HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH San Francisco, CA www.HolyName-SF.org

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of November 27, 2011

Sun 27 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Brendan Logan†

11:30 AM Jose Dominguez†

Mon 28 7:30 AM Souls in Purgatory

9:00 AM Thanksgiving Mass -

The Rodelas Family

Tue 29 7:30 AM Lourdes Villanueva†

9:00 AM Dinnah Montero†

Wed 30 7:30 AM Jose Dominguez†

9:00 AM Conefrey & Deane

Families†

Thu 01 7:30 AM Isabell White Frontin†

9:00 AM Emma Dietzen†

Fri 02 7:30 AM Nicholas Maroevich†

9:00 AM Antonio Campos†

Sat 03 7:30 AM Jeannette Collins†

9:00 AM Kun Chat Chiang† &

Wai Chun Lau†

5:00 PM Charles Kreps†

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, Theresa Collins, Peggy McCarthy, Jorge Buccat, Arturo Martin, Alexis Rivera, Aurora Urmeneta, Alice Fiumara, Philip Nordstrom, Inge Nordstrom, Rosa Maria Alonso, Marilou L. Dullano, Laura Andrade, Viola Mahoney, Christopher Wein-man, Poy Wong, Leny Lopez, Mee Yee, Arturo Palar-ca, Johanna Bualat, Juan Aguirre, Frank Lynch, Ar-lene V. Rivera, Sami Saud, Kevin Lu, Ed Hobson We pray for those who have Died…that they may be grant-ed a home in heaven. Mark McPhee, David Preisig, Allan Witty

First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2011 Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.

— Mark 13:33

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — We are the clay and you, O LORD, are the potter: we are the work of your hands (Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7). Psalm — Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved (Psalm 80). Second Reading — God is faithful; by God you were called to fellowship with the Son (1 Corinthians 1:3-9). Gospel — Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. (Mark 13:33-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 2:1-5; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Rom 10:9-18; Mt 4:18-22 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35 — 10:1,

5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85; 2 Pt 3:8-14;

Mk 1:1-8

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: First Sunday of Advent Wednesday: St. Andrew Friday: First Friday Saturday: St. Francis Xavier; First Saturday

Living Stewardship Now If you have young children, make a Jesse tree or use an Advent calendar, preferably one with Advent rather than Christmas themes. Find more information on both at catholicculture.org. Copyright © 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

FAZtor’s Notes By Fr. Arnold Zamora Welcome to a New Year of the Church – The first Sunday of Advent, Year B in our Liturgical Calendar. This weekend is quite historic in as much as we are also welcoming or actually implementing the New Translation of the Roman Missal – not a new Mass, just a new translation.

There’s going to be a lot of challenge in our responses at our liturgy. There’s going to be a lot of adjustments after 40 years of getting used to the old translation. It takes time, but it also allows us to be conscious of the words we say as we rediscover the meaning of our prayers.

Welcome also to our Holy Name School Alumni Class of 1971 as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary. So 40 years ago, they left HN when the last translation of the mass had just started and they are back on the day when the new translation is implemented.

We had a lot of HN Alumni gatherings and home-comings this year. It is nice to know they haven’t forgot-ten the school that gave them the foundation of their edu-cation. By their coming back, they are showing that HN has a special place in their hearts.

This weekend being the first Sunday of Advent, we are blessing and lighting our Advent Wreath. The sym-bolism of the Advent wreath is beautiful. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life found in Christ. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent. A tradition is that each week represents one thousand years, to sum to the 4,000 years from Adam and Eve until the Birth of the Savior. Three candles are purple and one is rose (or pink). The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas. The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life found in Christ.

The light again signifies Christ, the Light of the world. Some modern day adaptions include a white can-dle placed in the middle of the wreath, which represents Christ and is lit on Christmas Eve.

Four weeks before Christmas, a pastor was leading chil-dren’s service featuring an Advent wreath. He had told them what the three purple candles represented, and then asked “Does anyone know what the pink one means? No one an-swered.

Finally little Sara’s hand went up. “Are they expect-ing a girl?”

HOLY NAME LADIES AID COLLECTION Today, members of the Holy Name Ladies Aid will be collecting for the needy in the Parish. Boxes will be by the exits. Your generosity especially during the holidays are very much appreciated.

ACE COLLECTION Next Sunday’s Second Collection is the ACE COL-LECTION for the benefit of our Parish school. Your generosity is always appreciated by our school chil-dren.

