Pastor Rev. John J. Sakowski frjohnpastor@aol.com

Parochial Vicar Rev. Kevin Kennedy

Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church

Vietnamese Ministry Director Rev. Te Van Nguyen

In Residence at St. Monica Church

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Gould, S.A.C. Chaplain, VA Hospital

Rev. William Young

Deacon Rev. Mr. Peter Solan

Pastoral Associate/DRE Sr. Noreen O’Connor, C.S.J.

Music Director Matthew Walsh

monicamusic@sbcglobal.net

Secretaries Cathy Calvo * Vera Rogulsky

Audrey Schambach

470-24th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121

Tel: 415-751-5275 Fax: 415-751-0440 Office Hours:

Mon-Thur 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

3835 Balboa Street

San Francisco, CA 94121 Tel: 415-387-5545 Fax: 415-221-0868

Office Hours: Mon-Wed 9:30 a.m. - Noon

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Saturday Vigil—4:00 p.m. 1st Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Mass and Adora on

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

6:00 p.m.

Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri.

Family Mass (School Year) 2nd Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Confession Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m.

Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

Weekdays 8:30 a.m.

12 noon

Family Mass (School Year) 1st or 3rd Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Confession Saturdays 4:00-4:45 p.m.

Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Welcome to all who worship with our parish family, whether long time residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and put it in the collection basket or mail it to the rectory. Name ___________________________________ Phone _______________________Email ____________________

Address___________________________________ City ____________________________ Zip ________________

New Parishioner New Address New Phone Number

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PENTECOST SUNDAY - JUNE 4, 2017

Dear Parishioners and Friends:

The word “Pentecost” is Greek for 50th day. Pentecost began as a Jewish celebra on of the wheat harvest in late

spring. It took place when the harvest was ready. Later, it became customary to celebrate the feast 50 days a er the Passover. Jewish scholars had calculated that when their ancestors le Egypt, they arrived at Mount Sinai about 50 days later. It was there that God gave them the Law and made a covenant with them. “I will be your God, and you will be my people.” Our covenant rela onship with our loving God began with our Bap sm and con nues each day of our life –God offers and we accept: Come, Holy Spirit, into my heart and mind and life! The Church’s birthday gi s are here for us: peace-finding and peace-making. Sincerely yours, Fr. John Sakowski

Reflec on on the Gospel

Today we celebrate the birthday of the Church, and since we are the Church, we celebrate our community of faith. The Church remembers the moment when the breath of God rushed from the mouth of the risen Jesus filling the disciples with the Holy Spirit. In this moment of Pentecost, we are reborn! We are given the gi s of the Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, for tude, knowledge, and reverence for the Lord), so that we can be sent to be Christ for the world. Let us be

open and vulnerable to the driving winds and tongues of flame that can signal a new Pentecost in each of us. Let God’s word once again bring us the power to renew the face of the earth.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA RUSSIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Join us on Sunday for Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m., followed by a fellowship meal in the parish center. All services are in English. All are welcome! For more informa on, please visit byzan necatholic.org or call 415-752-2052.

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TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS - St. Monica - Fr. Bill Young celebrates a tradi onal La n Mass, Monday through Saturday at 12:00 Noon at St. Monica. All are welcome!

MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND - Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know is ill, facing surgery or in the hospital and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Eucharist. Addi onally, call the office if you would like to be added to our prayer list in the bulle n.

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PENTECOST SUNDAY - JUNE 4, 2017

BIBLE CLASS All are welcome to a end Father John’s Bible class on Saturday morning from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. The classes are held in the rectory at St. Monica on the second, third, and fourth Saturdays. Park in the school yard at 23rd Avenue and Fr. John will meet you outside. The topic for this session will be THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. For informa on and registra on contact Father John at frjohnpastor@aol.com.

