We, at St. Catherine Parish, are a grow-

ing, diverse, and welcoming Catholic Community, called to live and proclaim the

good news of Jesus Christ through Worship, Discipleship and Service.

La Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Alejan-

dría, es una comunidad en crecimiento, acogedora y diversa, llamada a vivir y

proclamar la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo por medio de la Oración, el Discipulado y

el Servicio.

MASSES / MISAS

Monday-Saturday: 8:15am Saturday: 5:30pm Sábado: 7:00pm Sunday: 7:15, 8:45, 10:30am 5:30pm Domingo: 12:15pm

CONFESSION / CONFESIÓN Saturday / Sábado: 4:00 -

5:00pm (Or by appointment / O hacer una cita.)

ADORACIÓN /ADORATION Wednesday / Miércoles 7:00pm

17400 Peak Avenue

Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-3959

Fax: (408) 779-0289 www.stca.org

Email: Office@stca.org

Catechetical Ministry (408) 779-9604

St. Catherine School (408) 779-9950

www.stcatherinemh.org

Saint Catherine Catholic Community Comunidad Católica de Santa Catalina

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER / TERCER DOMINGO DE PASCUAS

Rectory Office Hours / Horarios de la Rectoría Monday - Friday (Lunes - Viernes)

8:00am - 6:00pm Saturday (Sábado) / Sunday (Domingo)

Closed/Cerrado

Pastoral Staff / Equipo Pastoral Fr. Sergio Ovando, Pastor - sovando@dsj.org

Msgr. Francisco Rios, Parochial Vicar– frios@dsj.org Fr. Francis Kalaw, Parochial Vicar -

nfrancis.kalaw@dsj.org Deacon Rick Haeckel, Deacon - rhaeckel@dsj.org Deacon Phil Flowers, Deacon - pflowers@dsj.org Deacon Juan Aquino, Deacon - jaquino@dsj.org

Carmelo Jimenez

stcatym@gmail.com Anna Quiñones,

Fabienne Esparza, Principal -

Diana-Lynn Inderhees, Maria Dominguez, Office Manager, mdominguez@dsj.org Juanita Martinez,

Maria Miranda

IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA May 4/5, 2019 SAINT CATHERINE CHURCH Mayo 4/5, 2019

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — God exalted Jesus as leader and savior (Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41). Psalm — I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30). Second Reading — To the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and might (Revelation 5:11-14). Gospel — When the disciples came ashore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread (John 21:1-19 [1-14]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4,6,7b, 8a,17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday:Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30

MC = Milani Center CR1-4= CH = Church Room LR = Living Room DC = Daycare Nur. = Nursery CV= Church Vestibule Rm. 8,10,11 = School Rooms

THE WEEK AHEAD/LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA

8:00-12:00pm Hospitality 1:00-6:00pm Altar Servers Appreciation Day

6:00-7:00pm Community Supper 6:30-8:30pm NUR Handmaids - Stitching Group 7:00-8:00pm CH Angelica Choir Rehearsal 7:00-8:30pm JPC Junta de Equipo 7:00-8:30pm CR1 ICF-Board Meeting

5:30-7:00pm CH FHC - Rehearsals 6:30-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro 7:00-8:30pm KOC - Council Assembly Meeting 7:00-9:00pm Rm.8 Stephen Ministry Supervision Mtg.

9:00-11:00am CR1-2 Women’s Group - Study 4:00-8:30pm NUR Choir Practice / FilAM Choir 5:00-6:00pm CH Children’s Choir Practice 6:00-7:30pm UPDE Meeting 6:30-7:30pm CH Hora Santa 6:30-7:45pm Rm.8 Jesus to Mankind Prayer Group 6:30-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro 7:00-8:30pm MC EDGE 7:00-8:30pm LR RICA 7:30-9:00pm CH Alpha & Omega

6:00-7:30pm NUR UPDE Volunteer Meeting 6:00-9:00pm CH Spanish Choir 7:00-8:30pm Rm.11 Grupo Amigos - Teen Leader