HOMEBOUND MASS Our Mass for the Homebound will be celebrated on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM in the Flanagan Center. If you or a member of your family are in need of transportation or know of others who do, please call Josephine at (415) 566-3053 or Mani at (650) 991-0864 and we will be happy to arrange a ride for you. Refreshments will be served after the Mass.

DON’T MISS “SIMBANG GABI 2011 AT HOLY NAME” Evening Novena of Masses in the Church

December 15—December 23 at 7 PM

Please join us in this 9-day Eucharistic Celebra-tion to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus Christ. The opening (Dec. 15) and closing (Dec. 23) days will have a reception following the Mass. Coffee , tea and lighter fare will be available for the 2nd-8th day Masses. Receptions will be in the Flanagan Center.

HEALING MASS You are all invited to a Eucharistic Celebra-tion and Healing Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Dec. 2, 2011 (Friday) from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm celebrated by Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Faller. If you have any questions, please contact Joey Lopez at (650) 757-1120. Other Healing Masses with Fr. Faller: DECEMBER 3, 2011, SATURDAY 7:00 P.M.- ST. VICTOR CHURCH 3108 SIERRA RD., SAN JOSE, CA 95132 PHONE: 408.251.7055 CONTACT: BERT MAGAT - 408.923.5105 DECEMBER 4, 2011, SUNDAY 5:30 P.M. -MADONNA DEL SASSO- PRO CATHEDRAL 320 E. LAUREL DR., SALINAS, CA 93906 CONTACT PERSON: ED LIMBO - PHONE: 831.578.4858

ON GUARD The author of Saint Mark’s Gospel was what we call a straight shooter. His writing style is plain, with no elaboration or sophistication. In today’s Gospel reading he gets right to the point: be on your guard; stay awake; the Lord must not find you asleep when he arrives. Advent comes from the Latin word ad-venire, which means “to come to.” The season of Ad-vent, then, is a time to think about and to reflect on three advents in particular: God’s coming into the world as a human child, God’s coming into our world today, and God’s glorious coming at the end of time. These reflect three promises: God’s promise to bring salvation to all people, Jesus’ promise to be with those who follow him, and Jesus’ further prom-ise to return at the end of time. It is not enough simply to admire Jesus and be impressed by what he says. We are asked to take the extra step and follow the way of discipleship. We do not know where the path of discipleship will lead us, or when Christ himself will return. In the meantime we are the gate-keepers, the stewards, and the ones left in charge. Our responsibility is to stay alert and focused, even when others seem to be asleep or distracted, so that we are ready to welcome Christ into the world when he comes again. We are also asked to be atten-tive to the coming of God into our lives today: in the sacrament of Christ’s Body; in the unlikely guise of the homeless, the hungry, the prisoner, the addict in whom Christ appears before us; and in the Spirit who is within us. We are urged to live with hope in our hearts for Christ’s final return. Copyright © 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

2011 Catholic Advent Calendar Daily Scripture and Reflections in Preparation for Christmas

Sunday, Nov. 27: Mercy Rules God know what we need most for Christ-mas this year—freedom from our sins. Isaiah 63:16-19; 64:2-7

Monday, Nov. 28: True Beauty In addition to decking your halls to welcome Jesus, go to his house and learn his ways Isaiah 2:1-5

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Being a Disciple God’s Word extends to the ends of the earth and brings it salvation. Romans 10 : 9-18

Thursday, December 1 Wishing The greatest Christmas gift is the joy of build-ing one’s home on faith in Christ. Matthew 7:21, 24-27

Saturday, December 3 Peace on Earth God’s king-dom arrives when boun-ty, healing and wisdom come to all. Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26

Friday, December 2 Shining May each twinkling light, each glowing candle, grant you the comfort of God’s protection. Psalm 27:1-4, 13-14

Tuesday, Nov. 29 Newborn King Jesus rules like no other—he aims only to bring peace and justice. Psalm 72

A Prayer for lighting Advent Candles

In the darkness we light a flame of hope. May it dance not only

upon our Advent wreath but within each of ours hearts as well.

Hope is the flower than blooms from the ground of faith. And so with joy, we keep the tradition of ages past as we encircle our Advent wreath

with love and prayer-ful expectation. May this Advent season

bring us a new birth of hope in the ancient promises of God.

HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE The Holy Name “Tree of Life”, a bronze tree trunk with approximately 400 leaves is located at the back of the Church. Donors can have their names, or those they wish to honor, engraved on the leaf. The proceeds of the do-nations to the “Tree of Life” will go towards

a much-needed Capital Improvement 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.

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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.

PENNY DRIVE 2011 We are still collecting for our penny drive...

