Serving the Outer Sunset since 1925

name Holy Name of Jesus Parish

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2012

MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of August 26, 2012

Sun 26 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Cecilia O’Brien †

11:30 AM Nieves de Castro†

Mon 27 7:30 AM Charles Fox†

9:00 AM Walter Pudlow†

Tue 28 7:30 AM Peggy McCarthy†

9:00 AM Helen & Joe Creighton†

Wed 29 7:30 AM Anne Kern†

9:00 AM Special Intentions of

Connie Mertes

Thu 30 7:30 AM Lucia Rosales†

9:00 AM Deane & Conefrey

Families†

Fri 31 7:30 AM Susan M. Hall†

9:00 AM John McEllistrim†

Sat 01 7:30 AM David Costello†

9:00 AM Rudolph Schulze†

5:00 PM John McEllistrim†

We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Lorenzo Aguirre, Dalmacio Briones Jr., Deogracias Cusi, Evangeline Agbunag, Gene Relampagos, Mani Glanz, Janice Di Martini, Mary Medina, Clara Lee, Amy McNally, Arturo Martin, Alexis Rivera, Aurora Urmeneta, Alice Fiumara, Kam Oi Mah, Philip Nordstrom, Inge Nordstrom, Rosa Maria Alonso, Marilou L. Dullano, Laura Andrade, Viola Mahoney, Poy Wong, Leny Lopez, Mee Yee, Johanna Bualat, Juan Aguirre, Arlene V. Rivera, Kevin Lu , Dory Constantino, Margaret O’Brien, Fr. Tom Seagrave, Max Kirkham, Regina Gilson, Joan Boike, Amelia Lippi, Kevin Maguire, Soledad Rico, Bridie Hagan, Anne Hannan, Leny Aguirre, William Lippi, Ann Murphy, Julie McCarthy, Grace Garcia, Evelyn Nordstrom, Marina McKenzie, Maria Pasquini

We pray for those who have Died…that they may be granted a home in heaven. Liborio Orque

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2012 As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. — Joshua 24:15b

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — It was the LORD, our God, who protected us along our entire journey (Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b). Psalm — Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading — Christ nourishes and cherishes the church because we are mem-bers of his body

(Ephesians 5:21-32 [5:2a, 25-32]). Gospel — We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God (John 6:60-69). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Mk 6:17-29 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Monica Tuesday : St. Augustine Wednesday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

HN CLASS REUNION Holy Name Class of 1982 will be having their 30th Reunion on Saturday, September 22, 2012 following the 5pm Mass in the Flanagan Center. For more details please contact: Marialina Fiumara jandmsheeran@aol.com or Sandy Caniglia sandy_baldonado@yahoo.com

HOLY NAME Youth Ministry! - Don’t Forget! The youth group (7th grade and up) meets

every 2nd & 4th Sunday after the 11:30 AM Mass.

We invite all youth from 7th-12th grade to join us for fun, fellowship and to learn more about the person of Jesus Christ.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Just a reminder: On Wednesdays, we have the Blessed Sacrament exposed after the 9:00 AM Mass until 7:15 PM. We need people to cover the 11:30 A.M. and 12:30 P.M . timeslots. If you can commit to one or both of these hours, please contact Sr. Stella at (415) 664-8590. Thank you.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION 2012 is the Year of Faith

For Faith formation, please register your children in the Holy Name Parish Religious Education Program

after the 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM Masses REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY AUGUST 26!

Parents Meeting will be on September 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM

