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

434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080

Established 1951

November 1, 2015

“Blessed are the clean of heart,

for they shall see God.” - Matthew 5:8

All Saints

St. Veronica Church

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

St. Veronica Parish 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. Nicasio G. Paloso Jr., Parochial Vicar

Fr. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Fr. Al Grosskopf, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Deacon Roger Beaudry

Deacon Joseph LeBlanc

Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary, Ext. 301

Velma Atkinson, Bookkeeper, Ext. 304

Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation &

Wedding Coordinator, Ext.305

Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director, Ext. 308

Jim Rodriguez, Custodian/Maintenance

St. Veronica Catholic School

www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg

Principal Vice Principal

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office.

Baptisms in English are typically held on the

1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.

Baptisms in Spanish are typically held on the

2nd Saturday of each month.

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office at 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

Mass Intentions for the Week of November 1, 2015

Sun 11/01 7:00 Rafaela Martin

8:30 † Earl Espinosa

10:00 † Zachariah Jacob

11:30 † Romeo Escobar

6:00 † Carmen Mora

Mon 11/02 6:30 † Dean Allen Drablos

8:30 † All Souls

Tue 11/03 6:30 † Emma Salazar

8:30 † All Souls

Wed 11/04 6:30 † Frank Muzzi

8:30 † All Souls

Thu 11/05 6:30 † Mary Ghiorso

8:30 † All Souls

Fri 11/06 6:30 † Fermin Nisperos

8:30 † All Souls

Sat 11/07 8:30 † All Souls

5:00 † John Vogl

Sun 11/08 7:00 † All Souls

8:30 † Juliette Montalvo

10:00 † Mike Sr. & Kevin Folan

11:30 † Steve Vina

6:00 † Jesus Gonzalez

St. Veronica Parish Mission Statement

St. Veronica Church is a multicultural

community of believers who treasure Jesus

Christ at the center of their profession of

faith and practice. They worship and work

together to build up a community of family

and friends according to the mind and heart

of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy and

gratitude, they live and share the good news

of faith and hope, striving to stand up for

peace and justice, to spread love and com-

passion, to care for those who are in need,

and to make our nation and the world a bet-

ter place for all.

Parish Registration Please complete and return form to the parish office,

or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information.

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Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. (English),

& 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)

Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30 a.m.

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Hours

Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

except as posted for holidays and parish events

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

ON THE HORIZON

Mon., Nov. 2: All Souls Day; Mass of Remem-

brance at 7:00 p.m. with reception following

Sun, Nov. 8: 3rd Grade Class Mass, 10:00 a.m.

Sat., Nov. 21: St. Veronica Catholic School 5K

Fun Run/Walk

Sat., Nov. 21: Spanish ministry dinner-dance

benefitting the SV “Repair My Church” project

Thurs, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day, one Mass

at 9:00 a.m.; non-perishable food donations for

St. Vincent de Paul accepted

Nov. 26 & 27: Parish office closed; NO Eucha-

ristic Adoration

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals

Envelopes received in the First Collection:

October 10 & 11: 248

October 17 & 18: 250

October 24 & 25: 265

If you currently receive envelopes but do not use them, please

prayerfully consider including your donation in the collection basket.

Saturday 10/24/15 5:00PM 1321.00 258.00 1579.00

Sunday 10/25/15 7:00AM 667.00 257.00 924.00

8:30AM 1078.00 212.00 1290.00

10:00AM 1132.00 229.00 1361.00

11:30AM 1121.00 253.00 1374.00

Spanish Mass 6:00PM 419.00 220.50 639.50

TOTAL IN-PEW DONATIONS: $5,738.00 $1,429.50 $7,167.50

Other Contributions 437.00 n/a 437.00

Pray for our Beloved Deceased

In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of

the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially:

Roy Hansen - died Oct. 11, 2015

“Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord . . .”

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

by the presence of new parishioners:

Mario & Justin Da San Martino

May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your

faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you

to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Parishioners,

All Saints: We begin this emotion-laden month with

the solemnity of All Saints (All Hallows). Having com-

pleted the cultural celebration of the Eve of Hallows as

Halloween, here we are celebrating the holy feast of all

saints, canonized and not canonized, known and un-

known. Originally the feast began when there were so

many martyrs that there was a felt need to honor them.

