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Church Address: 941 Lexington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050 Office Address: 725 Washington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050
Office: (408) 248-7786 ~ Fax: (408) 248-8150 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.stclareparish.org
Emergency (only for the sick and the dying): 408-904-9187
March 11th, 2018 ~ 4th Sunday of Lent
~ Mass Schedule ~
WEEKDAYS - Rectory Chapel: Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8:00 am ~ Tue & Thu 5:30 pm SATURDAY: Reconciliation 4:15-4:45 pm ~ Vigil Mass 5:00 pm
SUNDAY: 7:45 am (English) ~ 9:00 am (English - Family) ~ 10:30 am (Portuguese) ~ 12:00 pm (Spanish) ~ 1:30 pm (Cantonese) ~ 3:00 pm (Mandarin) ~ 5:30 pm (English)
Pastoral Staff: (408) 248-7786 Pastor’s Notes Pastor: Rev. Tadeusz Terembula, x104, [email protected] Parochial Vicar: Rev. Prosper Molengi, x105, [email protected] Priest in Residence: Fr. Andrew Salapata Office Manager: Joanna Ayllon, x106 Religious Education Coordinator and Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Paty Rascon, x102, [email protected] Facility Emergencies: Matt Dutra (408) 904-9181 Saint Clare School: Principal - Madeline Rader (408) 246-6797, www.drexel.dsj.org/stclareschool RCIA: Diane Madruga, [email protected] Music Ministry: Christopher Wemp, [email protected] Community & Service Webmaster: Perig Vennetier, [email protected] Pastoral Council: Jasmine Vu, [email protected] Finance Council: Jerome Alabado, [email protected] Serra Club of Santa Clara: Tom Bommarito (408) 243-4647 St Vincent de Paul: Mick Gonzales (408) 645-0506 Facilities: Matt Dutra, [email protected] Knights Of Columbus: Tony Colombo, [email protected] Young Ladies Institute (YLI): Dolores Wriglesworth, [email protected] Social Justice Committee: Anne McMahon, [email protected] Italian Catholic Federation: Janet Glaubke (408) 225-0743 Hispanic Community: Elania Tablada (408) 984-3519 Portuguese Community: Filomena Bettencourt (408) 221-5236 Mandarin Community: Contact: Rev. Carlos A. Olivera, [email protected] Cantonese Community: Contact: Tony Lau, [email protected]
Dear Parishioners, At the heart of Ca-tholicism are the cross (which is bare), and the crucifix (which is the cross with the body of Jesus affixed to it). Both symbolize and signify the re-demptive action of Jesus Christ, each in its own particular way. A cross or crucifix hangs around the neck of countless people in our world who give no other outward sign of being religious. Teach-
ers of young children report that when they offer the youngsters a selection of holy cards and ask them to choose one, time and again children choose the picture of Jesus on the cross. Why are the cross and crucifix so important, and so central? Why, after two thousand years, has the cross – either bare or with the body of Jesus upon it – lost none of its fascination and power? The best answer is also the simplest: The cross and crucifix are a depiction of how much God loves us; they are a revelation of how much he has always loved us and desired relationship with us. Our first two readings today set the stage for this revelation. First, we hear about the constant transgressions of God’s people, and yet God never stopped loving them, even in his discipline of a sev-enty-year-exile (tough love indeed!). Paul reaffirms this as he says, God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ. As we heard in today’s Gospel, For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. This is more than a catch-phrase held up on poster-board for TV cameras at sporting events. It is the sum and summary of our salvation history. Through Jesus Christ, all of our transgressions before God are washed away in God’s mercy. Sin and death are overcome through his sacrifice of love on the cross. This is the most fundamental un-derstanding that we, Catholic Christians, have to always remember. The cross means something. The crosses and crucifixes that adorn our necks and sanctuaries depict how much God loves us. So, as we continue in this Lenten season, perhaps we can spend some time thinking about that and ask ourselves: Do I really believe that God loves me that much?
Fr. Tad
Mass Intentions March 10th ~ March 17th, 2018
Calendar of Events
Baptism Contact the Parish office to arrange for Baptismal prepa-ration, and to sign up for Baptismal Class. Spanish Prep Class: 1st Monday at 7:00 pm; Baptism: 3rd Saturday at 10:00 am English Prep Class: 2nd Monday at 7:00 pm; Baptism: 4th Saturday at 10:00 am
Stand And Be Counted Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment in all its dimensions brings you advantages, recognition, and re-sponsibilities of many kinds. Being a registered parishion-er makes things much easier when it is time for infant Baptism, weddings, when asked to be a Baptismal or Confirmation Sponsor and even funerals. We are often asked to provide affidavits for Baptismal and Confirmation Sponsors. We can only do this if a person is a registered, active and contribution member.