First Day of Classes: September 15, 2012 from 10 AM-12 Noon

For more information please call Sister Stella at (415) 664-8590 ext .111

JOIN US AS WE CONNECT OUR FAMILIES HOLY NAME PARISH DIRECTORY 2012

In order to accommodate the parishioners/school families who were not able to have their portraits taken last June and July, there’s one last opportunity to have your photos taken. Our final photo days are on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. No other photo days will be scheduled as we have to get our Directory ready for printing. Although we have our photo days scheduled, we need to fill 26 appointments/day, or we have to cancel. So please don’t wait, check your calendars now and call Jackie (415) 664-8590 to schedule your appointment or for more information. You may also go online and schedule the appointment your-self. Here’s the address for the online scheduler: https://www.securedata-trans14.com/ap/holynameofjesuschurch/index.php?page=10 Please be a part of our 2012 Parish Directory (Fr. Arnold’s 1st Directory as Pastor of Holy Name) - we need YOU to make our parish family album complete! Lifetouch provides the convenience of photo-graphing at our location, there’s no sitting fee, you can order many different sizes and styles and you get a free 8X10 photo for participating! What more can you ask for? Join your fellow parishioners who are already enjoying their new photos. Call and make your appointment now.

MORE PHOTOS NEEDED If you have photos of Holy Name events, please e-mail jpg files to askholyname@gmail.com

Today’s Second Collection is for our PARISH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Your generosity is very much appreciated!

RCIA Reunion 2012 Did you become a Catholic through the Holy Name RCIA program? Were you a sponsor or a member of the Holy Name catechist team? If so, we would love to invite you to a special reunion evening on Wednesday, September 12th, at 7:30PM, in the Pastoral Center. Let's take this time to remember our journeys over refreshments and fellowship once again with our Christian brothers and sisters who have been part of the Holy Name RCIA program. We are the people who be-came reborn of water and spirit or who had helped those catechumen in need of formation and direction. Mark your calendars and please share this infor-mation with any past Holy Name RCIA attendees who may now be attending a different parish--let's all see each other again at the Holy Name RCIA Reunion 2012!

RCIA Classes to Begin in the Fall The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is

the process, established for the universal Church, for in-dividuals to become Catholic and receive the sacraments of initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. The sacraments of initiation are received at the Easter Vigil. In 2013, the Easter Vigil will take place on Satur-day, March 30. RCIA is designed for the following per-sons:

Non-baptized persons desiring to become Catholic (Non-baptized persons receive all three sacra-ments of initiation at the Easter Vigil)

Non-Catholic Christians desiring to become Catholic (Non-Catholic Christians are received into full communion with the Catholic Church and receive the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil)

Adult Catholics who have not received the sacrament of Confirmation.

No obligation classes will be begin in September and run until about Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2013). If you, or someone you know, may be interested please contact Terry Flaherty at 650-758-2477 for more information.

HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,

flight to the imagination, and life to everything." ~ Plato The Holy Name Conservatory of Music offers private les-sons in piano, guitar, violin & voice to Holy Name School students, its alumni & parishioners. All students are invit-ed to participate in the Conservatory’s program of recitals

throughout the year. Registrations for the FALL 2012 SEMESTER are NOW BEING ACCEPTED! CLASSES BEGIN ON TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012. For more info., please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590.

PENNY DRIVE We are still collecting PENNIES (nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars are also welcome)...please drop off your donation at the parish office.

ACE COLLECTION Next Sunday, the Second Collection is the ACE Col-lection for the benefit of the Parish School.

HOSPITALITY SUNDAYS Coffee & Donuts Hospitality will resume on Sunday, September 2nd. The list of Committee Sponsors list will be posted at the back of the Church.

MOVIE NIGHT will resume on Thursday,

Sept. 27 at 7 PM in the Flanagan Center

FAZtor’s Notes by Fr. Arnold Zamora Welcome back to our school chil-dren! It was “Back to School” last week for both our Holy Name Preschool and Grade School. Our Preschool, in its first regular school year, will have 40 stu-dents coming in at different

times. At the Grade school, we have approximately 340 students.

One morning a mother was trying to wake up her son. "Wake up now! It's time to go to school." "I don't want to go to school," the son replied. His mother said, "Give me two reasons why you

don't want to go to school." "Okay. One, all the children hate me. Two, all the

teachers hate me." "Not good enough," the mother replied. "Fine," the son said. "Then you give me two good

reasons why I SHOULD go to school." "One, you're 50 years old. Two, you're the princi-

pal of the school."