It then became a way of honoring all saints, all holy

men and women, who have reached the beatific vision

of God and are now safe in the very heart of God, even

if they are not officially declared as saints by the

Church. I would like to think that some or many of our

own family members have been privileged to become

saints and have attained the life of perfection in heaven;

that they have joined Mary, our blessed mother, the

angels, and saints; that they are beholding the face of

God for eternity with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. What a

blessed state! What a glorious state of life! This feast

invites us to thank God for all the marvelous deeds God

in Jesus has done in the lives of all these saints. We feel

a deep sense of gratitude and joy. This feast also re-

minds us that we are all destined to be saints. We are

all called to holiness. “Be perfect as your heavenly Fa-

ther is perfect,” is the challenge. Be holy. Do holy. It is

not easy, though. We are pulled and pushed by external

and internal forces and allurements. We are tempted

and dazzled by all sorts of things in the world. To seek

holiness in the midst of bewildering things and choices,

it’s not at all easy. That’s why Jesus walks with us and

gives us his Spirit to lead and guide us so that we may

keep running the race, knowing that in all our endeav-

ors, struggles, and failures, we are graced and strength-

ened in this pilgrimage of life.

All Souls: We commemorate all those who have been

called to God. We very specially think of those in our

own families who have gone before us. We hold their

memory sacred. We loved them in life, we continue to

love them in death. Life is changed, not ended. Love is

stronger than death. We bring our love, faith, and pray-

ers to support them in their journey of purification and

attainment of perfection with God. It has always been a

tradition in the Catholic faith to visit graves on this day.

So let’s make time for that. As we stand at their graves,

as we may shed tears and be filled with loss and grief,

let us know that God will wipe away all tears and grant

them eternal peace and fulfillment. It is also an occa-

sion for us to think of life and death. Awareness of

death can make life more precious and beautiful.

Against the background of death, life takes on great

urgency and acute significance. Because of death, we

have to live better lives. Because of death, we have to

become the people God wants us to be in this life. Be-

cause of death, we need to become more authentic dis-

ciples and apostles of Jesus. Because of death, love

becomes not only necessary but also urgent. Eternal

rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May they rest in peace! Amen. May

their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed

through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

Repair My Church: We have launched Repair My

Church (RMC) project to renovate our St. Veronica

church building. Please be generous in your donation to

this project. The total cost of it is estimated to be

$250,000. For the first phase of three jobs --- painting,

carpet, and refurbishing of pews --- will cost $160,000

and be done in summer of 2016, God willing. Thank

you in advance for your spirit of stewardship and gen-

erosity in taking care of God’s house at St. Veronica.

Make checks payable to: St. Veronica RMC Project.

Abraham Lincoln’s Beard: When Grace Bedell

Billings, an 11-year-old girl from Westfield, N.Y., first

came upon a photo of Abraham Lincoln, she was unim-

pressed. “He would look better if he wore whiskers,”

she told her mother. “And I mean to write and tell him

so.” On October 15, 1860, she did just that. “All the

ladies like whiskers,” her dispatch read, “and they

would tease their husbands to vote for you and then

you would be president.” Mr. Lincoln worried that

some would think his beard “a piece of silly affect[at]

ion.” Within a matter of weeks, however, Mr. Lincoln

was sporting a modest chinstrap beard. And by the time

he began traveling to Washington for his inauguration,

Mr. Lincoln’s chin curtain was in full bloom. Along the

journey, Mr. Lincoln stopped in Westfield, where he

requested to meet with Ms. Billings. “Look at my

whiskers,” he told the girl. “I have been growing them

for you.” (Source: NY Times; 10/15/15)

Catholic Joke: A priest was preparing a man for his

long day’s journey into night. Whispering firmly, the

priest said, “Denounce the devil! Let him know how

little you think of his evil!” The dying man said noth-

ing. The priest repeated his order. Still the dying man

said nothing. The priest asked, “Why do you refuse to

denounce the devil and his evil?” The dying man said,

“Until I know where I'm heading, I don't think I ought

to aggravate anybody.”

Your Friend & Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

It is with great joy that we welcome into

our church and community the following

child who received the

Sacrament of Baptism at our Church

surrounded by his family and

Faith Formation friends

on Saturday, October 24, 2015

Jackson Alvin Cash Zoscsak

All Are Invited!

Sat., Nov. 21st, 2015, at 9:00 AM Oyster Point Marina Bay Trail

Prices go up after Nov. 1st

Please call Michelle at 415-672-1343 for

paper registration or register online at

svcs5kfunrun.eventbrite.com.

Proceeds benefit St. Veronica School

Technology and Fine Arts Programs

The Annual All Souls Mass

of Remembrance, sponsored by

the St. Veronica Bereavement Support

Ministry, will be held on Monday,

November 2, at 7:00 p.m. A reception

will be held in the Parish Center following Mass.

All are welcome to attend!