St. Monica- St. Thomas the Apostle Parish - School of Religion – CCD OPEN THE DOOR OF FAITH for your child/children

Religion classes for the Fall semester will resume on September 10, 2017 at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. Class Hours: 9:30 – 10:50 a.m. Loca on: 720 – 40th Avenue. We welcome students in grades K-8 in private, Catholic or public schools. Students will be educated in the Catholic faith on all grade levels, and they will be prepared for the sacraments of Bap sm, Reconcilia on, First Holy Communion, and Confirma on. Registra on Forms and a class schedule are on the tables. Contact: Sister Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org.

Welcome to NICK CASE, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. You may see him around the parish for the next few weeks. Fr. John Sakowski invited him to reside at St. Thomas the Apostle as he works at Catholic Chari es' Peter Claver Community. Just by way of a brief introduc on, Nick is entering 2nd year Theology, and beginning in July, he will transfer to Rome for his priestly forma on. He will be living at the Pon fical North American College and studying at the Angelicum. Nick is originally from San Diego, but has lived in the Bay Area for 8 years now. Ini ally what brought him to the Bay Area was graduate work at Berkeley. Prior to entering the seminary he

worked in faith forma on at St. Anselm Parish in Ross, Marin. Nick has a passion for reading, wri ng and baseball (however, sad to say, he is a Padres fan!). If you spot him around, feel free to stop him and he’d love to get to know you!

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER BEVERLY AND CHRIS JACINTO RICA AND BILL MONTGOMERY

UPDATE ON THE ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL - St. Monica’s assessment is $42,476.00 and to date has collected $26,543.00. St. Thomas’ assessment is $27,691.00 and has collected $16,308.00. We appreciate your support and generosity, but we have not reached our goals. We need your help!

ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD - On Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 am Deacons, Michael Liliedahl and Alvin Antonio Yu will be ordained to the priesthood at St. Mary’s Cathedral. All are welcome! A recep on will follow the Mass.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRANCISCO AND CORAZON SANTOS

50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BLESSING AFTER THE 8:30 MASS ON JUNE 17

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Voltaire Abordo* Pauline Assali * Mary Chan* Zhuan Chen * Connie Concon * Jacques Derderian * Rosa De ling Maria Fanara * Dan Fingal-Surma * Olivia Fisher * Gianna Rose Fedorczak * David Gamarra

Colleen Granero * Mary Guy * Virginia Lou Hartmann * Jerry Lollock * Frank Marino * Henry Maskowski Virginia McGowan * Veronica Mironoss * Ann Murphy * Kaitlyn O’Connor * Dave Oliverio * Lourdes Olza

Gus Pereira * Kerry Parker * Tanya Ratliff * Alexa Rosario * Anna Seidler * Cynthia Seto Teresa Spremich * Maria Wong

St. Monica School 5950 Geary Boulevard (@24th Ave.) San Francisco, California 94121 Tel: 415-751-9564/Fax: 415-751-0781 www.stmonicasf.org Principal: Mr. Vincent Sweeters St. Thomas the Apostle School 3801 Balboa Street (@39th Ave.) San Francisco, California 94121 Tel: 415-221-2711/Fax: 415-221-8611 www.sfsta.org Principal: Ms. Judith Borelli St. Thomas Pre-School/Pre-K Tel: 415-387-5511/www.sfsta.org Director: Ms. Jessie Men

R.C.I.A.: for those who want to become Catholic or are bap zed Catholic, but have not received all the sacraments. Contact Sr. Noreen: noconnor@csjla.org.

Rosary: 8:00 am, Mon-Sat at St. Monica.

St. Monica Choir - Prac ce at 7:00 pm on Thursdays in the choir room.

St. Thomas Choir - Prac ce on Sundays at 10:30 am. Email Max Dzul at maxdzu1357@hotmail.com.

St. Vincent de Paul: A 2nd collec on for the needy is taken every 5th Sunday at St. Monica. Monthly mee ngs are held every 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm in Foudy Hall (beneath the Church). Volunteers are needed to make sandwiches for 300.

Anoin ng of the Sick: At St. Monica on the 1st Tuesday a er the 8:30 am Mass and at St. Thomas on the last Friday a er the 8:30 am Mass.