9:30-11:00am CR1-2 Bible Study 7:00-8:30pm MC Grupo Amigos Youth Group 7:00-9:00pm JPC Reunion Semanal

8:00-5:00pm Gym FHC - Pictures 10:00-11:00am CH FHC - Mass 12:00-1:00pm CH FHC - Mass

8:15am Mass Intentions

Monday, May 6 † Victor Ardizzone † Lourdes Roque Tuesday, May 7 † Marina Gose Fr. Brian Shinninger Wednesday, May 8 † Thursday, May 9 † † John Brum Friday, May 10 † Sara Lua † Lucrecia MadrigalSaturday, May 11 † Zachary Jensen † Edward Williams

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing.” — Revelation 5:12

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

God is great all the time, all the time, God is great!

FROM THE DESK OF FR. SERGIO OVANDO, PASTOR…

Gratitude and Prayers for our bishop

This past Wednesday, May 1st, our Bish-

op, Patrick McGrath, retired. After twenty years of leading the Diocese, and nearly 49 years of faithful service as a priest, he has stepped down, leaving behind a life of work and dedica-tion to our Mother, the Church.

For many people, the Bishop is the only bishop we have known here in San Jose. He has been for us a shepherd, a father, a leader, and we are grateful for everything he has done for our Diocese and for all of us.

Bishop McGrath has gifted our diocese with his openness and kindness. We have seen his episcopal motto, “Together in Christ,” many times in his letters or in the Annual Diocesan Appeal, trying to invite all to do what we are called to do: united, together, not just as human beings but as believers, united in Christ.

Without a doubt Bishop McGrath will be missed, but he will continue to be present in all those who, through his teachings, encourage-ment and kindness, have become his sons and daughter in Faith.

As we express our gratitude to him, Do PJ, M’athair I gCreideamh, I ask you to continue to pray for the Bishop. Father Sergio

STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE by Deacon Rick Haeckel

Can you remember as a child hearing the same thing repeated? “Make your bed” or “Do your homework.” As my old Latin teacher correctly said, “Repetition is the soul of learning.” Indeed, especially when what is asked is something we already know. Today’s Gospel tells of how Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after his Resurrection. Peter, John and the other disciples had spent an unproductive night fishing when an unrecognized Jesus told them to try again. They had astounding success, first John and then Peter recognized Jesus. This is a foretelling of their call to persist in their call as those who revealed who Jesus was “to all the nations.” Success was not measured by immediate results but instead, even in the face of apparent failure, they were to keep faithfully telling the story of Jesus, as the anointed one. Taking the long view of expected results requires a trust that the message arises from truth, not from knowledge or special insights of the teller. A lesson that we must learn over and over, after all we’re disciples too. The second part of the Gospel gives a most compelling illustration of how Jesus saw ministry in his name should be conducted. Still gathered with the disciples, who by now recognized him as the risen Jesus, they were to undergird their words by recognizing that their fundamental action was to feed others. Three times Jesus tells Peter that his love for him must be experienced and taught by caring for the “sheep” to whom he would preach. It wasn’t by any special knowledge or talent but instead by whatever action was needed to let people know the power of love, a love for one another. How easy it is for us to consider our faith as a private, one on one, relationship with our God. It is that indeed, but there is more. It is a truth that must be shared, for it is by the very act of sharing that we begin, humbly, to encounter the presence of God, of Jesus with us. The repeated admonitions we heard in early life provided a foundation for success as we grew. Similarly, we need repeated efforts to share what our belief in Jesus calls us to be. Many and varied are the actions that are to include “feeding” others. One hopes that, over time, we will need retrospection to realize that in feeding others, especially the other, that we are fed. Our God who is our source and destination asks us to discover who we are by living in service and love. By continuing efforts our journey of faith, ever so slowly, reveals the precious jewel of Jesus’ presence. When we do, we are fed and become those who feed the hungry… and all hunger for the love which enfolds us.

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK

It seems a conundrum that we become more green by removing some green ….plants. The fire marshal has notified many of the need to remove fire prone plants like junipers to prevent spreading flames should there be a fire.