I would like to welcome a new faculty member to our school, Vanessa Faulkner, who will be our new teacher in 6A. Vanessa, who has a degree in Elemen-tary Education and a Masters in English, comes from West Virginia. She has been teaching English, reading comprehension and writing skills at various grade lev-els for three years. Vanessa will teach 6th grade Eng-lish and literature and 7th grade English. We also have a new part time aide for the 3rd grade, Aline Lebbos. Welcome to our community!

Congratulations to our newest couple, Joseph and Kimberly Lau, who recently entered a lifelong partner-ship of life and love through the Sacrament of Matri-mony last Saturday, August 18, 2012. I was honored to officiate at the mass here at our church. Welcome to married life!

It is really nice to know that there are still people who value the importance of the Sacrament of Mar-riage and not just any type of marriage. You wish all the happiness for the couple, with a prayerful wish that they will keep the vows they made on their wedding day. If you have been married for a long time, maybe you can give our young couples of today your good advice.

Here’s an example: At my granddaughter's wedding, the DJ polled the

guests to see who had been married longest. It turned out to be my husband and me. The DJ asked us, "What advice would you give to the newly-married couple?"

I said, "The three most important words in a mar-riage are, 'You're probably right.'"

When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity, and he told his followers:

“ Give them some food yourselves.” - Mark 6:37

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2012

The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is the method chosen by the pastors to fund the operation of the Arch-diocese. Eleven pastors (the Archbishop’s Stewardship Council) oversee the process and recommend individual parish assessments. This funding supports ministries provided by the parishes, provides direct ministry when the scope of that ministry is too large or complex for any single parish to accomplish, maintains centralized ser-vices and support for all the parishes and schools, pro-vides continuing education and other services to priests and deacons, maintain communication with the California Conference of Bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Vatican, and provide financial support to these entities to demonstrate once again that “Catholic” means “universal” and that our Church is big-ger than any parish or diocese. The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal helps individu-als, the parish and the Archdiocese realize their respec-tive opportunities as Christian stewards. To date, we have received $35,286.00 (63.69%) in pledges towards our goal of $55,400. Thank you for your generosity and continued support.

PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! SEND IN YOUR AAA 2012 DONATION NOW!

Name:____________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Phone No.: __________________________________________________ EMail:_____________________________________________ Pledge or one-time donation amount:________________

You may send in your donation by simply filling out this form, attach your check and drop off or mail to Holy Name: 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE The Holy Name “Tree of Life”, a bronze tree trunk with approximately 400 leaves is located at the back of the Church. Donors can have their names, or those they wish to hon-or, engraved on the leaf. The proceeds of the donations to the “Tree of Life” will go to-wards a much-needed Capital Improve-

ment Fund. Each leaf costs $500 with a $25.00 engraving charge. We suggest setting a MAXIMUM number of charac-ters per leaf to 5 lines, 25 characters per line including spaces. Leaf color choices are Gold, Silver or Bronze. Please send engraving request with check pay-ment (payable to Holy Name Parish) or drop by the church office, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. For more information, please call (415) 664-8590.

Weekly Offering 8/19/12 8/21/11

CASH 1,140.00 1,133.00

CHECKS 3,396.00 2,611.00

COINS 1.54 5.40

Total Collection $4,537.54 $3,751.40

# of Envelopes 195 176

SAVE THE DATE Church Dinner/fund raiser

On Saturday, October 6, 2012 we will be hav-ing a wonderful, homemade dinner of roasted chick-en, salad, pasta, and homemade Italian cookies for dessert in Ryan Hall. During the dinner we will be having additional fun, like a silent auction, 50/50 draw for cash, and an on-going raffle. The co-chairs for the raffle/auction are:

Luz Jacinto @ 415 681-8719 Cecilia Bermudez @ 415 681-3151

Anyone who would like to donate items for the Silent Auction and/or the general raffle can contact either one of these ladies. Tickets for both the dinner and raffle will be sold after each Mass beginning in the first weekend in Sep-tember. There will be No tickets sold at the door. The costs of the tickets are: Seniors (65yrs. & older) $ 20.00 Adults $ 25.00 Children (13yrs. And younger) $ 15.00