St. Veronica Spanish Ministry “Repair My Church”

Fundraiser Dinner-Dance Saturday, November 21, 2015, in the Parish Center

Social Hour 6:00 p.m.; Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Music by “Brisas Del Mar”

Dinner includes a traditional Mexican meal

Margaritas and beer available for purchase

Adults: $40 per person Children (6-12): $10 per person

All proceeds benefit the St. Veronica “Repair My Church” project

Please RSVP by Nov. 1, to the Parish Office or via the Collection Basket

Name: _______________________________

Phone number: ________________________

Number of Adults: _______ Children: __________

Total Enclosed: $_________

St. Veronica Youth Ministry News and Meeting Date Congratulations to the Core Team of the St. Veronica Youth Ministry, who were

commissioned last Sunday, October 25, at the 11:30 a.m. Mass. All teens of St.

Veronica Parish are invited to join the new Youth Ministry, which will next meet

on Sunday, November 8, at 4:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center (parish office).

Reflecting on the Word

All Saints

In the Catholic tradition, heaven is envisioned as an

eminently social place. It is not a matter of the isolated

soul alone with God for eternity; rather, part of the joy of

the saints in God’s kingdom is the joy that they feel in

being with each other. St. Catherine of Siena, the 14th-

century Italian mystic, wrote that the saints “rejoice and

exult, sharing each other’s goodness with loving affec-

tion.” She states that when a soul reached eternal life, all

souls shared in that soul’s goodness, and likewise shared

theirs, experiencing new freshness in their exultation that

she described as mirthfulness, jubilation, and gladness

(The Dialogue, chapter 41). So the great multitude of

which the book of Revelation speaks rejoices not simply

in knowing God, but in knowing the incredible varieties

of goodness that God’s grace has made possible in hu-

man beings. The saints bring with them the particular

gifts that God’s grace has poured into their lives and then

they share those gifts of holiness with each other, so that

each may delight in the goodness of others.

Most people know that Halloween originated as the

eve of All Saints day - All Hallows Eve. Some parents’

most vivid memories of Halloween are of the point after

the treats have been collected and the children gather at

someone’s house, dump out their bags on the floor, and

begin trading: sour candies exchanged for peanut butter

cups, dark chocolate for milk chocolate. What was most

remarkable was that this exchange was characterized by

great excitement and happiness - not just the excitement

and happiness of trading for preferred candy, but the ex-

citement and happiness of being together with friends

and of both giving and receiving. To borrow from Cathe-

rine of Siena, it was an occasion of mirthfulness, jubila-

tion and gladness. What more appropriate way to cele-

brate the saints than to joyfully share our gifts with one

another? This is what the saints do in eternity.

For prayerful consideration and discussion

What is the particular form of holiness that God is

calling me to in my life?

How do I conceive of heaven? What experience on

earth do I think gives the best picture of the life of

the saints in heaven? - from Living the Word

Baptism Information

Registration forms are available from the

Pastoral Center during regular office hours, or

you may download a form from our

website at www.stveronicassf.com.

Baptisms are generally celebrated each month

on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in English

and the 2nd Saturday in Spanish. Please call the

Parish Office for times and to register.

Upcoming baptism dates are as follows:

Nov. 7, 14 (Spanish) & 21

Dec. 5, 12 (Spanish) & 19

Preparation classes for parents and godparents

are held on the second Tuesday of the month.

Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center

from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please).

Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455

for specific dates and to reserve your space for

the Baptismal Preparation Classes.

News from Around the Archdiocese

Essay Contest Opportunities Announced

The Archdiocese of San Francisco and the

Young Men’s Institute have announced its

annual essay contests, open to Catholic

youth attending public and private schools.

The Archdiocese’s 27th Annual

“Respect Life” essay contest is open to

students in grades 1-12. The entry

deadline is December 1, 2015. Infor-

mation and the essay questions may be obtained

through St. Veronica’s parish office or at

www.sflifeandjustice.org/essay_contest.

YMI’s 42nd Annual essay contest is open to students

in grades 7-12. The entry deadline is January 15,

2016. Information and the essay topics may be ob-

tained through St. Veronica’s parish office or at

http://ymiusa.org.

Parish Enrichment Event

(Held in the Pastoral Center)

Monday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. The St. Veronica

Book Club will discuss the second half of “Religions”

by Philip Wilkinson.

Newcomers are always welcome! Please call Patti at the

parish office to add your name to the contact list.

October Census 2015 Results

As reported to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the av-

erage mass attendance for the month of October was:

5:00 p.m. - 229 10:00 a.m. - 335

7:00 a.m. - 134 11:30 a.m. - 300

8:30 a.m. - 204 6:00 p.m. (Spanish) - 266

Special thanks to all of St. Veronica’s ushers who

took the count each week!

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