So, are you a registered parishioner?
If not please consider registering. Registration forms are available in the Parish Office and in the Church vestibule.
Baptism & Registration
Parish Weekly Expenses: $13,209 Parish Weekly Average Collection: $6,927 3/4/2018 Collection: $5,756.45 3/4 Building Fund Collection: $2,714.55 Upcoming Second Offerings:
Your generosity is appreciated. Your weekly offerings enable us to meet our monthly obligations and to continue to support our many par-ish programs. Thank you for your faithful support. You may mail offerings to: 725 Washington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050
Weekly Stewardship Report
3/30 Holy Land
4/1 Easter Offering
Sat 5:00 pm
Sun 7:45 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:30 pm
Mon 8:00 am
Tue 5:30 pm
Wed 8:00 am
Thu 5:30 pm
Fri 8:00 am
Sat 8:00 am
Joseph Alabanza +
St Clare Parishioners
Open
Rosaria Lobato Delgado + Joao Sousa Silva + John B. Dias + Rui Manuel Costa + Jose Almeida + Eduino & Luisa Flor + Manuel M. Jeronimo + Lurdes Cabral Arruda + Conceicao Cabral Arrunda+ St Jude Intercession
Lorenzo Gonzales + Zenon Zapata—Salud Maria Ascencion Teresa Palma
Joseph Alabanza +
Gregorio Ortiz +
Souls in Purgatory
Antonino Pereira +
Fred Salisbury + Benito & Aurora Galam +
Sam Nehme + Morgan Marie Lira +
Souls In Purgatory
ENCOUNTER ANDRISE We encounter Andrise, a teacher in Haiti who knows the importance of forming young people who will give back to the community—and their country. Reflect on the role teachers have played in bringing you closer to God and your com-
munity. How can you support those, worldwide, who are forced to flee their homes to find safety or better opportuni-ties? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.
____________ Monday March 12th_______________ ♦ Spanish Rosary, 6:00 pm, Rectory Chapel ___________ Tuesday March 13th______________ ♦ RCIA Meeting, 7:00 pm, Rectory Conference Room _________ Wednesday March 14th______________ ♦ Spanish Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:00 pm, Lower
Church ♦ The Light Is On, Reconciliation, 6:00 pm, Main
Church __________ Thursday March 15th _______________ ♦ Portuguese Prayer Group, 6:00 pm, Rectory Chapel ♦ Spanish Prayer Group, 6:30 pm, Rectory Conference
Room ____________Friday March 16th________________ ♦ Stations of the Cross, 6:30 pm, Main Church
To give by phone: 1-877-435-7277 To give by mail:
Catholic Relief Services CRS Rice Bowl P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21297-0303
Sunday Children’s Program “Finding God”
Continuous Faith Formation Program
“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” - Mt. 19: 14. Lent and the Works of Mercy Pope Francis has been stressing throughout the years the importance of practicing Christina charity and mer-cy to those in need. To accompany them in their jour-ney. He wrote the following in his message for Lent 2016 (I Desire Mercy no Sacrifice): “These works (of mercy) remind us that faith finds expression in concrete every-day actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit: by feeding, visiting, comforting and instructing them. On such things will we be judged... Christian people may reflect on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy; this will be a way to reawaken our con-science, too often grown dull in the face of poverty, and to enter more deeply into the heart of the Gospel where the poor have a special experience of God’s mercy (ibid., 15)…In the corporal works of mercy we touch the flesh of Christ in our brothers and sisters who need to be fed, clothed, sheltered, visited; in the spiritual works of mercy – counsel, instruction, for-giveness, admonishment and prayer – we touch more directly our own sinfulness. The corporal and spiritual works of mercy must never be separated.” As we reflect in these words, when helping others though the Works of Mercy we are also seeking God's mercy for ourselves in those very actions, and allowing the Spirit to transform us. Therefore, as Pope Francis said “Let us not waste this season of Lent, so favoura-ble a time for conversion!” and spring into action. CRS Rice Bowl Please keep using the box to help those in need. If you need a new one you can find them at the church’s vestibule or the parish office. We pray for those worldwide who are forced to flee their homes for safety or better opportunities. Please keep in your prayers our children and teens that are receiving sacraments this Spring.