ATTENTION: We thank the advertisers on our bulletin. It is their support that allows us to receive our bulle-tin from JS Paluch at no cost. If you have a business and would like to advertise please call 1-800-231-0805.

SAINTS CHAPEL HELP Clean chapel area and put new candles out. Help is needed throughout the day and evening. Small candles need to be changed every four hours. Contact: Ralph Ortega at ralphndeb-bie@icloud.com.

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¡BIENVENIDO! Nuestra más cordial bienvenida a todos los que es-tán celebrando con nosotros, ya sean residentes de largo plazo o recién llegados a la parroquia. Damos gracias a Dios por ustedes. Si aún no estás registra-do, por favor, llene este formulario y colóquelo en la canasta de la colecta o mandarlo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia.

Nombre (s): ____________________________ Dirección:______________________________ Ciudad:_______________________________ Código postal:_____________ Numero teléfono:______________________ Email:_______________________________ ¿Desea recibir sobres de contribución? _____Sí _____No ¿Desea recibir información de la parroquia? _____Sí _____No

¡Dios es Grande Todo el Tiempo, Todo el Tiempo Dios es Grande!

DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL FR. SERGIO OVANDO, PARRACO….

Agradecimiento y Oraciones a nuestro obispo

El primero de Mayo, nuestro Obispo Pa-

trick McGrath se ha retirado. Después de veinte años de guiar nuestra diócesis, y cerca de 49 años de fiel ministerio como sacerdote, Ha lle-gado el tiempo de dejar su posición in la dióce-sis, dejando detrás una vida de trabajo y dedi-cación a nuestra madre la Iglesia.

Para muchos, él es el único que hemos conocido aquí en San José. El ha sido para no-sotros pastor, padre y líder, y estamos agrade-cidos por todo lo que ha hecho por nuestra dió-cesis, por todo lo que ha hecho por nosotros.

El ha marcado nuestra diócesis con su apertura y su bondad. Conocemos su lema episcopal: “Juntos en Cristo”, mencionado mu-chas veces en sus cartas, en el ADA, tratando de invitarnos a todos a hacer lo que hemos sido llamado a hacer, por en la unidad, en colabora-ción de los unos con los otros, pero no una me-ra unidad humana sino una unidad fundada en Cristo, unidos en Cristo.

Sin lugar a dudas lo extrañaremos, pero el continuara estando presente en aquellos pa-ra los cuales a través de sus enseñanzas, pala-bras de animo y su bondad, se han convertido en sus hijos e hijas en la fe.

Al mismo tiempo que le expresamos nuestra gratitud, Do PJ, M’athair I gCreideamh, les pido que continúen rezando por él.

OPORTUNIDADES DE VOLUNTARIADO ¿Está interesado en ser voluntario? Visite nues-tro sitio web en www.stca.org, haga clic en OPORTUNIDADES DE VOLUNTARIO a la de-recha para ver e inscribirse en varias opciones de voluntario. Muchas manos hacen el trabajo menos.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 6:8-15; Sal 119 (118):23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Martes: Hch 7:51 — 8:1a; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Miércoles:Hch 8:1b-8; Sal 66 (65):1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35 -40 Jueves: Hch 8:26-40; Sal 66 (65):8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Viernes: Hch 9:1-20; Sal 117 (116):1bc, 2; Jn 6:52- 59 Sábado: Hch 9:31-42; Sal 116 (115):12-17; Jn 6:60 -69 Domingo: Hch 13:14, 43-52; Sal 100 (99):1-2, 3, 5; Apo 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Llevados ante el sanedrín, los apóstoles dieron testimonio de Jesucristo (Hechos 5:27-32, 40b-41). Salmo — Te alabaré, Señor, eternamente. Aleluya (Salmo 30 [29]). Segunda lectura — En su visión Juan ve a todo en el cielo y en la tierra rindiendo honores y gloria al que está en el trono y al Cordero (Apocalipsis 5:11-14). Evangelio — Jesús se aparece a los discípulos cer-ca del mar de Tiberíades (Juan 21:1-19). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA

Adulto: ¿De qué manera estás respondiendo el mandato de Jesús a Pedro de "alimentar a mis ovejas"? Niño: ¿Qué haces para tomar el auto de otros como Jesús le pidió a Pedro que hiciera?

