Sunday

No Continental Breakfast after 9am Mass Special Collection next weekend is for St. Vincent de Paul

Monday

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild meeting will be in Sept. at 1 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center meeting rooms. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME.

Wednesday SFT Meeting-7:00– 8:30 am in the Chapel Thursday Adoration after the 9:30am Mass until 11:45

SFT Meeting-7:00 pm-8:30pm in the Chapel Friday

Saturday Sunday No Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass

Special Collection this weekend is for St. Vincent de Paul

July 23, 2017 - July 30, 2017

Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Bob & Fran DeBarr Ho Jun Hsiang † ( 3 yr.) For Our Parishioners No Intention

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Minnie Adauto † Communion Service

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

No Intention Fr. Jim †

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am No Intention Emmanuel Aquilina †

Thursday

6:30am 9:30am

No Intention No Intention

Friday 6:30am 9:30 am

No Intention Communion Service

Saturday 8:00am 5:00 pm

No Intention Theresa Nhung Tran †

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm

No Intention Richard Chan † For Our Parishioners Fr. Mike ( Birthday)

Weekly Stewardship Report Collections for 7/16/17 $ 9,002 Collections 7/1/17—7/16/17 $ 29,141 Budgeted 7/1/17 to 7/16/17 $ 28,912

Variance $ 229 To help keep the parish within its budget please prayerfully consider making a one time tax deductible gift. Contact the parish office for details. Thank you for your continued sup-

July 23, 2017 - July 30, 2017

Annual Parish Picnic

We are praying, planning and preparing. Are you interested in helping? We need many different talents. Date will be September 24, 2017.Please contact Phyllis or Laura at com-munity@qofa.org.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER Mercy and justice are the topics of the readings this week. In Wisdom, God judges with clemency and treats the sinner with mercy. He does so to teach us that those who wish to be right-eous must be kind. Paul echoes this belief in the second reading – God loves us and recognizes our struggle to pray and re-sponds with compassion, sending the Spirit to intercede for us. The parables in the Gospel speak of kindness and generosity. The mustard seed grows into a bush housing all the birds of the air. The yeast in the bread signals the penetrating power of God’s mercy.

In all of these readings, God is on our side, even when destruc-tive powers (weeds) threaten to overwhelm us.

How have you seen the Spirit intercede for you? How can we sustain hope through difficult times?

Social Justice Corner

Young Adults St. Martin of Tours is hosting an event with Bishop McGrath for all young adults in the Dio-cese of San Jose. It will be a Town Hall Style (Q&A) session focused around engaging and ministering to young adults. Bishop McGrath will listen to ideas, questions and concerns. When: Wednesday August 2nd Time: 7pm

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Everything You Always Wanted to Ask about Your Faith but were Afraid to Ask Contributed by Fr. Rey Sarmiento

Question: “Why do I have to go to a priest for confession? Why can’t I go straight to God?” Answer:

To help us understand the importance of going to a priest to confession, we need to understand first what sin does. St. Paul in his letters to the Romans and Corinthians says, “…so we, though many, are one body in Christ-and individually parts of one another” (Romans 12:5); “If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy” (1 Cor 12:26). These verses allow us to understand that when we sin, we not only damage our relationship with God, but also with other members of the church. The Catechism affirms this, “Sin is before all else an of-fense against God…At the same time it damages communion with the Church” (1440). When we sinned, we therefore need to reconcile both with God and with the Church (1440). We need to be clear, though, that only God has the authority to forgive sins (CCC 1441; see Mark 2:7). But Jesus, the God-Man, entrusted His apostles with a “ministry of reconciliation”: “And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:18). After the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, breathes the Holy Spirit on them: “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained” (John 20: 19-23). In this scene, Christ instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and made His apostles the ministers of it.

