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: stclareparish@dsj.org Web-site: www.stclareparish.org

Emergency: (408) 904-9187

August 20th, 2017 ~ 20th Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ Mass Schedule ~

WEEKDAYS: 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, tterembula@dsj.org Parochial Vicar: Rev. Prosper Molengi, x105, pmolengi@dsj.org Office Manager: Joanna Ayllon, x106 Religious Education Coordinator and Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Paty Rascon, (408) 248-7786 x102 Facility Emergencies: Matt Dutra (408) 904-9181 Saint Clare School: Madeline Rader, Principal, (408) 246-6797, www.drexel.dsj.org/stclareschool RCIA: Diane Madruga, camponeses@gmail.com Community & Service Webmaster: Perig Vannetier, perigv@gmail.com Pastoral Council: Patrick Schneider, pschneider@bcp.org Finance Council: Marcy Taylor, stclareparishfinance@gmail.com Serra Club of Santa Clara Tom Bommarito, (408) 243-4647 St Vincent de Paul Mick Gonzales, (408) 645-0506 Facilities Matt Dutra, mattdutra74@gmail.com Knights Of Columbus Tony Colombo, A_colombo1726@comcast.net Young Ladies Institute (YLI) Dolores Wriglesworth doloresandlee@sbcglobal.net Social Justice Committee Anne McMahon mcmahonam@sbcglobal.net Italian Catholic Federation Janet Glaubke (408) 225-0743 Hispanic Community Elania Tablada (408) 984-3519 Portuguese Community Filomena Bettencort, (408) 221-5236 Mandarin Community Contact: Rev. Carlos A.Olivera, colivera@dsj.org Cantonese Community Contact: Tony Lau, tonylau2000@gmail.com

Dear Parishioners, God’s chosen people in Israel and Judah be-lieved that anyone who was not Jewish was a lesser human being and could not be saved. Associating with Gentiles was forbidden. You were not to do business with them or even pass through their towns. Jesus’ frequent association with Gen-tiles was one of many strikes against him by the time he was led out to the cross, but it was also a fulfillment of

prophecy. Nearly eight centuries before Jesus was born, Isaiah prophesied that the coming of the Messiah would bring about the hope of salvation for all, even for foreigners who join themselves to the Lord. Whereas the Temple at Jerusalem was a house of worship only for the Jewish peo-ple, the Church to be founded on Peter would be a house of prayer for all peoples, especially and including the Gentiles and all those who previously did not know the one God or his son, Jesus Christ. Saul of Tarsus was an unlikely choice to become an Apostle, let alone one who would pursue the conversion primarily of Gentiles. As a Pharisee, Saul would have considered Gentiles to be unclean, and would have condemned them. Now as an Apostle, Paul seeks their conversion. Israel’s rejection of Jesus opened the door of the Gospel to the Gentiles, and Paul is anxious for their inclusion in the newly formed Church. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus rewards the Canaanite woman for her great faith by healing her daughter. For a moment, it seems as if Je-sus is agreeing with the Pharisees with whom he had been debating earlier in this same chapter of the Gospel. He refers to the Gentiles as “dogs,” a common reference used for them by the Pharisees. Jesus does this only to test her faith, and she shows that she believes that even she ─ a non-Jew, a Canaanite, a Gentile ─ is intended to share in the scraps that fall from the table of their masters, meaning she believes she, too, can be saved by the King of the Jews. The people in Jesus’ day spent too much time highlighting dif-ferences among people and emphasizing the things that divide them. We do the same today. Looking through the new eyes of faith, we are called to see that all are called to faith ─ to be children of God. Even though we may all be sinners, we can all be saved. Let us try to see one another with the eyes of faith ─ with the eyes of Jesus.

