John 3:18-24). Gospel — Remain in me, as I remain in you. I am the vine, you are the branches (John 15:1-8).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98;

1 Jn 4:7-10 or 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 15:9-17 or Jn 17:11b-19

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter Thursday: St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka‘i Saturday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras

We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Lorenzo Aguirre, Dalmacio Briones Jr., Deogracias Cusi, Evangeline Agbunag, Gene Relampagos, Mani Glanz, Janice Di Martini, Mary Medina, Clara Lee, Amy McNally, Arturo Martin, Alexis Rivera, Aurora Urmeneta, Alice Fiumara, Philip Nordstrom, Inge Nordstrom, Rosa Maria Alonso, Marilou L. Dullano, Laura Andrade, Viola Mahoney, Christopher Weinman, Poy Wong, Leny Lopez, Mee Yee, Johanna Bualat, Juan Aguir-re, Arlene V. Rivera, Kevin Lu , Dory Constantino, Daniel E. DaLuz, Margaret O’Brien, Fr. Tom Seagrave, Max Kirkham, Re-gina Gilson, Joan Boike, Jenny Guilfoyle, Amelia Lippi

We pray for those who have Died…that they may be granted a home in heaven. Pierre Poydessus, Barbara Neeley Griffith

Living Stewardship Now Make a consistent effort to listening attentively—to God in prayer and during Mass, to people in conversations. Consider carefully what re-sponse is being asked of you; then put it into action. Copyright © 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Sunday Readings: The first reading taken from the the Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31 is about St. Paul's first visit to Jerusalem after his conversion.

The second reading is from the first Letter of John 3:18-24. In today's verses the Beloved Disciple is urging his readers to believe firmly in Jesus Christ the Son of God, and to love their neighbor with a practical love, a love which will help him in his corporal and spiritual needs. Continued on page 4

THANK YOU A long overdue but much appreciated THANK YOU for the many groups of Holy Name who not only made the STATIONS OF THE CROSS beautiful and meaningful but contributed so much to our Soup Suppers being a great Lenten experience. Thank you for giving so much of yourselves. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Name of Jesus: Carol, Jack, John, Janet, Eloise, Mike, Maryellen

RELIGIOUS ED SUMMER CAMP When: All Saturdays in June Time: 10 AM—2 PM (Please bring bagged lunch) Cost: $50 Deadline for Registration: May 23, 2012 OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN GRADES K-8 Activities include praying, baking, knitting, movies, arts & crafts and more. Registration is a must. Please contact Sr. Stella or call the Parish office (415) 664-8590 for more information.

R.C.I.A. REUNION on Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2012

after the 11:30 AM Mass for RCIA Candidates from 2000-2012

More details to follow in next week’s bulletin

DAILY ROSARY (Mon-Sat) for the Month of May Every morning before 9 AM Mass

+ every evening at 6:30 PM in the chapel

Dear Holy Name Families, Mia Tangen, 6A, Diego Phan-Romero, grade 3, and our second grade students, received their First Holy Communion or a Special Blessing on Saturday, April 28. Thank you Mrs. Sharon Aymard, Mrs. Diane Preble, Sis-ter Esther Ling and Mr. Tony Eiras for an absolutely beautiful ceremony. The children prepared all year for this very special day. They were involved in the whole Mass, which culminated in receiving Holy Communion for the first time. We were honored to have Father Angel Quitalig offer Mass for them. On Sunday, April 29, many of these students joined in to celebrate at the 9:30 Parish Mass. This was followed by a nice reception in Flanagan Center. On Monday, April 30, students and parents had a party in our gym, which was festively decorated by numerous, creative parents. Students watched a movie, enjoyed lunch and a celebration cake and finished up the day with play time. Thank you to our second grade parents. You are truly an amazing group! God bless the Holy Name School Community.