Can we go straight to God to confess our sins? The ordinary way that Jesus wanted us to have our grave sins forgiven is through the Sacrament of Confession. There are, however, extreme circum-stances where God may forgive grave sins outside of confession. These, however, are extraordi-nary. We can confess our venial sins directly to God, but it is a healthy spiritual practice to have a regular examination of conscience on how well we have lived a life of Christ, and go to confession. For a baptized non-Catholic who have no recourse to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the person can be forgiven of their sins outside of confession if the person has sincere sorrow for their sins. If they are in danger of death, they may receive the Sacrament. Why go to confession if one can be forgiven without it? There are many good reasons why we go to confession. Some of which are: (1) it is God who commanded us to confess our sins to one another; (2) it is the ordinary way that Christ wants our sins to be forgiven; (3) we learn humility by confessing our sins to another person; (4) we reconcile not only with God, but with the Church, and (5) we can feel assured that God has forgiven our sins by hearing the words of absolution.

Source: Pinto and Evert, “Did Jesus have a Last Name?”; Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC); Google images for the image used in this arti-cle.

July 23, 2017

Family Faith Formation 408-255-9950

Office is staffed on Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 am -3:00 pm and on weekends by ap-pointment. Please call before stopping by.

Queen of Apostles School is closed for the summer. Classes will resume on August 17.

Registration for the 2017-2018 Faith Formation program is now open! Register and pay online at www.qofa.org/2017-2018– registration-2. Paper registration forms for those who prefer to pay cash are available online, in the vestibules, and in the parish office. The Faith Formation office will be closed from July 15th through July 30th.

RSVP TODAY! Only one more week to sign up! . On August 5th we’re going to celebrate the end of summer vacation with a day of fun and adventure at Koinonia! Permission slips can be found in the vestibule, in the parish office, or online at www.qfa.org/middle-school-ministry. All forms must be turned in no later than July 31st. Due to age restrictions set in place by the facility, this trip is only available to those students who have com-pleted 6th through 8th grade.

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose - Anthony Gonzalez Phone: 408-983-0113 Fax:408-983-0147 Emergency line: 408-983-0141

HIGH SCHOOL Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Announcement: Confirmation Registration is open now at qofaym.weebly.com! ON THE CALENDAR: July 23: Teen Leader Training Pt. 2 Aug. 5: Mass on the Beach See calendar at qofaymweekly.com for details! PRAYERS: Please pray for our youth who are attending the Steubenville NorCal Conference, July 28-30. Thank you! *Like us on Facebook: “Queen of Apostles Youth” *Follow us on Instagram: @QofAYM ,*Contact us: youth@qofa.org | 213-6509 , www.qofa.org

Book: Rediscover Jesus

Chapter 30: Blind Spots

Do we really see things as they really are? When you looked at a pho-tograph when you were young, and thinking how you hated it, but 40-50 years later thinking how great you looked? We don’t see ourselves as we really are at times. We have blind spots created by our past history; some are tainted by our life, people and environment. Check out Rediscover Jesus to shed light on, or help us see. Kelly, Mathew. Rediscover Jesus: an Invitation. United States: Bea-con, 2015.Print

Parish Bereavement Ministers’ Training Series 6 Thursdays 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 14, 21, 28 Make-up session for one missed class: Oct. 12 Location: The Chancery 1150 N. First Street, San Jose An in-depth training and enrichment series for parish staff and volunteers to focus on bereavement support in the parish set-ting. Cost $100. Refund upon completion of all 6 sessions. Register by Aug. 11: call 650-428-3730 x504 or cemetery-info@dsj.org

FORMED

Looking for a new way to grow in faith? Check out FORMED. org. Formed is an online resource for families where you can find amazing Catholic resources available to you for FREE as a gift to you from Queen of Apostles. Reg-ister now using our parish code: RKQKKG and enjoy mov-ies, podcasts, e-books and more!

New on FORMED…Abby Johnson’s The Walls are Talk-ing.

HAVE A SAFE SUMMER AND DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A VISIT WITH GOD.

ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation: 9:00 am -2:00 pm, Tuesday thru Thursday Contact : 408-257-8302 FAX Number: 408-257-4600 Web Site: www.ascent-jobs.org

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and

for children 7 years or older, who are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the

Catholic tradition. To learn more call 408-255-9950 or email kmanning@dsj.org

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who can-not join us at Mass especially: Marcy Golebiewski, Tomas Ar-guello, Jeanne Futrell, Barbara Carrillo, Patrick Dougherty. Please let us also pray for all our servicemen and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families and special persons, especially: Paul Richards, Robert Wakefield, William Kelly

The Diocese of San Jose has partnered with EthicsPoint to provide a confidential method to hear suggestions, con-cerns or reports of financial misconduct. EthicsPoint ac-cepts reports of financial misconduct through its website or its Hotline: 1-888-325–7863. Please direct any ques-tions that you may have about EthicsPoint or reporting concerns to Teresa Conville, Diocesan Compliance and Parish Financial Services Director at 408-983–0241or tconville@dsj.org.