Paty Rascon, Catechetical Office 408.248.7786 X 102 [email protected]
ST. CLARE SCHOOL
6TH GRADE MATH
During the Second Trimester in 6th grade math, the sixth graders have been learning algebra concepts such as equations and inequalities including how to write them from real-world problems. We look for-ward to focusing on the last two units in the Go Math curriculum, relationships in Geometry and Measure-ments and Data. Among the projects that will be associat-ed with the last unit is researching the longest, tallest, widest, or fastest of an object of their choosing, calculat-ing the measures of tendency and display the data using a box plot.
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES On February 20, the 7th Grade class started a project-based learning assignment as part of the MERIDIAN STORIES national competition. The competition is de-signed to enhance and assess our students in the 21st Century skill of digital storytelling. The competition is comprised of 5 distinct projects areas, and each team self-selects the project type, and the topic within the project. The Founder and Executive Director of Meridian Sto-ries is Brett Pierce. Our class was honored to host Brett for the launch of our projects, and for a follow-up session 3 days later. The class benefited greatly from Brett's pro-ject design mentoring, understanding of the competition, and vast experience and expertise in digital storytelling. The Meridian Stories PBL assignment also includes in academic collaboration with the Santa Clara University (SCU) Communications Department. SCU students are mentoring St. Clare School (SCS) student project teams, and collaborating in creative design, pre-production plan-ning, topic analysis, and digital storytelling techniques (e.g. the technical details). The SCU/SCS collaboration is led by Professor Dr. Katherine Heintz, Director of Undergraduate Core Curric-ulum, and Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Communica-tions. Just as early childhood development is critical to student success at the grade school level, so too is mid-dle school development critical to student success in high school, college and beyond. Digital storytelling is applica-ble to practically every discipline and every profession, so explicitly teaching this 21st Century Skill is an exciting and relevant opportunity for all the SCS students
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
K N I G H T S C O R N E R I was watching TV with my grand-son when he read from his iPhone, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. Fool me 365 times, you’re a weather-man.” Come join the Knights, we
won’t fool you about helping your parish and the people we serve.
Contact email: [email protected]
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tue: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wed: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thu: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Frid: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Sat: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sun: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
Rite of Christian Initiation Are you an adult seeking baptism? Or were you baptized Catholic as a child but have not celebrated the sacraments of Confirmation and Eu-charist?
We will be meeting Tuesday evenings from 7:00- 9:00pm.
For more information please contact: Diane Madruga at [email protected] or
Cathy Parshall at [email protected] or St. Clare Rectory at 408-248-7786
rick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suffered greatly from hunger and cold. A er six years Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His cap vity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the good news to the Irish. In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposi on from those who felt his educa on had been defec ve, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north–where the faith had nev-er been preached–obtained the protec on of local kings, and made numerous converts. Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was em-pha c in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and con nually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ. He suffered much opposi on from pagan druids and was cri cized in both England and Ireland for the way he conduct-ed his mission. In a rela vely short me, the island had experi-enced deeply the Chris an spirit, and was prepared to send out missionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Chris anizing Europe. Patrick was a man of ac on, with li le inclina on toward learning. He had a rock-like belief in his voca on, in the cause he had espoused. One of the few certainly authen c wri ngs is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate. There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in County Down in Northern Ireland, long the scene of strife and violence.