Sincerely, Mrs. Judy Cosmos 8th GRADE MUSICAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW The eighth grade class is presenting On The Town as their musical this year. Performances will be Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, at 7:00 p.m, and Sunday afternoon, May 20, at 2:00. Ticket order forms are available through the school office. MUSICAL WISH LIST Please let Mr. Galvin (6th grade teacher/8th grade musical director) know if you are able to donate any items below for use in the 8th grade musical, On the Town. Lumber – plywood and 2 x 4’s 1940’s style clothes and hats Small loveseat style sofa (around 5-6 feet) Small coffee table Kitchen items (pots, pans, plates)

HOLY NAME SCHOOL ACE COLLECTION

Today’s Second Collection is the ACE Collection for the benefit of our Parish School. Your generosity is always appreciated.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL We need your help on Loaves & Fishes Sunday

May 12/13 Catholic Charities CYO is the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Fran-cisco, but is not funded by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal or the Archdiocese. Please help us change

lives - join your fellow parishioners in this annual second collection.

FEAST DAY OF ST. MAGDALEN OF CANOSSA

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, we will cel-ebrate the Feast of St. Magdalen of Canossa at the 9 AM Mass in the Church. A light reception follows in the Flanagan Center. Everyone is invited to celebrate with the Canos-sian Sisters and the Lay Canossians. St. Magdalen of Canossa is the

foundress of the Canossians.

HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY of MUSIC will have its 6th Annual Spring Recital • Sunday, May 27, 2012

2:30 PM in the Pastoral Center Event Room

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR 2012 PARISH DIRECTORY PROGRAM, SIGN UP, PUBLICITY, PHONE, DESIGN

and ONLINE COMMITTEE MEMBERS & COORDINATORS

If you are interested in helping during our photog-raphy sign-ups, telephoning our members, or serv-ing as a host or hostess during the photography

sessions, please call the Parish office at (415) 664-8590.

PLEASE BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE. THE LINK TO THE LIFETOUCH ONLINE SCHEDULER IS

ON OUR WEBSITE/BLOG: WWW.HOLYNAMESF.ORG

HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE The Holy Name “Tree of Life”, a bronze tree trunk with ap-proximately 400 leaves is located at the back of the Church. Donors can have their names, or those they wish to honor, en-graved on the leaf. The proceeds of the donations to the “Tree of Life” will go towards a much-needed Capital Improve-ment Fund. Each leaf costs $500 with a $25.00 engraving charge. We suggest setting a MAXIMUM number of charac-ters per leaf to 5 lines, 25 characters per line including spaces. Leaf color choices are Gold, Silver or Bronze. Please send engraving request with check payment (payable to Holy Name Parish) or drop by the church office, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. For more information, please call (415) 664-8590.

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO 2012 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL As good stewards of the mysteries and gifts of Jesus Christ, I humbly ask you to join me in making a generous gift to the 2012 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal and to be the light for so many in our community. You may send in your donation with the bro-chure you received in the mail or simply cut and fill out this form, attach your donation check, and mail or drop off to: Holy Name, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 To date, we have received $21,615 (39%) in pledges towards our goal of $55,400. Thank you for your generosity and continued support. - Fr. Arnold E. Zamora CUT HERE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: ___________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Phone No.: _______________________________________ E-Mail:___________________________________________ Pledge or one-time donation amount:_________________

For More Information regarding the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal: Please contact the parish office at (415) 664-8590 or the Archdiocesan Office of Development at (415) 614-5580 or development@sfarchdiocese.org

