S A I N T M A RY P A R I S H 11 FIRST STREET GILROY, CA 95020

WWW.SMPGILROY.ORG (CHECK OUR NEW WORK IN PROGRESS WEBSITE)!!!

PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Robert Brocato, Pastor Rev. Jose Rubio, Parochial Vicar ~ rubio@dsj.org Rev. Vincent Pineda, Parochial Vicar ~ frvince@gmail.com Rev. Mr. Pat Allen, Deacon ~ pat@stmaryparishgilroy.org

rose@stmaryparishgilroy.org

David Cox, Social Concerns

PARISH OFFICE HOURS * HORAS DE OFICINA Closed Sundays & Mondays

Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Sunday, Office CLOSED OFFICE ADDRESSES & TELEPHONES

* Parish Office: 408.847.5151 Fax:408.847.4851 11 First St. * Parish School: 408.842.2827 Fax:408.847.7679 7900 Church St. * Catechetical Ministry Office: 408.847.2652 7950 Church St. * St. Joseph’s Family Center: 408.842.6662 7950 Church St.

A WARM WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US Thank you for joining us in prayer and sacrament.

Whether you are long-time residents or newly arrived in the Parish, if you are not registered, please complete the information below and place it in the offertory basket or mail it to the Parish Office.

Name: ___________________________________________________________ Phone: ( ) ________________________ Last Name Husband Wife

Address _____________________________ City _________________ Zip ________ Email: ______________________________ New Parishioner Moving (please remove from parish directory) No Sunday Offertory Envelopes at this time New Phone Number New Address Please send Sunday Offertory envelopes

DAILY MASSES Monday - Friday:(Lunes a Viernes) 7:15 AM English

Lunes a Viernes: (Monday—Friday) 12:10 PM (Español)

WEEKEND MASSES * MISAS DE FIN DE SEMANA Saturday: 8:30 AM (English) 5:00 PM (Vigil, English) 7:00 PM (Vigil, Español) Sunday: 6:30 AM & 8:00 AM (English) 10:00 AM (Español) 12:00 Noon (English) 5:00 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Español)

INFANT BAPTISM * BAUTISMOS

MARRIAGE * MATRIMONIO Bride & Groom must begin preparation with the priest a minimum of six months prior to intended date of marriage. Los novios deben comunicarse con el padre por lo menos con seis meses de anticipación a la fecha de su celebración.

RECONCILIATION * CONFESIONES Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM or by appointment. Sábados de 4:00 a 4:45 PM ó entre semana con previa cita.

March 27, 2016

Solemnity of Easter Sunday

ADA RESULTS - WEEK 9

difference!

EASTER HOLIDAY

Solemnidad del Domingo de Pascua ~ 27 de Marzo, 2016

Segundo Domingo de Pascua/Domingo de la Divina

Misericordia Abril 3, 2016

¡Todos están invitados al Rosario Semanal todos los

Miércoles!

Celebración de Pascua para Estudiantes en la

Secundaria martes, 29 de marzo

7:00pm – 9:00pm en la iglesia

♦ Juegos ♦ Alabanzas

Grupo de Secundaria JOURNEY

Próxima Noche Para Estudiantes de la Secundaria

miércoles, 23 de marzo

7:00pm - 8:30pm Salón Common Room

Solemnity of Easter Sunday - March 27, 2016

LITURGY 408.847.5151 OR ROSE@STMARYPARISHGILROY.ORG

Our Happy Easter continues for 50 days! This is a big celebration — the sum and substance of who we are. The joys of initiation fill us to bursting. We initiated 3 at the Easter Vigil; we welcome Steve, baptized in a different faith tradition, into full communion as a Catholic; we will celebrate hundreds of first communions and confirmations between now and Pentecost. How wonderful you are, God! Cheers to the preparation teams for all of these sacraments. Let us rejoice and be glad! Pastoral Associate

High School Nights

Confirmation Year 1 Year 1 Afternoon of

Reflection Sunday, April 17th

at 1:30pm, Common Room

GILROY COMPASSION CENTER Gilroy Compassion Center (GCC) provides a place for those who have no place. Clients can do laundry, have a hot cup of coffee, watch TV, make phone calls. Your donations are crucial to this work. Gently used clothing, pet food & supplies, snack food, coffee and cash all help keep the operation going. Please drop them by the Center at 8425 Monterey Road between 8:00am and 12noon, Monday-Friday.