PEACEMAKERS We are Peacemakers We are called to be peacemakers. Six months after the recent election, we are called to reflect on what kind of world we want. We dream of a better, more peaceful world for our families. Fear sometimes inhabits us as we seek to move forward. But imagine our ancestors – Moses especially – who was told to send his people into the unknown. He was standing on a precipice, looking into the unknown future, needing to make a choice. Moses said, “Uvarcharta Chayim” Choose Life. In order to find peace, we need to choose life. Martin Luther King said, “We are now faced with the fact that the future is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this life we have a choice and we must not neglect to make the moral choice.” We are at a moral crossroads and we must not let fear inhibit our pathway to peace. We need to safeguard our Christian values - that ours is a just society wherein all must be as-sured of their fundamental rights. It is the teaching of the ancient prophets that “few are guilty but all are responsible.” We need to re-member that we must act for justice to occur because if we are silent, greater atrocities can occur. We must all stand together to reaffirm the values we hold dear, to empower one another, to embrace hope, and to Choose Life. Taken from sermon of Rabbi Ruth Zlotnik, Seattle, Washington, October 2016

New Altar Server Needed! Dear Parents/Guardians of Fourth grade students or Higher grade:We would like to invite your child (ren) to become Altar Servers for the Queen of Apostles Parish. I hope you encourage and allow to them to join in this service. It will take their time from both you and them. However, it will be a beautiful way for your child (ren) to express their active participation in the life of the Church and learn how to become a responsible member of the church. I hope that you consider our invitation and share it with your child (ren). The plan is to have the training on August 19th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. After the training has been completed, your child (ren) will “shadow” one of the current more Senior level Servers to gain a better sense of this Ministry. If you and your child (ren) are interested, please contact the Parish office at 408.253.7560. God Bless!

Rediscover Jesus :

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26th 7 am -8:30 am in the chapel or Thursday, July 27th 7:00pm-8:30pm in the chapel. Please RSVP TO SFT@qofa.org for your day of attendance as well as how many will attend. Continue to read the appropriate chapters, 21 through 30.

St. Vincent de Paul

Our local conference of St. Vincent de Paul is still looking for new members. Please join our caring and dynamic team in helping our neighbors. You can contact our president, Terean Crews,qofasvdp@googlegroups.com or you can leave a message on our phone line,408-253-7560 ext.150 and someone will return your call. PLEASE HELP US. Thank you. St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Queen of Apostles Church.

Family Camping

Do you enjoy camping? Or do you want to try camping?

Come join us for camping over Labor Day weekend! Lots of family fun! The Christian Family Movement (CFM) of Queen of Apostles is planning our annual camping trip for the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 - 4. This year we have a group reserva-tion at Big Basin State Park, and you and your family are in-vited to join us. The cost is $120 per couple or family for the 3-day weekend. If you are interested or wish more information, contact Jan Wedig, at 408-735-0408 or JanWedig@aol.com.

Come join us at the Parish Picnic com-ing in September. Volunteer to help and plan. Enjoy spending time with your fellow parishioners. See page 2.

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue

San Jose, Ca 95129

Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar, Dir. Of Liturgy Deacon Brian McKenna, Coordinator of Social Justice Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Mary Ann Oddo, Administrative Assistant II Marie McCarthy, Administrative Assistant I Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ralph Garcia , Facilities Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macias, Wedding Coordinator Dirk Maasen, Technology Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office 408-253-7560 Open 9-5 Monday - Friday Closed for lunch: 12-1 4911 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Ca.. 95129 Fax: 408-253-9530 Web Site: www.qofa.org Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way 408-252-3659 San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday (Vigil Mass): 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Marian Devotions: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: 408-255-9950 or kmanning@dsj.org