Reflec on What dis nguishes Patrick is the durability of his efforts. When one considers the state of Ireland when he began his mission work, the vast extent of his labors, and how the seeds he planted con nued to grow and flourish, one can only ad-mire the kind of man Patrick must have been. The holiness of a person is known only by the fruits of his or her work. Info source, Franciscan Media
COMMUNAL RESPONSIBILITY The people of God forgot the covenant and flouted God’s laws. They did not listen to the prophets among them, who spoke for God in warning them. Prophets are sent from God to remind us why we are here, but they are often, even in our own time, mocked, disregarded, and mistreated rather than thanked and listened to. The book of Chronicles tells the results of these sins: the destruction of the temple and all of Jerusalem, murder, mayhem, and finally exile to a foreign land. Why are these stories in the Bible? Just to inform us of what happened to our ancient forebears? What good would that be unless there were a message and a warning for us as well? Are we people who follow the teachings of God, who obey the words of Christ in the second cove-nant in his blood? Or do we continue to wreak works of darkness and violence? We are reminded by these read-ings that we will be judged as a people, not just as indi-viduals. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
March 17th Saint Patrick (c. 386 – 461)
Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid quali es in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determina-
on to accept suffering and suc-cess with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for winning most of Ireland for Christ. Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a li le later than earlier accounts. Pat-
Boletim Paroquial Português Boletín Parroquial Español Reflexão por: João Pereira Arruda
Como comunidade imigrante compreendemos muito bem o quão custoso é “dezaraizar” do lugar donde nasceu e cresceu, para “enrairzar-se” noutro lugar; muitas vezes noutro país que usa uma linguagem diferente e que a sociedade tem costumes diferentes. As migrações montam desde o início do mundo até aos nossos dias, por assim ser o que Deus ordenou a Abraão também nos ordena agora. Não sicamente para sairmos do lugar que vivemos mas para não ficarmos parados. Parar na vida é estagnar, é ter um modo de vida ro neiro falho de emoções em que tudo gira á nossa volta e ficamos com uma a tude calada sem fazer ondas aos mali cios que acontecem e porque nos calamos contribuimos para que o mal e as injus ças aconteçam. Abraão, nosso Pai na fé, dá-nos uma lição de seguir o mandato de Deus. Dessa mudança nasceu a nação do Povo de Deus. A Transfiguração do Senhor completa a mensagem do não ficar no “status quo” da vida mas de transformar-mos as nossas vidas, do “estagnável e estéril” ao evoluir e dar fruto durante a nossa vida neste mundo. Ser cristão é ser filho da luz; como tal, devemos tomar uma a tude de sair da escuridão para caminhar na luz. Olhando para o monte ,donde no cimo deste, Jesus Se transforma e mostra a Sua Glória; pensemos pois na penosa subida que se fez para chegar ao cimo e do humilde processo da descida. A Quaresma é também um processo de mobilidade espiritual pelo qual somos convidados de um modo mais intenso de cuidarmos da nossa espiritualidade. Os programas de ajuda á nossa espiritualidade para a comunidade portuguesa nesta paróquia dão uma ajuda a que par cipemos ac vamente: nas confissões, na adoração ao San ssimo, nas devocões das Vias-Sacras, na par cipação do programa “ gela de arroz” e Deus sugere-nos a que sejamos cria vos no arrumo e limpeza do nosso interior para caminharmos animados e felizes com Jesus.
No cias Apelo Anual Diocesano
Está em progresso o apelo de angariamento de fundos para a Diocese de San Jose para o ano de 2017. Cabe á nossa paróquia a quan a de $80,269.00 (dollars). Qualquer quan a acima deste objec vo vem de regresso directamente para a nossa paróquia, fundos esses que depois serão usados na manutenção de Saint Clare.
Calendário de datas para ac vidades de interesse para a Comunidade Portuguesa
Quarta feira dia 15 de Março: Classe de Bíblia liderada pelo casal Manuel e Diane Madruga, 7-9pm na sala de reuniões da reitoria. Das 6-8pm haverá adoração ao San ssimo e confissões na igreja. Sexta-Feira dia 17 de Março; Via-Sacra ás 6:30 mul lingual incluindo em português; Esta devoção está dedicada ao ministério da Eucaris a e por assim ser todos os leigos que são ministros eucarís cos serão chamados a par cipar nesta devoção. Por favor marquem nos seus calendários a data do Sábado dia 29 de Abril para uma ac vidade de angariamento de fundos para a paróquia promovida pelo CPP. Façam as suas marcações ou comprem os seus bilhetes através de qualquer membro do CPP. Mais detalhes em próximos bole ns. Sugestão: Como nos anos anteriores a nossa paróquia oferece programas de enriquecimento espiritual neste tempo quaresmal ,e por assim ser, toda a nossa comunidade deve estar atenta a esses programas e par cipar ac vamente nos mesmos.
Um Santo e Alegre Domingo para Todos!!