TERCER DOMINGO DE PASCUAS

EL CLUB DE MAYORES DE LOS 50’S

¡Todos son bienvenidos! Para que todas las denomina-ciones compartan amistad, oración y sociales. Las reuniones son al mediodía en el Centro Parroquial de Sta. Catalina. Traiga su propio servicio de mesa, plato de comida y / o postre como se sugiere en el calendario de reuniones a continuación. Proveemos los refrescos. Miembros votaron recolectar dos dólares para los gastos del club en cada reunión. Las contribuciones son bienve-nidas (alimentos enlatados o dinero) para el Programa Reach Out.

Calendario de reuniones para 2019 May. 20 Lasagna, chips y dip por club, Ensalada y postre todos los miembros. Para obtener más información, llame a Alicia (408) 842-6928.

La diócesis de San José en California se complace en invitarle a

una Misa de acción de gracias con motivo de

El Jubileo de plata de la ordenación sacerdotal De

El Reverendo Oscar Cantú El Obispo Coadjutor de San José

Celebración de la Eucaristía Martes, 21 de mayo de 2019, a las 6:30pm

Catedral Basílica de San José 80 South Market Street

San Jose Habrá una recepción en Loyola Hall

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo: Tercer Domingo de Pascua; Cinco de Mayo;Comienza Ramadán (el mes mu sulmán de ayuno) Viernes: San Damián de Veuster

EL LLAMADO DE JUBILACIÓN DE LOS SACERDOTES DIOCESANOS

¡Nuestros sacerdotes diocesanos retirados conti-núan impactando las vidas de miles de personas todos los años! Estos hombres de Dios celebran la Misa, administran los sacramentos y aún caminan con nosotros. Nuestros sacerdotes diocesanos nos han dado décadas de servicio fiel, recibiendo una modesta compensación por su trabajo. Muchos de los sacerdotes continúan su ministerio durante años después de la jubilación, asistiendo a las parroquias con liturgias de fin de semana, escu-chando confesiones y visitando a los enfermos. Estos sacerdotes confían en sus pagos del Seguro Social y el Plan de Jubilación del Sacerdote para satisfacer sus necesidades. En los últimos años, el número de sacerdotes jubilados ha aumentado sig-nificativamente a 44, desafiando los recursos de ju-bilación diocesanos. Por lo tanto, el Domingo del Buen Pastor, 12 de ma-yo, cada parroquia recolectará una segunda ofrenda en la misa para la nueva Petición de Jubilación de Sacerdotes Diocesanos. Si desea hacer una dona-ción, visite www.dsj.org/priests-retirement. Su generosidad a este LLAMADO nos ayuda a man-tener una importante promesa de cuidado a estos sacerdotes que han sido buenos Párrocos y nos han cumplido sus promesas.

Formación de Familias en la Fe En el Evangelio de hoy, nos dice que Jesús se les apareció a sus discípulos. Esto mismo ocu-rre con nosotros: Jesús nos habla, nos dice que hacer, nos pregunta si lo amamos como le pre-

gunto a Pedro y no solo una vez, sino hasta tres veces. ¿Cómo respondemos a ese dialogo y preguntas de Je-sús? Tal vez respondemos como Pedro “Señor, tú lo sabes todo; tu sabes bien

que te quiero.” Juan 21, 17. Que en este tiempo de Pascua sigamos con gozo encontrándonos con Jesús vivo, escuchemos con el corazón lo que Él nos dice., especialmente cuando lo reci-bimos en la Santa Eucaristía.

