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T h e H o l y F a m i l y o f J e s u s , M a r y a n d J o s e p h

B e S p i r i t f i l l e d a n d m a k e d i s c i p l e s !

D e c e m b e r 2 9 , 2 0 1 9

37588 Fremont Blvd. Fremont 94536

Parish: 510.797.1660 School: 510.793.3553

Preschool: 510.793.2013 [email protected]

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Weekend Weekday

5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil) Mon. - Fri.: 7:00 & 8:15 am

7:15 am | 9:00 am Wednesday: 6:30 pm

10:45 am | 12:30 pm 1st Friday: 7:30 pm

5:00 pm Saturday: 7:00 & 8:15 am

Mass Schedule

Our Parish & School Shoe Drive was a

huge success—thanks to your generosity!

We collected 110 bags of

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Our Vision: Be a

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Confession Saturday: 3:30 pm Thursday before 1st Fri-day: 3:30 pm Weekdays: Call for an appointment.

Eucharistic Adora-tion Perpetual Adoration is ongoing in the Adora-tion Chapel located in Governo House. Open 6:00 am to 9:00 pm

Anointing of the Sick First Saturday (except January) at 12:00 pm. All seniors and those seriously ill or anticipat-ing surgery are invited to attend. Next Mass: January 11

Sacraments For Baptism, First Com-munion, Confirmation, Adult Sacraments, Mar-riage, Anointing of the Sick or Funeral, contact us at 510.797.1660 or holyspiritfremont.org.

First Friday Mass Next Mass: January 3

New to Holy Spirit? Welcome! To register, please visit the Rectory Office or go online at holyspiritfremont.org/join-our-community

Interested in Catholicism? To learn about the Catholic faith, please call 510.456.4975

Sunday, December 29 | The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil)

Amado Pangan †, Genevieve Rouse, Rovetta Family

7:15 am Emilia Amado Ymas †, Daniel Anio, Timson A. Tan †

9:00 am For the People of Holy Spirit Parish

10:45 am Joseph Buccat, Tan & Fisher Families, Ememorita Gonzales †

12:30 pm Blsd. Miguel Pro, SJ †, Chiqui Enriquez †, Irene Wisco †

5:00 pm Lorenza Bungcayao †, Al Caspillo †, Fr. Mathew Vellankal †

Monday, December 30 | The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas

1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40

7:00 am Purita Abia Maraya †, Maria Dinh †

8:15 am Aidan Orias, Joela Abreu †

Tuesday, December 31 | The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas

1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18

7:00 am Hector Antonio Hernandez-Ibarra †, Paul-Belen Dosalla

8:15 am Myra Jose †, Miller & Orias Family

Wednesday, January 1 | The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

7:00 am Hector Antonio Hernandez-Ibarra †, Pilar Torres †

8:15 am Legier and Marcellus Families, Carlina Racca †

6:30 pm Alicia Ong †, Pui Nin Ho

Thursday, January 2 | Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28

7:00 am Charles O. Ybarra, Socorro Cabrera †

8:15 am Anne Asis, Angeles Family

Friday, January 3 | Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34

7:00 am Ruth & William Quinn Nickolson †, Jose Tafoyo †

8:15 am Maafu Anio, Joseph An Do †

Saturday, January 4 | Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42

7:00 am Robert de la Pena, Jr. †, Paul Villalobos †

8:15 am Justin Acoba †, Gentibano Family

5:00 pm For the People of Holy Spirit Parish

7:30 pm Cerlita Diaz Villar †, Gregoria Alquizales †

Pray for Our Recently Departed Margaret Lopes, James Rodrigues

Pray for Our Sick Marilu Radcliff, Flora Salas, Harold Joseph,

Sal Digeronimo, Dcn Gus Roemers, MaryAnn Miller, Cora & Brian Duffy, Michael

Bellflower, Dcns & Wives of the Oakland Diocese, Carmelo Gallevo, Les Carscadden, Eugene & Elaine Dias, Salome Joseph, Cherly Abreau

Please note: Our prayer list is refreshed every week. Feel free to call the office to include your loved one for the week: 510.797.1660


What’s Happening at Holy Spirit?

Parish Office Hours | New Year

This week, the Parish Office will be operating on limited hours: • Monday, December 30, 9:00 am-5:00 pm • Tuesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve), 9:00 am-12:00 pm • We are closed on Wednesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) and

Thursday, January 2. Regular office hours will resume on Friday, January 3.

May 2020 bring you peace and joy!

Special Collection: St. Vincent de Paul December 28-29, 2019

This weekend’s special collection will help SVdP continue our mis-sion of charity and assist us in providing aid to the needy in our parish. Thank you for your generosity.