Fr. Tad

Goal for Fiscal Year: $390,000.00 07/01/16 ~ 06/30/17: $379,021.32 Collected in July: $32,790.72 Sunday Collection: 08/13/17 $4,750.62

Mass Intentions August 19th ~ August 26th, 2017

Weekly Stewardship Report

Calendar of Events

_____________ Monday August 21st ____________ ♦ Spanish Rosary 6:00 pm, Rectory Chapel ♦ St Clare’s YLI meets at 6:00 pm in the North Hall ____________ Tuesday August 22nd _____________ ♦ Open ___________ Wednesday August 23rd ___________ ♦ Spanish Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:00 pm, lower

Church ____________ Thursday August 24th ____________ ♦ Portuguese Prayer Meeting, 7:00 pm, Rectory Chapel ♦ Spanish Prayer Group, 6:30 pm, Rectory Conference

Room _____________ Friday August 25th ______________ ♦ Open

Baptism Contact the Parish office to arrange for Baptismal prepara-tion, and to sign up for Baptismal Class. Spanish Prep Class: 1st Mon at 7 :00 pm; Baptism: 3rd Sat at 10:00 am English Prep Class: 2nd Mon at 7:00 pm; Baptism: 4th Sat at 10:00 am

Weddings Arrangements need to be made at least six months in ad-vance. Call the Parish office. Rosary The Rosary is recited daily after the 8 am Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Hispanic Community has a Rosary Hour every Monday at 6 pm in the Rectory Chapel. Welcome We welcome visitors and newcomers to St. Clare Parish. We encourage new parishioners to register as parish members and become active in our parish community. Registration forms are available at the Parish Office and in the Church vestibule.

Sacramental Information

Open = availability to offer an intention by parishioners

Sat. 5:00 pm Open Sun. 7:45 am St Clare Parishioners

9:00 am Brian Dornobas + Dan Jacaruso +

10:30 am Joao Sousa Silva+ Lino Luz +

John Dias + Joseph Arias + Alice B. Cardoso + Maria C. Sousa + Manuel Santos + Adelina Cavacas + Feleciana Silva + Antonio Feitor + Jose Eduardo Constino

12:00 pm María Ascensión Teresa Palma- Health

Teresa Galindo Jimenez + 5:30 pm Robert Oliver Marbs +

Mon 8:00 am Open Tue 5:30 pm Susana Ha + Alverine J. Marseline + Wed 8:00 am In honor of St. Anthony and the Souls in Purgatory Thu 5:30 pm Open Fri 8:00 am Open Sat 8:00 am Open

Ques ons at End of Life A Catholic Perspec ve

Tuesday, September 12 1-3 p.m.

Church of the Transfigura on – in the Church 4325 Jarvis Ave, San Jose 95118

Presenter: Father Joseph Benedict

Choices at end of life present unique challenges, par cularly within a complex and technologi-cally advanced society. Physical death is perceived within modern society as the ul mate human tragedy. This presenta on will explore end-of-life choices within

the context of faith in Jesus and the moral tradi-on of the Church. Free. For more informa on,

contact 650-428-3730 or cemeteryinfo@dsj.org

Sunday Children’s “Finding God”

Continuous Faith

Formation Program Religious Education here at St. Clare’s is more than just a Sac-

ramental preparation. Saint Clare, pray for us!

"Catechesis prepares for the important commitments of adult life. It is a permanent school of faith and follows the major stages of life, like a beacon lighting the path of the child, the adolescent and the young person." Pope John Paul II.

Registration Information Our Faith Formation classes are an ongoing program to help children and their families to increase their knowledge and love of Jesus and the Catholic Church. Parents are encouraged to enroll their children every year, even after they received their First Communion. Registration Forms: available at church entrances and parish office. Age: Child must be at least 7 years old. Children in grades 1 - 7 may register. Time: 10:15 to11:30 am once a week during the school year on Sunday. Language: Classes are conducted in English with a bilingual English/Spanish textbook. Continuing Students need to register every year Sacramental Preparation: 2 years. Sacraments of 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion are received in the 2nd year in our program. Important dates: Orientation Parent Meeting: Sunday, September 24, 10:15am-11:15am, Rectory Garden. This meeting is for all parents of children, new and continuing, registered in the program. Children do not attend. Classes Begin: Sunday, October 1st, 10:15am-11:30am, Saint Clare School Registration Fee: 1 child $150; 2 Children $200 (siblings); 3 or More $250 (siblings). After August 7, there is late registration fee. Payment: Cash or check made payable to Saint Clare Parish. Please do not mail cash. Completed registration forms can be turned into the Parish Office, or mailed to:

Saint Clare Parish , 725 Washington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050 Attention: Paty Rascon, Faith Formation.