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Cuando Jesús comenzó a decirle a los apóstoles que esa no-che él sería traicionado, Pedro respondió orgullosamente: “Señor, estoy dispuesto a ir contigo hasta la cárcel y la muer-te” (Lc 22, 33). A lo que Jesús respondió: “Te digo, Pedro: No cantará hoy el gallo antes que hayas negado tres veces que me conoces” (v. 34). Y se llevó a cabo la triple negación de Pedro. Dice san Lucas que en la casa de Caifás, “el Señor se volvió y miró a Pedro, y recordó Pedro las palabras del Señor, cuando le dijo: ‘Antes que cante hoy el gallo, me habrás negado tres veces’. Y, saliendo fuera, rompió a llorar amargamente.” (Lc 22, 61-62). Bastó la mirada de Jesús hacia Pedro…

Sin duda esta humillación de Pedro frente a su pecado, de su vejación, curó su orgullo y lo preparó para ser un “humilde siervo del Señor”, como dijo Benedicto XVI al ser elegido Papa. Sin la humildad no podemos servir a Dios como Él desea, pues Jesús dijo que “separados de mí no podéis ha-cer nada” (Jn 15, 5); y el orgullo nos impide hacer todo con Je-sús, no hace olvidarnos de Él y actuamos sólo por nuestra cuenta.

Así, Jesús quebró la prepotencia de Pedro y lo preparó para la gran misión. Él sabe hacer de nuestras debilidades y caídas, una manera de hacer las correcciones necesarias en nosotros. He visto esto muchas veces en mi vida, y aún lo veo, gracias Dios.

La Carta a los Hebreos dice que “a quien ama el Señor, le corri-ge; y azota a todos los hijos que acoge. Sufrís para corrección vuestra. Como a hijos os trata Dios… en orden a hacernos par-tícipes de su santidad” (Hb 12, 6-10).

Nuestros pecados son como abono que Dios sabe usar para hacer crecer en nosotros las virtudes, de modo espe-cial la humildad. Todos los que ejercen algún liderazgo en la Iglesia, sea obispo, sacerdote, diácono, laico o religioso, nece-sita reflexionar mucho sobre esto. A veces somos autosuficien-tes y masacramos a los demás sin darnos cuenta, como si nun-ca hubiéramos caído. Todos los santos aprendieron la humil-dad, y nosotros aprenderemos también como los apóstoles aprendieron. Ellos vencieron y nosotros podemos vencer también. Todos nosotros llevamos un poco de los apóstoles en nosotros. Deje-mos que el Señor nos corrija; no nos desanimemos. Por Felipe Aquino

https://es.aleteia.org/2016/04/30/por-que-sera-que-jesus-le-pregunto-a-pedro-tres-veces-si-lo-amaba/

RETIRO EL JOVEN SIN CRISTO Para todos los jóvenes de 14 a 17 años de edad. Un fin de semana inolvidable forjando amistad con nuestro Se-ñor Jesús. Los días 31 de mayo, 1 y 2 de Junio. Para mas información puede llamar a la oficina parroquial.

¿Por qué será que Jesús le preguntó a Pedro tres veces si lo amaba?

Tras la Resurrección, Jesús confirmó a Pedro como el pastor universal de todo su rebaño, la Iglesia. Cuenta el evangelista san Juan que: “Después de haber comido, dice Jesús a Simón Pedro: «Simón de Juan, ¿me amas más que éstos?» Le dice él: «Sí, Señor, tú sabes que te quiero.» Le dice Jesús: «Apacienta mis corderos.»”(Jn 21,15). Algunas veces el Señor le repitió esta pregunta a Pedro, y tres veces le dijo: “Apacienta mis corderos”. A ningún otro apóstol se le dijo esto.

Algunos Padres de la Iglesia vieron en esta triple confirma-ción de Pedro como “pastor del rebaño”, una manera de borrar esas tres veces que Pedro negó tristemente al Señor diciendo: “¡Yo no conozco a ese hombre!” (Mt 26, 72). Pero, por otro lado, esa triple repetición era también la forma solemne que el judío usaba en la confirmación de una misión. Ahí, Cristo daba a Pedro una misión especial, guiar en la Tierra a su reba-ño “que él se adquirió con la sangre de su propio hijo” (Hch 20,28). Ahí, Jesús instituyó el primado de Pedro, el múnus pe-trino, la misión del Papa de confirmar la fe de los cristianos.