A LIFE WITH GOD People find some of Jesus’ teachings very hard to accept. Some of the disciples mentioned in today’s Gospel are no exception. They could not ac-cept what Jesus had just said about himself as the bread of life, so they left. Jesus did not beg them to stay or run after them to call them back. He knew that they were not ready or able to hear what he was saying. The fact is, God does not demand that we believe, but once we are committed to a life with God it is demanding and all-consuming. We often hear, “I am not religious, but I am very spiritual.” Ei-ther the person has seen and rejected a life of faith, or has not understood what a life of faith requires and is seeking meaning and emotional comfort else-where. We bear some responsibility for this. The best way for people to recognize Jesus is through our example. If we live a life worthy of our calling in Christ, there is no knowing who will be brought to faith by seeing what we do and who we are. We do not have to stand on street corners and preach, or tell people they’ll go to hell if they don’t believe. We simply need to act like Jesus. Bracelets inscribed with the letters WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?) have become very popular recently. Perhaps a bet-ter way to say this is “What Would Jesus Have Me Do?” The responsibility is not on Jesus but on us, for he is not asking us to do impossible things, only to live up to our full God-given humanity. We all at some point have to be like Joshua in today’s first reading. “Decide today whom you will serve . . . we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). Copyright © 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

LINE DANCING & EXERCISE CLASS 10 AM—12 PM - Mondays in the Flanagan Center

Everyone’s Welcome For more information please contact Maria Lee at (415)

661-0769 or Carmen Palarca at (415) 564-0323

MONDAY NIGHT YOGA Are you drawn to the benefits you see in others who practice? If so, join us for a 60 minute all levels flow yoga class on Monday nights at 6:30 PM in the Assembly Room. For more information and to sign up for a class, please call Jackie at (415) 664-8590.

BULLETIN ADS Please patronize the Sponsors who appear on our bulletin. It is through their support that this bulletin is made possible. Business owners interested in advertis-ing, please call J.S. Paluch at 1-800-231-0805. Holy Name of Jesus’ bulletin number is 298250.

WELCOME BACK HOLY NAME SCHOOL, PRE-SCHOOL AND CONSERVATORY OF

MUSIC STUDENTS TO SCHOOL YEAR 2012-2013!

Living Stewardship Now What are you doing to be an example of Christ to your family, friends, fellow parishioners and people in your community? Are you walking the walk or just talking the talk? Copyright © 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Are you new to the parish? If so, kindly register—it only takes a few minutes. Registra-tion forms are available at the Parish office (1555 39th Ave.), or you may also download it from our website (www.holyname-sf.org) or simp-ly call the office at (415) 664-

8590 and we will mail a registration form to you.

Welcome New Parishioners! Please complete and return form to the Pastoral Center (1555 39th Ave.), or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information. Name(s) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City & Zip __________________________________ Phone ______________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________ Send me envelopes: ____ Send me info on auto-donations____

Holy Name Parish Business Office: est. 1925 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.HolyName-SF.org www.holynamesf.org

HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Judy Cosmos, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin. To register or more infor-mation please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590.

Benny Capuyan, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson

Pls. contact the Parish office if you would like to contact members of the Pastoral or Finance Councils.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 3:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM

Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—7:30 PM Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children) Kindergarten to 9th, Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM in the Pastoral Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese) Every Saturday—Pastoral Center—10:00 AM Religious Education (for Adults) : Please call Sr. Stella 664-8590 Bible Class every Tuesday@10-11 AM (Flanagan Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese) Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until Noon (Pastoral Center) except JULY & AUGUST Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Flanagan Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 11:00 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) Monday Night Yoga: every Monday at 6:15 PM (Assembly Room); Please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590 FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 6:45 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) at the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Tuesday at 7:00 PM

HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool

RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

PARISH STAFF:

Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Toan X. Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, JCD Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus/In Residence Rev. Mr. Michael Doherty, Deacon Sr. Stella Negri, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Sr. Herminia Cosico, FdCC, Pastoral Outreach Minister Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC, Spiritual Director Chinese Ministry/D.R.E., Holy Name School Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Tony Eiras, Music Director Carol Elliott, RN, Parish Nurse Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince de Lucca, Girls Athletic Director