Bap sm: Parents and godparents have to par cipate in the Bap smal prepara on program. The next Bap sm class is on June 10 at 10:30 am. Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org.

C.C.D./Religious Educa on: Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org.

Holy Hour: at St. Thomas on the 1st Saturday a er the 8:30 am Mass.

Matrimony: Couples are required to make arrangements with the parish six months prior to the desired date and to schedule marriage prepara on classes.

PENTECOST SUNDAY - JUNE 4, 2017

OUTREACH AT ST. MONICA AND ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE

STAR COMMUNITY HOME - provides housing for homeless women and children. Please bring your gi s of non-perishable food items such as cereal, canned food, beans, rice, tuna, etc. and place them on the table by the side door in St. Thomas Church.

ST. BONIFACE HOMELESS - They are in need of socks for the homeless who shelter in the Church dur-ing the day. Please place the socks in the baskets at St. Monica and St. Thomas.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD PROGRAM - A Children’s Liturgy Program for St. Thomas the Apostle Parish is held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month during the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Children ages 3-6 experience God’s word in an age-appropriate way. Before the readings, the children will be invited up for a blessing and dismissed to hear the message of the Gospel in a more meaningful way. Children will rejoin their family for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. For more informa on or to volunteer contact Father John at frjohnpastor@aol.com.

Eucharis c Ministers for Weekend Masses

Eucharis c ministers are needed for the weekend Masses at St. Thomas the Apostle. Please volunteer your services by calling the parish office 415-387-5545. Training will be provided.

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St. Monica

Sat. 6/3 8:30 am David Calvo †

5:00 pm Helen and Harold Grangoff †

Mon. 6/5 8:30 am Donna Ferre †

Tue. 6/6 8:30 am Richard McCarthy †

Wed. 6/7 8:30 am Doris Perez †

Thu. 6/8 8:30 am Xavier Marical—Special Inten on

Fri. 6/9 8:30 am Bernard Smith †

Sat. 6/10 8:30 am Ludwika Novak †

5:00 pm Jack Dempsey †

St. Thomas

Sat. 6/3 8:30 am Noreen Murthag †

4:00 pm Ignacio Roman—Thanksgiving

Mon. 6/5 8:30 am Mercedes Kow †

Tue. 6/6 8:30 am Murthag Family –Special Inten on

Wed. 6/7 8:30 am Lillian Mackiewicz †

Thu. 6/8 8:30 am Theresa Mackiewicz †

Fri. 6/9 8:30 am Mercedes Kow †

Sat. 6/10 8:30 am NO MASS

4:00 pm Bernard Smith †

ST. MONICA - June 10-11

LECTORS 5:00 pm Ninfa D’Silva

8:00 am Ted Kirk 10:30 am Gay Ducharme

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 pm S. Sermsakul/J. Gerardo/L. Robles 8:00 am L. Driskill/J. Derderian/C. Pogosian

10:30 am T. Sermsakul/N. & H. Concon/L. Foronda

ST. THOMAS - June 10-11

LECTORS 4:00 pm Erin Jang

8:30 am Kathleen Ryan 11:00 am Kathy Symkowick

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 4:00 pm Julieta Honma/Alice Schmi

8:30 am Hasselina Ha/Carolyn Mucelli 11:00 am Kathy Symkowick/Jim Crim/Isabel Molloy

THIS WEEK (6/3-4) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR THE PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND. NEXT WEEK (6/10-11) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR THE PARISH UPGRADES & IMPROVEMENTS.

PENTECOST SUNDAY - JUNE 4, 2017

THANK YOU 5/27-28 ST. MONICA ST. THOMAS

1ST COLLECTION $3,007.00 $1,460.00

2ND COLLECTION $1,016.00 $1,216.00

SPECIAL $ 150.00 CANTONESE $ 371.00 VIETNAMESE

WITH SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF LEONOR JACINTO

WITH SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF

TOBY GOULD