Pennies, Silver Change, Dollars & Checks welcome! We have collected almost $3,000 towards our goal.

Proceeds of this fundraiser will be used to pay for a candle stand for the Chapel You may drop off your donations in the glass

containers at the back of the Church or at the Pastoral Center office.

Jesus is the reason for the Season.

“From his fullness we have received grace upon grace.” - John 1:16

PLEASE SUPPORT THE 2011 ARCHBISHOPS’ ANNUAL APPEAL

Your donation will assist the Archbishop to provide ministries, programs and services that ben-efit parishes and people within and outside of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. To date, we have received about $47,000 (88%) in pledges. We still need about $6,000.00 to complete our $53,300 goal. Remember, pledges should be completed by December 31, 2011. Don’t wait! Send in your pledge today! Checks, credit card and automatic debit are available. For more information, please call Jackie at (415) 664-8590. Credit cards and auto debit can be made online at www.sfarchdiocese.org

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Long ago in northern Europe, the growing dark and winter weather in Advent forced people to remove the wheels from their carts and replace them with snow runners. The wheels were hung high in the rafters of the house, fitted out with lan-terns, and wound tightly with evergreen boughs. The first wreaths were windows into heaven, a source of light, a comforting sign of the victory of the light of Christ over our world’s dark wilderness-es, its mountainous obstacles, its valleys of need. The Advent wreath started in the home, and only later appeared in church. Its four candles rep-resent the four Sundays of our journey: typically three purple, one rose. Why not set a wreath in your own home as a place for Advent prayer? Don’t let a shortage of purple candles discourage you: some use a deep blue, others have white candles and weave blue and purple flowers, seashells, and pine cones into the green. When the sun sets tonight, light a single candle, sing a verse of a well-loved Advent hymn, and name a mountain to be leveled, a valley to be filled. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PRAYERS AT MASS? At Masses today, Catholic parishes in the United States are for the first time in about forty years using a new English translation of all the prayers. These prayers are found in The Roman Mis-sal, the large book that we are accustomed to seeing the priest use at our Eucharistic liturgies. In the ear-ly part of this century, the late Blessed Pope John Paul II called for the original Latin Missal (the offi-cial prayer book for Mass for the entire Catholic Church worldwide) to be re-translated into the vari-ous languages prayed throughout the world. In par-ticular, he and other Church leaders felt that the English translation could be improved. He called for new translations that would be much more like the Latin texts upon which they are based, so that all Catholics throughout the world would become more closely united by praying translations that were closer to the original. The words that we pray at Mass express our beliefs; it is important that the translations capture and express these beliefs clear-ly. The translation process has come to a culmina-tion now, and today we begin using this new trans-lation at Mass. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

HOLY NAME YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month after the 11:30 AM Mass. The youth group includes, but is not limited to, teens from ages 13 to 18 years old. Young adults are invited as well.

How can I make Advent more meaningful? This year I’ve promised myself I’ll make time for Advent reflection and prayer, but I don’t have huge blocks of time to spare. Any ideas? You don’t need huge blocks of time; you just need to recognize your opportunities. Each of the following activities takes only a few moments. Do all five every day, and soon you’ll feel very good about the amount of time you’re devoting to Advent.

1. Spend fifteen minutes in silence. As Psalm 46:11 says, “Be still and know that I am God!” 2. Light a prayer candle. Whenever you see the flame, offer a prayer on behalf of someone who is sick, hurting, or struggling. 3. Pray for each person you hear from. Christmas cards and e-mails often have news about the senders. Use that infor-mation to offer prayers of thanks-giving and help. 4. Be like the innkeeper. Extend compassion to a stranger—let someone ahead of you in line or give up your seat to a person hold-ing packages. 5. Reflect on Philippians 4:4. “Rejoice in the Lord always!” Ask yourself what blessings you’ve enjoyed today, and then thank God for them. At the end of Advent, choose one of these activities to do eve-ry day for the next year to keep the spirit of Advent and Christ-mas in your heart all year long. SCOTT KATZENBERGER, CSSR sundaybulletins@liguori.org

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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

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. Registration information is available at our website: (HolyName-sf.org)

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, 5:15 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

Traditional Latin Mass: every 3rd Sunday of the month at 7:15 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 Perpetual Help Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass 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 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Every Wednesday from 7:30-9:00 AM at 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, 7:00 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) at the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Wednesday at 7:30 PM

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/Parochial Associate 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 Joe Nicolas, Webmaster Ron Alcaraz, Gym Director Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince de Lucca, Girls Athletic Director