19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 8-9, 2009
Please read Father Michael's July 31 Letter (click here) from Afghanistan.
Feast of the Assumption
Because the Assumption falls on a Saturday, it is
not a holy day of obligation in 2009. The
faithful are still encouraged to mark the day with some form of prayer and
thanksgiving for the gift and model of Mary in the life of the Church.
Americans honor their mothers in the Month of May.
The Church asks us to honor Mary, Our Mother in Christ, on her special
feast day. On the Feast of the
Assumption, we celebrate Mary’s victory over the consequences of sin and
death. She was taken up body and
soul into heaven. Her victory is the
result of her Son’s redemption and foreshadows what is in store for us.
The Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated on Saturday, 8/15/09, with
Masses at 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
8:00
SUNDAY MASS NEEDS YOUR HELP Our 8:00 A.M. organist is with his family in Hungary for an extended time. If you play piano, organ, or other instrument, or if you love to sing and can read music, we would like to talk with you regarding serving as an accompanist or a cantor. Please contact the Parish Office @ 251-7055, if you are able to help. RCIA for whom?
Maybe for you? We welcome interested adults to join our faith community. If you are not Baptized Baptized in another faith tradition Baptized Catholic, but in need of Confirmation and Eucharist RCIA offers a process, which welcomes interested persons to join in full communion with our Catholic community. The process will begin in September. If you are interested in becoming a part of the process or know of someone who might be, please leave a message for Sister Noreen @ 251-7055. God may be calling you this year to take the steps needed to really be a participating member of our Catholic Community. Just maybe – RCIA is for you! Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
The K of C Pancake Breakfast will be held this Sunday, August 9th,
from 8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. in the parish hall.
Cost is $5.00 per person. Tickets
will be available at the door. Knights of
There will be a K of C
meeting on August 13, 2009, in Room 8 of the school at 7:30 P.M. Memorial Mass
The Filipino Priests and the Diocesan Council of
Filipino Catholics of the Diocese of San Jose are sponsoring a Memorial Mass for
President Cory Aquino on August 12, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. to be held at Watch Your Mailbox 8th
Grade & Fiesta Bingo Fund-Raiser SCRIPTURE READINGSAUGUST 15, 2009 FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION REVELATION 11:19, 12:1-6, 10ab 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-27 LUKE 1:39-56 AUGUST 16, 2009 PROVERBS 9:1-6 EPHESIANS 5:15-20 PLANNED GIVING NOTESYour Will Or
the State’s? If
you don’t have a will or living trust, the State has one for you!
The State will tell you where your savings, home and possessions
(your estate) will go. If you do
have a will or trust, you direct where your estate will go. If you want to know more about this, the Diocese can provide free assistance. Call Robert Serventi @ 983-0168 or write to him at: Diocese of San Jose, The Chancery, 1150 N. First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112-4966 St. victor’s fiesta
(October 3rd & 4th) – Needs your help!
The FIESTA SILENT AUCTION is in need of LARGE
baskets. Please drop them off at the
Rectory Office. New or “Gently Used” stuffed animals are needed for the Games Prize
Booth. They also may be taken to the
Rectory Office. NEED A TAX DEDUCTION?
HAVE A USED CAR IN GOOD WORKING ORDER?
Why not donate it to this year’s FIESTA!!!
Please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055.
If we do get a car, we will have a LIVE auction for it prior to the
drawing for the RAFFLE prizes. Fiesta Entertainment – Are you a talented individual or group who would like to be included in
this year’s entertainment at St. Victor’s FIESTA?
If so, please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055. Also, if you know a
professional entertainment group, who would be interested in donating their
talent to this year’s FIESTA, please call Alice. Would you like
to see your NAME or BUSINESS on display? Why
not sponsor a booth at this year’s FIESTA? For a donation of $125.00 your
name/business will be displayed for all to see, while you are helping to defray
the cost of booth rentals. For all
the details, please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055. A
co-chairperson is needed for our tri-tip BBQ.
If you are able to co-chair, please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055. FOR SAFETY SAKE. For
your safety as well as the safety of others, we ask your cooperation with St.
Victor’s, the Police Department and the Fire Department by parking in designated
areas only. We especially
need the fire lanes to be left open and clear. (You may be ticketed!)
