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

434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

Second Sunday of Advent December 8, 2013

“Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.” - Psalm 72

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

Mass Intent ions WEEK of December 8 , 2013

Sun 12/08 6:45 † Anthony de Sousa 8:00 † Paul & Verena Broussard 9:30 † Luz Roque David & Consolacion Roque 11:00 † Canday & Monoco Seredina 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 † Amado Palaad Jr.

Mon 12/09 6:30 † Angelina Serra Gomez 8:30 † Julia Razo

Tue 12/10 6:30 † Nan & Frank Doonan 8:30 † Roger Ipac

Wed 12/11 6:30 † Reynaldo Baluyot 8:30 † Maria Carvalho

Thu 12/12 6:30 † Edelwiza Paulette Nunez 8:30 † Reynaldo Baluyot

Fri 12/13 6:30 † Herminio Castelo Jr. 8:30 † Carlos Dabu

Sat 12/14 8:30 † Florencio Borbon 5:00 † J. Kenneth Melvin

Sun 12/15 6:45 † Francis Borg 8:00 † Otto Graf 9:30 † Emanuel & Josephine Borg 11:00 Ramon & Margarita Fernandez 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 † Amado Palaad Jr.

St. Veronica Parish

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month. Call the Parish Office 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

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 Fr. Rafael de Avila, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Ms. Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Mrs. Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Mr. Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 650-588-1455 Ext. 308

St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg Principal Vice Principal

Reflecting on the Word of God

Isaiah speaks on the blossoming forth of King Da-vid’s lineage in the one who is endowed with God’s Spirit and the good things that will come from this blossoming forth. Paul probably has this in mind when he speaks of the encouragement provided by scripture that allows our hope to endure and we as followers to continue our jour-ney toward God’s kingdom. But in the Gospel, John the Baptist take a different approach. It is as if he wants to warn his listeners that hope in the promise of a glorious future is not sufficient if we want to be a part of God’s kingdom. It seems that some of his listeners, having heard the encouragement of scripture, were presuming that simply being descendants of Abraham was enough to assure them a place in God’s kingdom. To them, John issues a stern warning, and it is one that we should heed as well: we must repent so that our lives might be like trees bearing good fruit.

- adapted from “Living the Word”

Parish Registration

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Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community.

Pray that they may find comfort and healing in Christ. Kindly contact the Parish office if Homebound

Eucharistic services are needed.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass, 6:00 p.m. (procession precedes the Mass)

• December 15: Christmas Cantata, 3 p.m. in the Church

• December 15-23: Simbang Gabi Advent Masses • December 20-22: Archbishop Cordileone’s visit

to St. Veronica

Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and

12:30PM Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00PM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM

Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM

Welcome New Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched

by the presence of new parishioners:

Joseph & Gloria Lyons Leticia & Cornelio Torres Jr.

May St. Veronica Church offer you a place where you can bring your sorrow and joys, your pain and triumphs. and peace

for your soul.

Envelopes received in the First Collection: November 16 & 17: 290 November 23 & 24: 296 Nov. 30 & Dec. 01: 274

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

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

Saturday 11/30/13 5:00PM 1333.00 243.00 1576.00

Sunday 12/01/13 6:45AM 1103.00 216.00 1319.00

8:00AM 1306.00 229.00 1535.00

9:30AM 1274.00 259.00 1533.00

11:00AM 1272.00 243.00 1515.00

12:30PM 1069.00 311.00 1380.00

TOTALS: $7,618.00 $1,629.00 $9,247.00

Spanish Mass 6:00PM 261.00 128.00 389.00

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals

Due to the holiday printing schedule, the collection totals for November 23 & 24 were unavailable at the time of the Decem-ber 1 bulletin deadline. The totals were as follows:

First Collection: $6,920.00 Second Collection: $2,212.50 (Campaign for Human Development)

San Francisco. I congratulate and thank the school parents and co-directors Aideen Campbell and Yoly Pantig for meticulously organizing this fabulous and fun event. Over 200 participants registered, with prizes awarded to those who finished first in the Women, Men, Youth-girl, and Youth-boy categories. SVCS families and friends gathered at the start line as participants set out on the run/walk and cheered as they crossed the finish line. Goodie bags, fin-ishers ribbon, t-shirts, and a sense of great accomplishment were also enjoyed by each participant. Healthy snacks and beverages generously donated by the event’s many spon-sors were much appreciated. I had registered to attend this event, but with my Saturday morning Mass commitment, I couldn’t. I’m delighted at how successful this event was. Many volunteers gave their time and talents for this event. Proceeds raised are to benefit the advancement of class-room technology (iPads/computers) at Saint Veronica Catholic School. Well done, Aideen & Yoly!

Word of God this Sunday: This second Sunday of Ad-vent, the Word of God invites us to look at the new things that will happen when God comes into our lives. Isaiah’s reading gives the beautiful images: the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox…” Impossible and incredible things can happen with God on our side. The letter to the Romans encourages to “think in harmony with one another.” The gospel reading has John the Baptist prepare the way for Jesus by preaching in the Jordan valley. Repentance and reconciliation are themes highlighted in these readings. We can think about preparing ourselves for Christmas by making decisions about living in harmony with others and changing the ways that are not related to our health, happi-ness, and peace.

Wedding Humor: A young couple came into the pastor’s office to fill out the prenuptial-questions form. The young man had never talked to a priest before and was nervous, so the pastor tried to put him at ease. When they came to the question, “Are you entering this marriage of your own free will?” there was a long pause. Finally, his fiancée looked at the young man and said, “Put down ‘yes.’”