Sunday Readings continued from page 2 The Gospel is from St. John 15:1-8. The words of consolation and encouragement which our Lord spoke to his Apostles on Holy Thursday night were intended to console and encourage all his fol-lowers for all time. They encourage and console us to-day, and we need encouragement to persevere on the road to heaven. Living a truly Christian life is never easy. We have always the attraction of the world, and the temp-tations by the agents of evil, to make that life less easy still. But in our own day these difficulties have increased a hundredfold. The attractions of this world have been multiplied by the increased comforts, pleasures and means of self-indulgence which science and technology have put within our reach. Human nature, always inclined to choose the easiest way out, has been given so many means of escape from the strain of self-control that even for a fervent Christian it is frequently very difficult to avoid these worldly allurements. Having the ordinary comforts of life and the pos-session of some of this world's goods is not wrong or anti-Christian, but the natural temptation is to get more and more of these comforts and riches, and the point is soon reached where this becomes the only purpose in life. When this sad stage is arrived at, God and our future life are forgotten; this world becomes our idol and our prison. The temptations which the agents of evil put in Christ's way are also multiplied today. The communications me-dia are now very technically improved and perfected and can be, and sometimes are, a means for good. Unfortu-nately, more frequently, they are the channels of bad ex-ample. The evil deeds of men have more "news value" than their good deeds. And it is so much easier to follow the bad example! Permissiveness, rejection of authority, glorification of unlawful sexual indulgence, drug addiction, and other such crimes are placed before the minds and the eyes of the youth of today, and are unfortunately cop-ied by far too many. It is indeed hard to swim against the current; it is so much more pleasant to allow oneself to be carried along without effort by the rushing tide. But when there are rocks and shoals ahead, the thoughtless and ease-seeking swimmer will end in grief. Our Lord has warned us today, as he warned his first followers, to abide in him, to remain closely united with him, as is the branch to the vine, if we hope to bear fruit worthy of heaven. He prom-ises us that if we remain closely united to him, that is, if we strive daily to keep his commandments, he will be ever ready to answer our requests, and to heed all our prayers. The sincere prayer today of every man who is trying to lead a Christian life is for the grace to overcome the allurements of the world, the flesh and the devil. Let us take courage, then. Christ has promised to remain beside us during life if only we stay close to him. While we remain healthy branches of the vine, Christ, we will be on the road to heaven. Our daily tasks, our work as well as our prayer, our recreation as well as our rest, our joys as well as our sorrows, will give glory to God and prove that we are worthy to be called disciples of Christ.

Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.

HOLY NAME Youth Ministry! - Don’t Forget! The youth group (7th grade and up) meets

every 2nd & 4th Sunday after the 11:30 AM Mass.

We invite all youth from 7th-12th grade to join us for fun, fellowship and to learn more about the person of Jesus Christ.

Weekly Offering 4/29/12 5/1/11

CASH 1,353.81 1,185.00

CHECKS 3,511.00 5,096.00

Total Collection 4,864.81 6,281.00

# of Envelopes 218 222

Welcome New Parishioners! Please complete and return form to the Pastoral Center (1555 39th Ave.), or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information. Name(s) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City & Zip __________________________________ Phone ______________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________ Send me envelopes: ____ Send me info on auto-donations____

Holy Name Parish Business Office: est. 1925 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.HolyName-SF.org

HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Judy Cosmos, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin. To register or more infor-mation please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590.

Patrick Cody, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson

Pls. contact the Parish office if you would like to contact members of the Pastoral or Finance Councils.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 3:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM

Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—7:30 PM Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children) Kindergarten to 9th, Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM in the Pastoral Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese) Every Saturday—Pastoral Center—10:00 AM Religious Education (for Adults) : Please call Sr. Stella 664-8590 Bible Class every Tuesday@10-11 AM (Flanagan Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese) Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until Noon (Pastoral Center) except JULY & AUGUST Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Flanagan Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 11:00 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) Monday Night Yoga: every Monday at 6:15 PM (Assembly Room); Please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590 FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 6:45 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) at the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Tuesday at 7:00 PM

HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool

RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

PARISH STAFF: Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Nicasio Paloso, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, JCD Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus/In Residence Rev. Mr. Michael Doherty, Deacon Sr. Stella Negri, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Sr. Herminia Cosico, FdCC, Pastoral Outreach Minister Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC, Spiritual Director Chinese Ministry/D.R.E., Holy Name School Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Tony Eiras, Music Director Carol Elliott, RN, Parish Nurse Ron Alcaraz, Gym Director Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince de Lucca, Girls Athletic Director