Es importante observar que, incluso después de que Pedro negara a Jesús, tres veces, aún así el Señor no le quitó la guía de su rebaño, pues ya lo había escogido para eso des-de que Andrés, su hermano, se lo presentó por primera vez: “Tú eres Simón, el hijo de Juan; tú te llamarás Cefas – que quiere decir, “Piedra”” (Jn 1, 42). En la Biblia, cuando Dios cam-bia el nombre de alguien, es para darle una misión sagrada.

Siempre me ha impresionado mucho el hecho que Jesús man-tuvo a Pedro al frente de la Iglesia, incluso después de la vejación de traicionarlo tres veces, en el momento en que Jesús más lo necesitó. ¿Por qué no puso a Juan al frente de la Iglesia, si Juan fue el único que se quedó ahí a los pies de su cruz con las mujeres? Tal vez Juan no fuera el líder necesario.

Esto muestra cómo es bueno el corazón de Jesús, cómo es diferente de nosotros. Ciertamente cualquiera de nosotros le diría a Pedro: “Ya no te quiero, me has traicionado…”. Pero Jesús es diferente, Él conoce cada alma humana y sabe que la carne es débil. Incluso frente a nuestro pecado Él no nos aban-dona, no nos anula y no nos rechaza. Su amor por nosotros es irrevocable. Él comprende nuestra miseria. San Juan Pablo II dijo que “seremos juzgados por un Dios que tiene un corazón humano”. Dios confía en nosotros sin secuelas, es decir, Él confía en nosotros y no se queda mirando lo que pasó. Esto es un gran consuelo para mí frente a mi miseria. Él sabe que no soy un “súper hombre”, que yo lucho para superar mis fallas con su gracia indispensable. Pienso que frente a todo eso, tam-bién debemos tomar una actitud de fe: no podemos quedarnos mirando nuestra miseria, necesitamos entregarla a Jesús.

Jesús dejó caer a Pedro vergonzosamente porque necesitaba sacar el orgullo y arrogancia del corazón de su apóstol, y ese fue el medio. ¿Cómo sabemos eso? San Lucas dice que la noche del jueves santo, la noche de la traición, Jesús oró por Pedro. “¡Simón, Simón! Mira que Satanás ha solicitado el poder cribaros como trigo; pero yo he rogado por ti, para que tu fe no desfallezca. Y tú, cuando hayas vuelto, confirma a tus herma-nos” (Lc 22,31-32). Jesús sabía que Pedro sería tentado fuertemente y caería, pero Jesús rezó por él, para que él no se desesperara como Judas. Por eso él tuvo la gracia de llo-rar copiosamente su pecado y ser perdonado por el Maestro.

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Equipping Families to Pass On the Faith

REGISTRATION

FOR DYR IS NOW OPEN

bit.ly/DYR2019ENG for English bit.ly/DYR2019SPA for Spanish. Registration closes 5/6 but it will fill up. IF you’re an adult who is interested in going as a leader (that was my first experience of DYR—SO AMAZING), bit.ly/DYR2019LEADERS

stca.org/ym

Edge Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm in the Milani Center.

Life Teen is on hiatus - when the new director is hired, they will decide what is best for the future of high school youth ministry at St. Catherine. Information about Life Teen can be found at stca.org/lifeteen

Confirmation Our Confirmation process is a flexible calendar that one can fit in their schedule (while still need-ing to prioritize your faith). Teens wishing to join should talk to Rose, however at this point it might be best to wait until the new director is hired. You can also check out stca.org/confirmation for more info. Any questions should be sent to stcatym@gmail.com We’ll still be posting to @stcatym on social media.