A pastor received the following thank-you note from a newlywed in his congregation: “Dear Father: I want to thank you for performing our marriage ceremony. It was beautiful the way you brought my happiness to conclu-sion.”

Your Friend & Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

Dear Parishioners, Advent: "You keep us waiting. You, the God of all time, want us to wait. For the right time in which to discover who we are, where we are to go, who will be with us, and what we must do. So thank you … for the waiting time" (John Bell). Waiting is part of life, isn’t it? We wait for everything in life. We do not achieve anything important without waiting for it. We wait for love, peace, growth, results, for a journey, a destina-tion, for health, happiness, for reconciliation---and for God. Waiting intensifies our desire and purifies our motives.

Advent is a special time when we slow our pace and get in touch with ourselves and listen a bit more atten-tively to life and love. As we wait for God’s coming, in the midst of shopping, decorating, and other Christ-mas preoccupations, we’ll do well to keep hope alive for the deepest desires and longings. This holy season lasting about three and a half weeks helps us get in touch with the true meaning of Christmas. As we wait for Christmas, what is it really that we want in life? What are we hoping for? What are our three most pre-cious wishes? If it is genuinely for our happiness and fulfillment, we can be sure God in Jesus Christ is go-ing to grant them for us because God is looking out for our happiness and fulfillment. Let’s create the space and time for taking in the meaning and mystery of this season of Advent. As someone has said, “Let's ap-proach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather than a last-minute rush.”

Immaculate Conception: As you know, December 08th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation. But this year as it falls on a Sunday, the feast is moved to December 09, and it will not be a day of obligation. We love, esteem, and honor Mary our mother. We think of the mystery of Mary’s glory as connected with Advent. Because Jesus was coming into the world, his mother Mary had to be prepared right from the moment of her conception, that is, when Mary was conceived in her mother Anne’s womb. Mary was protected from any tainting of sin because she had to give birth to the Son of God. This is the belief that we celebrate in the Immaculate Conception. William Wordsworth celebrates it in his poem “The Virgin”: “Mother! whose virgin bosom was uncrost /With the least shade of thought to sin allied; /Woman! above all women glorified, / Our tainted nature's soli-tary boast…”

5K Run / Walk: Saint Veronica Catholic School (SVCS) held its first annual Thanksgiving 5K Run/Walk on Nov.23, 2013 at Oyster Point Marina in So.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Advent at St. Veronica Simbang Gabi Sponsorship

Those wishing to become a sponsor of the Simbang Gabi masses are encouraged to contact the Pastoral

Center office or turn in the sponsor envelope along with their donation. Sponsor envelopes may be found in the

rear of the Church.

Visit our “Giving Angel” in the Church You are invited to select a gift tag or two from our angel and purchase the requested item for some-one in need.

Please return your wrapped gift with the gift tag attached so we can identify the recipi-ents. Gifts can be placed by the angel or dropped off at the Parish Office.

Gifts are to be returned no later than Friday, Dec. 20th. to allow time for distribution.

Be an Angel today!

St. Veronica Honors our Lady of Guadalupe

(Patroness of the Americas)

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Mass begins at 6:00 p.m. (Preceded by procession around the par-

ish grounds)

All are welcome to be part of this Aztec tradition

Bring the whole family!

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 2013 CONFESSIONS

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. * * * * *

TUESDAY, DEC. 24, 2013 CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES

4:00 p.m. (Children’s Mass) & 9:00 p.m. 8:15 p.m. - Christmas Cantata

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 2013 CHRISTMAS DAY

6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. (Spanish)

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TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 2013 8:30 a.m.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 2014 (A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)

8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Answer from last week’s puzzle: “Throw off works of darkness”, which means to stop

sinning, and “Put on the armor of light”, which means to depend on Jesus.

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL PUZZLE

St. Veronica Movie Club

The next viewing for the Movie Club will be Tuesday, December 17, at 1:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center.

All are welcome to Robert Zemeckis’ 2009 film, “A Christmas Carol”, starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman and Colin Firth.

Not looking forward to the Mall? St. Veronica Women’s Guild offers

Christmas shopping right in our very own Falcon Hall!

Sunday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Veronica School Book Fair offers hundreds of titles

St. Veronica Holiday Boutique

features a wide variety of vendors

St. Vincent de Paul Advent Food Drive

As is our tradition at St. Veronica, parishioners are invit-ed to donate to those in need during the Advent season. The funds and non-perishable food items support more than two dozen clients our St. Vincent de Paul Conference volunteers visit every month. New volunteers are welcome to contact the Pastoral Center for further information about entering this worthwhile ministry.

What to Donate: money, non-perishable foods, canned goods (especially tuna, pasta, cereal, rice, mac & cheese, canned fruits and vegetables)

Duration of Food Drive: now through Dec. 24

Drop Off Locations:* The Church Vestibule food bin Pastoral Center during business hours

*Note: Please do not bring any donations to the Rectory as it is a private residence.

A special thanks goes out to everyone who attended Mass on Thanksgiving Day and generously donated $1,351 and helped fill the St. Vincent de Paul pantry in the Pastoral Center.

Give the unique gift of a St. Veronica Legacy Item this Christmas

The Legacy Courtyard is slated for Phase II of our St. Veronica Capital Campaign

Leave a lasting legacy by gifting a brick to commemorate a life event or loved one

For complete details and to download the order form, visit

http://stveronicassf.com/cap_cpng/cc.pdf

or www.stveronicassf.com

and click on “information” in the Capital Campaign box.

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