Thank you for supporting your child's spiritual growth by enrolling him/her in our Faith Formation program! Questions? Please contact Paty Rascon (408) 248.7786 Ext.102 or lpadilladerascon@dsj.org.

ST. CLARE SCHOOL News page With Blessings & Gra tude We thank the parents and parishioners who served on Work Day Saturday, August 5th: Gary Gallegos – Work Day Coordinator, Michael Aken, Mien Lim, Juan Vasquez, Joanna Gil and Marissa Silva. At the entrance of the main school building, Kyle Cruzen, Class of 2013, planted

colorful flowers around each tree and refreshed the items in the blue flower pots. The main school hall and office now has a renewed look with a new office desk and new welcome mats at each door. In the main and middle school buildings, all the door locks were replaced with new security locks. We thank Joe Rechenamacher, Mach Security, for upgrading the door locks. All of the windows, blinds, and carpets are sparkling clean! Thank you to Genesis Janitorial Service for prepar-ing the school buildings for the new school year. The Cool Kids Zone (CKZ) Room has been revitalized with new carpet and linoleum to compliment the beautiful white cabinets and kitchen area. Thank you to Mike Gold-berg of Lawrence Flooring and Interiors and his team for the installation of the new flooring. THANK YOU to the school and parish families who shared the gifts of time, talent, and treasure with our beloved school!

Madeline Rader, Principal St. Clare School

725 Washington Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050-4935 1-408-246-6797 ~ mrader@dsj.org mrad-

er@stclareschool.org

Adult Baptism ~ Eucharist ~ Confirmation Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? If you are, or know someone who is, get in-volved with RCIA and learn some more about

our faith. RCIA classes provide weekly education sessions in a warm learning community for those who are interested in join-ing the Catholic Church. We will be meeting Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to about 9:00pm, beginning September 12th. Through the grace of God 7 adults completed their Sacraments last Easter! We’d love to have another BIG year!

For more information contact: Diane Madruga at camponeses6@gmail.com or

Cathy Parshall at catpars@comcast.net. or St Clare Rectory at 408-248-7786

Talk with Him: Listen to Him, trust Him, and trust His promises. He is steadfast and He is your Protector . . . . Forever.

CALLED TO ACT IN GOD’S NAME

St Louis IX, King of France Third Order Franciscan ~ 1214-1270

Memorial August 25th

At his coronation as King of France, Louis bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his peo-ple and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kings had done the same, of course. Louis was different in that he actually inter-preted his kingly du-ties in the light of faith. After the vio-lence of two previous reigns, he brought peace and justice to France. He was crowned king at 12, at his fa-ther’s death. His

mother, Blanche of Castile, ruled during his minority. When he was 19 and his bride 12, he married to Margue-rite of Provence. It was a loving marriage, though was not without challenge. They had 10 children. Louis “took the cross” for a Crusade when he was 30. His army took Damietta on the Nile but not long after, weak-ened by dysentery and without support, they were sur-rounded and captured. Louis obtained the release of the army by giving up the city of Damietta in addition to paying a ransom. He stayed in Syria four years. He deserves credit for extending justice in civil ad-ministration. He drew up regulations for his officials which became the first of a series of reform laws. He replaced trial by battle with a form of examination of witnesses and encouraged the beginning of using written records in court. Louis was always respectful of the papacy, but defended royal interests against the popes and refused to acknowledge Innocent IV’s sentence against Emperor Frederick II. He was devoted to his people, founding hospitals, visiting the sick and, like his patron Saint Francis, caring even for people with leprosy. (He is one of the patrons of the Secular Franciscan Order.) Louis united France—lords and townsfolk, peasants and priests and knights—by the force of his personality and holiness. For many years the nation was at peace. Every day Louis had 13 special guests from among the poor to eat with him, and a large number of the poor were served meals near his palace. During Advent and Lent, all who presented themselves were given a meal, and Louis often served them in person. He kept lists of needy people, whom he regularly relieved in every prov-ince of his dominion. Disturbed by new Muslim advances in Syria, he led another crusade in 1267, at the age of 41. His crusade was diverted to Tunis for his brother’s sake. The army was decimated by disease within a month, and Louis himself died on foreign soil at the age of 44. He was canonized 27 years later.