El Mejor y Verdadero Ayuno - Papa Francisco -Paty Rascón El Papa Francisco en su homilía del pasado 18 de febrero en Santa Marta nos pidió ayunar con coherencia, no para que luego nos vean despreciando a los demás o entre pe-leas y altercados, y nos exhortó a preguntarnos “cómo se comporta uno con los demás”, y nos dijo que “El ayuno nos despierta, nos hace estar más atentos a Dios y al próji-mo”. También nos recordó que “Si no puedes hacer un ayuno total, ese que hace sentir el hambre hasta en los huesos, haz un ayuno humilde, pero verdadero”, ya que al final: “Dios es el único que sacia nuestra hambre”. Para que hagamos el mejor y verdadero ayuno, estos son algunos de los consejos que él nos ha dado en el pasado: Ayuna de palabras hirientes y transmite palabras bondado-
sas. Ayuna de tristezas y amargura y llénate de alegría el corazón. Ayuna de egoísmo y llénate de compasión por los demás. Ayuna de falta de perdón y llénate de actitudes de reconcilia-
ción. Llamado Anual Diocesano Sigue la campaña del ADA y agradecemos a todas las familias que ya han respondido al llamado. Hemos cumplido nuestra meta diocesana y a partir de este mo-mento, todo el dinero que exceda nuestra meta dioce-sana será regresado integralmente para apoyar a nues-tra parroquia. Esperamos que todas las familias de nuestra comunidad participen y nos apoyen en este esfuerzo. Pueden depositar su sobre de ADA en la ca-nasta de la colecta del domingo. Actividades Durante la Cuaresma: Retiro de Cuaresma: Este sábado 17 de marzo, de 10:00am a 12:00pm tendremos el retiro cuaresmal en espa-ñol, con el tema “Encuentro con Jesús en el Triduo Pas-cual”. Este año Lulú Santana, directora del Ministerio pas-toral de la Universidad de Santa Clara, será nuestra guía. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Vía Crucis: - todos los viernes de Cuaresma, a las 6:30pm, en la iglesia. “La Luz esta Encendida para Ti”: Cuaresma es un tiempo especial para la reconciliación, es por ello que, en la dióce-sis de San José, todas las parroquias del condado de Santa Clara tienen el sacramento de la reconciliación los miérco-les de Cuaresma, de 6-8 de la tarde. En nuestra parroquia queda el 14 de marzo, ya que el 21 de marzo, tendremos en el mismo horario, el Servicio de Reconciliación Parro-quial. Adoración del Santísimo: miércoles, durante las mismas horas de “La Luz esta Encendida para Ti” Domingo de Ramos: 25 de marzo, misa en el horario nor-mal con bendición de los ramos. Operación Plato de Arroz: Los invitamos a que hagan la diferencia en la vida de las personas necesitadas alrededor del mundo a través del Plato de Arroz de CRS. Visite crs-platodearroz.org para más información de como ayudar y de actividades para vivir mejor la Cuaresma. Viviendo la Cuaresma: Todos los domingos, dentro del bo-letín viene una hoja especial con reflexiones.
PARISH GOAL: $110,000 TOTAL PLEDGED AMOUNT THROUGH 3-4-2018: $99,863.00
We would like to thank the following Saint Clare Parishioners who generously donated last week to
our 2018 Annual Diocesan Appeal
Mrs. Caridad O’ Neill Ms. Luiza Watkins
Mr. Willie Brown & Dr. John Sullivan Mrs. Connie O’Brien
Maridina S Dizon Mrs. L. Schott
Mrs. Maria Monteiro I. Meagher
Mr. Angelo Filippin Mr. David R. Sousa
Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Cabral Francisco Lepe y Familia
Michael Gonzales Mr. & Mrs. Dan Daley
Mr. & Mrs. Rowelo Plena Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Neto
Mr. James Ross Mr. & Mrs. Lester D’Cruz Kenneth & Elena Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gebala Mr. & Mrs. Louis Madruga
Vincent Zinicola Mr. & Mrs. Jose De Oliveira Mr. & Mrs. Jose Bettencourt
Sardinha Family Mr. & Mrs. Joao Arruda
Ms. Maria Freitas Ms. Angelina Vincenti Mr. & Mrs. Joe Faria
Mr. Joe Martinez Ms. Rosaline Galam Mr. & Mrs. Mizutani
Carlos Carranza Mr. & Mrs. Rogelio Esquivel
Mr. & Mrs. Olivio Lopez Patricia Diani
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Sandri Mr. & Mrs. Arlindo Cardoso
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Nunes Mr. & Mrs. Eugenio Luis
Valerie Garnese Mrs. Mary Cunha
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Wriglesworth