As a courtesy to others, we ask you to follow traffic signs in and out of
the parish grounds. Please also obey
the posted signs – Speed Limit of 5 miles per hour - when
driving on the parish grounds. We
hope those few traffic rules will help keep everyone safe, and smooth any
traffic flow problems we may have. DAILY READINGS
IN VIETNAMESE FOR VIETNAMESE PARISHIONERS
Mass
Intentions for the Week Monday
August 10
8:00 A.M.
Steve Perata Tuesday
August 11
8:00 A.M.
Feliza S. Cura Wednesday
August 12
8:00 A.M.
Ginger McGreevy Thursday
August 13
8:00 A.M.
Eileen Denzel Friday
August 14
8:00 A.M.
Eleanor Surace, Lilian Rose Messina & Josephine Ruscigno Saturday
August 15
8:00 A.M.
Peter Tri Nguyen
5:00 P.M.
Mary Eleanor Gaiero Sunday
August 16
7:00 A.M.
For the Parishioners of St. Victor Parish
8:00 A.M.
Benjamin Alvarez
9:15 A.M.
Clint Ignacio
10:45 A.M. Aurora B. Domingo Banns of Marriage Erik
Reynolds & Alexandra Yanez II John
Dang & Joanne Geslani I Jose
General & Melody Dumlao I
Flower Donations
This
week’s Sanctuary Flowers were donated by Francisca Rivera in memory of
Dabbie Lynn Joyce Rivera..
Sympathy
Special Congratulations
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY REGISTRATION INFORMATION Catechetical Ministry (CM)
registration will be held Thursday & Friday, September 10th &
11th, from 4:00-8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 12th, from
9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. and Sunday, September 13th, from 8:00 A.M.-2:00
P.M. in the parish center. All those
who will be signing-up their student(s) to receive the Sacraments of
Reconciliation (Confession), First Eucharist (Communion) or Confirmation must bring an original or a copy of their child’s BAPTISMAL
certificate. It’s always good practice to bring the original or a copy, even
if you think you may have given it to us already, as no student will be
registered for their Sacraments if we do not have one on record.
No exceptions will be made. We
will not keep your original, however, we will keep all copies given. Please remember: If you
are registering someone else’s student(s) for CM Classes (i.e., niece, nephew,
grandchild, friend), you MUST have written permission from
the parent along with a COMPLETED Emergency Form/Family Agreement Form for
each student. In this particular
case, no student will be registered without permission or completed forms. [For
your convenience, you may print the form from our Website, http://www.parish.stvictor.org/catechism.html
. Please scroll down to CM
handbook and open it. The
“Emergency Form” and “Family Agreement Form” are near the end of the
handbook. Print as many as needed
for the amount of students you have. ] A NOTE TO ALL REGISTERING
FAMILIES: All emergency forms MUST be complete, as this is now considered a
“Diocesan” registration form. Please
do NOT leave any blanks. Bring all
your information (doctor numbers, dentist numbers, current emergency contact
info) with you. PLEASE NOTE: The new U.n.I. Lord (teens and young adults) email address is: unilord@dsj.org . CATECHETICAL MINISTRY HELP NEEDED - CM
is looking for those who are interested in sharing their faith, time and talents
with our Junior High and High School students.
This is a weekly commitment for Junior High, and twice a month for High
School Confirmation students. Please
prayerfully consider this most important ministry (Training is provided.)
For more information, please leave a message for Sharron Hollenbeck or
Angela Giampaoli in the Catechetical
Ministry Office @ 251-0165.
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE! Unfortunately, there have been a number of car break-ins during Masses.
Please DO NOT leave purses or other valuables in your car
or lock them in the trunk. Keep
valuables with you at all times. SOCIAL JUSTICE NOTES
Martha’s Kitchen Gourmet Benefit Dinner and Wine Tasting
will be held on Thursday, September 10th, beginning at 5:30 P.M. (311
Willow St.) to help raise money to feed the hungry.
Dinners are $100.00 per plate. Sponsorships
and auction items are still needed. Please
call the Parish Office @ 251-7055
for all the details. ““I am the bread of life.” (John
6:41-51)
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