In Appreciation

for the Faithful Service ...

To our Parish Communi-ties, the Serra Club of Santa Clara invites Altar Servers and their families to the, Serra Club Altar Serv-

er & Families Swim Party and Picnic

on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at St. Lawrence the Martyr School,

1971 St. Lawrence Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

Join us for a Great Day filled with Fun and Food - All Free!

Information forms as well as the parental permission forms can be found in the vesting room for the servers and at the Rectory.

“Let all the nations praise you!” (Psalm 67:4) today’s psalm response exclaims. In the psalms and other He-brew scriptures, this kind of invocation is actually an invi-tation to God to act, to intervene in human lives in a man-ner that will cause everyone—not just the Chosen Peo-ple—to give praise. Stated a bit more strongly, it is some-thing of a “put up or shut up” challenge to God, the sort of strong statement the psalmists of Israel, trusting in their intimate and loving relationship with God, were not afraid to make. The Gospel has its own exclamation, announcing the appearance of the Canaanite woman with “Behold!” (Matthew 15:22) “Behold!” is a scriptural flag that tells us that God is about to act or announce something through an individual or a situation. In the case of Jesus, God was going to act through this woman, whom nobody among Jesus’ followers would have believed to be an agent of the divine will. Like the psalmists, we might pas-sively inform or perhaps even actively challenge God to do something so that everyone will come to belief, but God will always turn the tables on us. It becomes our calling, our duty (as it was for Jesus) to behold the situations and per-sons of our daily lives so that God can act through us, so the Kingdom can be announced through our living. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

K N I G H TS C O R N E R

The first man to walk around the world took 4 years, 3 months and 16 days. The walk from St. Clare’s Church to the SES Hall takes about 45 minutes only because

three Knights oversee giving directions. So, please think about joining the Knights and you may be able to shorten the walking time.

Boletim Paroquial Português Boletín Parroquial Español Reflexão: por João Pereira Arruda

Quando se fala da fé; vem á nossa mente Abraão, conhecido por nosso pai na fé. Assim é, mas o essencial da fé é o acreditar em Deus, e no que a igreja ensina sem o compreender-mos nem o termos visto. Concretamente não se pode medir ou pezar a fé. A nossa fé não é um mero acreditar em conceitos mas uma relação com “Alguém” que acreditamos estar sempre connosco. Ter fé é começar o dia com um Pai-Nosso, oferecendo-Lhe tudo o que será o dia que começa. Mesmo que durante o dia a presença de Deus até passe despercebida, este é já um primeiro grau de fé. “Mulher grande é a tua fé”, diz o Senhor a esta mulher que faz a maior profissão de fé : “Senhor Filho de David, tem compaixão de mim”. O dom de Deus é para todo aquele que o pede com confiança, na certeza que Ele nos concede aquilo que verdadeiramente precisamos. E para quem julga ter direito a ele. No nosso viver adentro da vida católica foi-nos apresentado como dogmas: a Santíssima Trindade; três pessoas num só Deus verdadeiro, a humanidade e divindade de Jesus Cristo e outras mais que pela fé aceitamos como verdades. A ciencia não tem meios ou factos para confirmar essas verdades mas os crentes na sua e pela fé aceitam esses dogmas e as vivem. As vidas dos santos e de personagens como a dos Evangelho de hoje são para nós exemplo de como estes permanecem em paz por causa da fé em Deus. A fé dom de Deus a cada um de nós e necessário para podermos viver em paz, tranquilidade, confiança, alegria, passa pelo nosso desejo de manter esse dom e confiantemente acreditar que o Senhor está sempre conosco e que misiricordiosamente nos ama. Nunca é demais pedir nas nossas orações ao Senhor para aumentar a nossa fé.