Gift Shop Post-Christmas Sale

Our parish Gift Shop is having a 20% off sale on all Christmas items December 28-29 and January 4-5. Shop to your heart’s con-tent! Hours: Saturdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm and Sundays, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2020

January 1 is a holy day of obligation. Masses in honor of our Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, are as follows:

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 (Vigil) | 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | 7:00 am • 8:15 am • 6:30 pm

Drive-Thru Prayer Ministry Needs You

“For when two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them.” (Mt 18:20) Our Drive-Thru Prayer Ministry needs your help! We are looking for more volunteers to join our ministry. If you can share 1 hour of your time each week to pray with others and for other people’s intentions, please contact Debra Longarini at 510.396.7826 or [email protected]


Here’s the Sitch…

My Dear Parishioners, We have collected $24,740 so far towards our goal of $50,000 for the stained-glass window dedicated to

Fr. Mathew Vellankal. Please consider participating in this beautiful tribute. Sponsorships of $2,500 and above will be recognized on a plaque on the All Saints side of our Church.

We still have the following new stained-glass windows available for sponsorship: • Fruits of the Spirit - Joy, Patience, Kindness, Modesty, Gentleness, Self-Control, Chastity. These are avail-

able for $10,000 each. Individual or group sponsor’s name will be etched onto a plaque. • Side windows next to the side entrance doors (below the large “Holy Spirit” windows) - narrow glass pan-

els are $12,000 each and wider panels are $15,000 each. Sponsor’s name will be etched onto a plaque. The stained-glass windows have been installed. Dedications may be added at any time. If you are interest-

ed in sponsorships but need a little time to gather the funds, please contact Jeff at the Parish Office to dis-cuss options.

Blessings, Fr. Ken

Friends, this Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This beautiful feast encour-ages us to look to the Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph for inspiration, encouragement, exam-ple, and guidance. There is a reason and purpose why Jesus chose to be born in a family. By being born in a fami-ly, Jesus sanctified mothers, fathers and children – the entire family. He brought holiness to the family of Joseph and Mary. And He is inviting us to participate in that holiness. Some of us may object because the Holy Family may seem ideal and perfect, while our family is not. But if we look at what this Holy Family went through, they were not really exempt from the harsh and difficult realities of life. They had troubles and challenges to deal with, much like yours and mine. That is why the feast we are cele-brating today is not called the feast of the “Perfect Family” or the “Ideal Family,” but Holy Family. So, how can our family be holy? I think it happens when we imitate the Holy Family – i.e., by being the kind of husband and father Joseph was; by being the kind of wife and mother Mary was; and by being the kind of child that Jesus was. In other words, our family becomes holy when we allow God and His love to be the cen-ter of our family life. We can even be more specific: by going to Mass as a family; by praying together daily as a family; or by spending quality time together as a family, even if this means turning off our cellphones and gadgets from time to time. Without God, the Holy Family wouldn’t have been holy. Without Christ’s real pres-ence in our lives, our family couldn’t be holy.

Prayer to the Holy Family (from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth) Jesus, Mary, Joseph, model for all Christian families, I entrust my family to your care and protection. Bless each member of my family. Help me and the members of my family to love, listen to, support and accept one another. Encourage us to challenge one another to be compassionate, merciful and forgiving as we struggle with the difficulties of our lives. Guide us to seek goodness and holiness in our everyday choices, actions and attitudes. Encourage us when our faith is weak and when we fail to lead one another to Christ. Make our home a real dwelling place of peace, joy and love, where you are ever present among us. May we work to uphold each one’s dignity, integrity and unique contributions to the well-being and growth of our family. And when our time on earth is complete, bring us all safely home to you in the company of heaven. Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayers.

From the Desk of Fr. John...


Clergy Fr. Kenneth L. Sales, Pastor 510.456.4964 Fr. Lee Chompoochan, Parochial Vicar 510.797.1660 Fr. John Carillo, Parochial Vicar 510.456.4965 Dcn. Rigo Cabezas, Dir. of Rel. Ed. 510.456.4975 Dcn. Chuck Glover, Pastoral Care 510.789.8652 Dcn. Steve Lewellyn, RCIA 510.797.1660 Dcn. Tim Roberto, RCIA 510.598.7408 Dcn. Emeritus Richard Yee, Retired

Departments Business/Maintenance: Jeff Van der Sluis 510.456.4970 Facilities Scheduling: Rosalyn Jose 510.456.4995 Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Office: 510.456.4974 Music: Paul Orella 510.673.3873 Safe Environment: Keiru Bakke 510.456.4972 St. Vincent de Paul : 510.797.3672

We’re Open! Parish Office

Mon.-Sun. 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Faith Formation/de Sousa House Office

Tues.-Fri. 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Gift Shop

Sat. 6:00-7:00 pm Sun. 8:00 am-2:30 pm

Parish Library

Sun. 9:00 am-12:30 pm

Kidzone 10:45 am &

12:30 pm Masses We offer free care for your preschooler every Sunday. We are located downstairs beneath the church. Please stop by and visit us! More info call Fran at 510.456.4974

What’s Happening at Holy Spirit?