Young Adults

Middle School Easter Celebration

JOURNEY Middle School

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT One excellent way to spend an hour a week in prayer—part of the Five 1’s—is to visit the Blessed Sacrament, Christ’s sacramental body. You can visit the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle whenever the chapel is open. Generally, that is 6:30am-4:00pm weekdays; 7:30am-8:00pm Saturdays and 6:00am-8:00pm Sundays. For another experience of Christ, we have several opportunities to visit the exposed Blessed Sacrament for adoration. Every Tuesday the Blessed Sacrament is exposed and rosary is prayed from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Every Sunday afternoon, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 1:00pm-5:00pm for silent prayer. The closing prayers are sung in several languages. On the first Friday of each month visit the Blessed Sacrament after morning Mass with song and prayer . Then we hold silent prayer until 1:00pm. From 1:00pm-2:00pm the Divine Mercy Prayer Group leads sung prayer in Spanish. At 5:00pm we pray benediction and put Christ away. Some of us find our prayer enhanced by this visible presence of Christ. All are welcome.

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Solemnity of Easter Sunday - March 27, 2016 ST. MARY SCHOOL OFFICE: 408.842.2827 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

408.847.2652

SMS BLUE & WHITE AUCTION A HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you to everyone who attended our 29th Annual Blue & White Auction “It’s Your Move” on March 5th. What an incredible evening! Thank you to our auction chairs Shelly Paiva and Lara Orradre and their amazing team! Thank you to the Gilroy Lodge on the Hill for hosting us! Thank you also to everyone who purchased our incredible auction items! Although the final figures are not in yet, the proceeds will pay for furniture for 3rd through 5th grades, new carpet for the kindergarten classroom and a new marquee. We truly appreciate everyone’s support!

The Administration, Faculty, Staff and

Students of St. Mary School extend sincere wishes for a blessed Easter to our friends at Saint Mary Parish.

The School Office will be closed for the Easter Holiday week. Classes will resume on Monday, April 4th.

WEEKEND LITURGY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS – MARCH 27, 2016

1. In today’s Gospel, “the other disciple” (whom Scripture scholars say is most likely John, the disciple Jesus loved) outpaces Peter to the empty tomb.

2. When John arrives, he is the first to believe. In the Catholic tradition, John represents the heart, and Peter the head, of the Church.

3. This Resurrection account reminds us that often it’s the heart that arrives at faith more quickly than the mind. Focus on forming the hearts and not just the minds of your children. Happy Easter!

REGISTRATION FOR 2016-2017 CONTINUES Registration for the 2016-2017 school year continues. Though the application due date for Kindergarten Years 1 & 2 through 8th grade has passed, we strongly encourage families interested in enrolling their child to submit an application to the school. There are wonderful opportunities for all students at St. Mary School. Visit the school website at www.stmarygilroy.org to find out more or phone the School Office at 408.842.2827 to set up a tour.

Saint Mary School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, or disability in the admission of students, the

administration of educational policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Solemnity of Easter Sunday - March 27, 2016 PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

OREMOS POR LOS ENFERMOS We offer our prayers for the ill from our community.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Ofrecemos nuestras oraciones por los enfermos de nuestra comunidad. Por favor mantengan a estas personas en sus oraciones diarias.

MASSES FOR THE WEEK An offering to the work of the Parish has been made in memory of, or on behalf of, these persons who are hereby included in the special prayers of our community at our daily Masses this week.

Mon 28 7:15am Anthony C. del Vecchio (A) † Bruna Goold † 12:10pm Maria C. Naranjo †

Tues 29 7:15am Simonne Schouters † 12:10pm Ruben E. Trujillo (B) † Jericho Mullen †

Wed 30 7:15am Rita Owen † 12:10pm Animas del Purgatorio †

Thu 31 7:15am Gloria Horner (A) † 12:10pm Alicia Gonzales †

Fri 01 7:15am Faye Lachicha (A) † 12:10pm Federico Zavala Perez †

Sat 02 8:30am Carmen & Hijinia Carranza † Jack Robasciotti †

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MARCH 13, 2016 Goal $ 22,500 Actual $ 21,651 Sacrificial Giving $ 3,909

MARCH 20, 2016 Goal $ 22,500 Actual Next Bulletin Rice Bowl Next Bulletin

Second Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday

April 3, 2016 Acts of the Apostles 5:12-16

Revelation 1:9-11A,12-13,17-19 John 20:19-31

MEXICO MISSION DINNER DANCE

When: April 16, 2016

Where: St. Mary

School Gym Time:

6:00pm-11:00pm Cost: $30 for an evening of fun, dinner, live and silent

auction and dancing We will have a 50/50 Drawing to be held the night of the Dinner Dance. Cost is $10 and the winner will receive 50% of the winnings. Tickets for the dinner dance and the raffle can be purchased at the Parish Office or call Tiffany Doyle at 408.607.9421. WE NEED donations for live and silent auction items….Maybe you have a time share someplace you could donate? Tickets to a ball game? Please consider donating…we will also take cash donations. Any and all interested please Call Tiffany Doyle.