Notícias Agradecimento: O CPP agradece penhoradamente a todos que de qualquer modo contribuiram para o Piquenique Comunitário levado a efeito na última semana. Seja na compra ou venda de bilhetes, em ofertas para rifas, leilão ou monetárias, no trabalho da confecção de comidas, de set up decoração ou limpeza do local do piquenique, para quem contribuiu com a música e fez os bilhetes seja por todos aqueles que tiveram boa disposição e entusiasmo para que este piquenique tivesse sido bem sucedido a todos que entusiasticamente foram incanssáveis a trabalhar neste piquenique; bem hajam. É nessa dinâmica de querer manter essa indentidade de querer-mos ser uma comunidade-família nesta paróquia que damos a reconhecer ás outras comunidades que este querer é alimentado pelos doms do Espírito Santo. Muito agradecido a todos e que seja o Senhor sempre a manter este desejo de sermos uma comunidade unida e com desejos de viver no amor fraterno.

Um Santo e Alegre Domingo para todos!!

¡Haciendo un Regalo a Nuestra Parroquia que Durará pa-ra Siempre! Se está estableciendo un Fondo para el Legado o Dotación de nuestra parroquia, y la participación de cada una de las familias en vital para lograr el objetivo. Por ello es que se está pidiendo a cada una de ellas que participe haciendo una do-nación de $25 o más. Tenemos una fecha límite que es el 27 de agosto para reunir al menos $10,000. Si Usted aún no ha hecho su donación lo invitamos a que lo haga lo más pronto posible ya que solo nos queda esta sema-na. Puede hacer su donación de tres maneras:

entre semana, llevarla a la oficina, el domingo, ponerla en la canasta que está junto al atril, en cualquier momento, enviar por correo un cheque a

nombre de “The Catholic Community Foundation” 777 N. First St., Suite 490, San Jose, CA 95112. Por favor escriba en la línea “for / memo” St. Clare Endowment.

¿Qué es este fondo o dotación? Es una cantidad de dinero que se dona para invertirse, de manera que los dividendos o ganancias puedan apoyar perpetuamente la misión de nues-tra parroquia. ¡Cada donación que usted hace a este fondo ayuda para que produzca nuevos frutos en el futuro mante-niendo viva nuestra fe, nuestros valores católicos y nuestra parroquia! Procedimiento para las Intenciones de la Misa Si desea ofrecer una misa por un ser querido debe ir a la ofici-na de preferencia dos semanas de anticipación de la fecha deseada para anotar el nombre de la persona, mencionando si es por un enfermo, difunto, cumpleaños, etc., y así asegu-rar que aparece el nombre en el boletín. Si lo hace en la mis-ma semana, el lunes es el último día para la misa de ese do-mingo. Por favor tome nota de que antes de la misa no se anotarán nombres en las peticiones y todas las intenciones tienen que venir a través de la oficina. Donación mínima $10.00 por cada nombre/intención. Inscripciones para el Catecismo Invitamos a todas las familias que inscriban a sus niños en el catecismo todavía tenemos lugares. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Si sus hijos han participado previamente en nuestro programa de formación en la fe ... quisiéramos darles la bienvenida de nuevo por otro año más para que continúen en su camino al discipulado. Si sus hijos están empezando el camino ... estamos emocio-nados de caminar con ellos y con usted al iniciar la formación de su vida en la fe. La edad mínima es de 7 años. Del 1-7 grado. Si se inscribe por primera vez debe traer una copia del Certifi-cado o fe de Bautismo. La Primera Comunión se celebra cuando el niño(a) termina el segundo año en el programa. Las clases son en inglés utilizando libros bilingües inglés -español. El horario es los domingos de 10:15am a 11:30am. Los formularios de inscripción están en las entradas de la iglesia y en la oficina. Mas informes en la oficina. Bendiciones Especiales Si desea tener una bendición porque celebra un aniversario, cumpleaños o quiere presentar un niño(a), por favor llame a la oficina con un mínimo de tres semanas de anticipación.