Attention, Lectors!

We need Lectors for the 12:30 pm Sunday Mass. Please contact Carolyn Suchoski 510.552.3182 or Vince Suchoski 510.366.0210.

Also, if you haven’t already done so, please pick up your copy of the 2020 Workbook from the Parish Office.

Join Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Do you feel called to teach the littlest among us? Then perhaps Children's Liturgy of the Word is what you are looking for. If you are interested in helping at the 9:00 am or 10:45 am Mass, please contact Alanna Carbis at [email protected]. Be part of this joyful ministry!

Adoration Chapel Adorers Needed

Spend one hour with the Lord. Our Adoration Chapel is open 6:00 am to 9:00 pm everyday. All are welcome to sit, to reflect, and to pray with Jesus. We need Adorers to be with our Lord on a regular basis, especially on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To sign up for a weekly commitment, please visit the Parish Office.

16th Annual Walk for Life West Coast 2020

Fr. Ken invites you to join him and 60,000 faithful on Saturday, January 25, 2020 for Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco.

We will attend the 9:30 am Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

The Rally begins at 12:30 pm at Civic Center Plaza, walking down Market Street (2 miles), and ending at the Embarcadero Plaza/Ferry Building. BART stations at both locations. Am-ple parking available.

A charter bus will leave Holy Spirit at 8:00 am. For bus ticket/seat information, please contact Dcn. Rigo at 510.456.4974

Cache Creek Casino Resort Trip

The Filipino Society is hosting another fund-raising casino trip. We’re going to Cache Creek on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Tickets are $40 each, with a $20 return. We’ll leave Holy Spirit at 7:30am sharp for a day of fun and jackpots! For tickets or information, please contact Mar-yanne Gacusan (510-289-0382) or Mung Ber-nardo (510-710-8007).


St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

Heading to the store this week? Consider pick-ing up a few items for our SVdP food pantry:

Canned Fruit Chef Boyardee/Canned Pasta Spam

Please drop off non-perishable food donations at the rectory office. Thanks for your support!

Special Collections coming up:

Seminary Collection | January 13, 2020

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News and Events

We welcome our newly baptized!

Xzavier, Anton, Noah, Jaxon, Bradley

Please note: All food donated must be in facto-ry sealed packages/containers.

From our Youngest Stewards I helped someone, I prayed, I studied my lessons:

Abbey, Celestina, Ellie, Joachim, Langston

Our pledged weekly amount (excluding special collections): $31,963

Giving Sunday, December 15 $ 30,851

Parish School $ 1,964

Christmas Treasures at Old Mission San Jose

Our Mission Gift Shop welcomes you to shop for those unique historic or religious items for young and old. From creches and statues to greeting cards and books, enjoy browsing our store rather than browsing on-line. And buy a unique gift for that special someone. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm everyday, ex-cept on Christmas and New Year, and located at 43300 Mission Boulevard in Fremont.

Discover History at the Old Mission San Jose Museum

With family and friends visiting for Christmas, consider exploring the treasure in our own backyard – Old Mission San Jose! Come visit and take a self-guided tour. Begin with an 18-minute video that describes Spanish explora-tion, the 1797 founding of Mission San Jose, and day-to-day living within the mission. Further explore the Mission Museum, the Church, the historic cemetery, and conclude in our beautiful garden. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm everyday, except on Christmas and New Year, and located at 43300 Mission Boulevard in Fremont.

Grief Support

The death of a loved one is unlike any other loss. Join us on your healing journey at St. Elizabeth Seton, 4001 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, 7:30 pm on Thursdays: Jan. 9 and 23; Feb. 13 and 27; and Mar. 12 and 26, 2020. All are welcome regardless of religious affilia-tion. Contact Eleanor at 925.846.8708.

Parish Library Sun 9:00 am-12:30 pm

Governo House near the Adoration Chapel

Who is your favorite Saint? Our parish library has a variety of books on saints like St. Joseph, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Padre Pio, St. Edith Stein, Pope St. John XXIII, to name a few. We also have books on the wisdom of saints. As St. Teresa of Avila said, “Whoever risks all for God will find they have both lost all and gained all.” Read about how saints struggled with their hu-manness and spirituality. Be inspired by their witness and good examples on how to live. Come browse and explore!

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