Director of Youth Ministries We are accepting applications for the position of Director of Youth Ministries. This includes mid-dle school (in conjunction with Family Faith For-mation), and high school (which also includes Confirmation). If you are interested or have questions, please contact Fr. Sergio at sovando@dsj.org, or for more details go to www.dsj.org/job/youth-ministry-coordinator

ROAR INTO THE FUN AT VACATION BIBLE CAMP!

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!

Half Day Camps (2 Sessions) Session I: June 17-21, 2019 Session II: June 24-28, 2019

9:00am - 12:00noon

SPANISH SESSION: June 17-21, 2019 6:00pm - 8:30pm

For children ages 4-11 (entering PK - grade 5 in

Fall 2019)

We are also seeking Teen Volunteers - incoming 9th - 12th graders! Registration

forms are available online, in the Rectory and the Faith Formation Office. For fur-

ther information, please call (408) 779-9604.

Welcome! Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long-time residents or newly arrived in the parish. We thank God for you. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office. Name:________________________________________ Address:______________________________________ City:____________________ Zip: _________________ Phone:______________ Email: ___________________ Would you like to receive envelopes? Yes / No

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DIOCESAN LAYETTE PROGRAM 3rd Annual Collection for the Diocesan Layette Program The Handmades of St. Catherine invite you to prayerfully consider participating in our 3rd annu-al collection for the Diocesan Layette Program. The Layette Program began in our diocese in 1955 to assist low-income mothers and their newborn babies. Once a Public Health nurse in the hospital identifies a mother in need, her ba-by receives a layette from this program and fol-low up home visits by the nurses. Each layette is valued at approximately $400. The Layette Program serves the needs of new mothers and their babies from East Palo Alto down through South County. Our own community is greatly helped by this program. With the summer months soon upon us, and a time when donations run low, we are collecting layette items in May, the month of Our Blessed Mother Mary. Any handmade blankets, quilts, bibs etc. are gladly accepted along with items from the list below. All items will be collected the weekends of May 4/5 and May 18/19. Onesies, Play outfits, Long/short sleeve sleep-ing gowns, Socks, Burp Cloths, Blanket sleep-ers, Crib sheets, Blankets/Quilts, Bath towels/wash cloths, and Bibs All items must be new and from size New-born to Six months. Thank you in advance for your generosity! For more information contact Marianne Shallal at mcshallal@gmail.com

ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION Save the date!

May 18, 2019 6:30pm

O’Donnell Center Renewal

Pasta Dinner Fundraiser To benefit St. Catherine’s Renewal & support the seminarian’s of the Diocese of San Jose.

Chef George Guglielmo & Crew are cooking! Alex Gallego Noni Rosie’s Sauce

FOCUS SAFE PARK PROGRAM The FOCUS Safe Parking Program pro-vides a safe place for up to eight homeless families, single women and couples to stay every night from 7pm to 8am. The site is the Morgan Hill Bible Church, 15055 Mon-terey Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. Current-ly 7 households, made up of 12 adults and

9 children ranging from 7 months to13 yrs. are enrolled. In addition to a place to park, relax and sleep overnight without the fear of harassment or arrest for trespassing, FOCUS offers:

Dignity, respect and accountability Access to showers, laundry, toilets and meals A dedicated case manager to help in transition to housing

The households that do not have an RV generally sleep in their cars or tents. Generous donors have provided a Tiny House and trailers as an alternative to sleeping in the car or tent. Volunteers are needed to help in the mornings (7am to 8am) and evenings (7pm to 8pm). Volunteers provide a friendly and welcoming face to the families in the Pro-gram. They also set out simple breakfast foods or snacks, log in clients in the evening and log out clients in the morning, and lock the administrative Tiny House when they leave. Orientations for new volunteers are provided. You may sign up to volunteer for an evening or morning on the Parish iVolunteer website, link address below…

https://stcatherinechurch.ivolunteer.com/focuspilot_010

If you have any questions please contact Carol Lillig at lillig.carol@gmail.com or Jeanette Thatcher at jlthatcher@charter.net Thank you to those who have supported the FOCUS Safe Park Program through your donations of time, talent, food, goods, and treasure.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Adult: In what ways are you answering Je-sus’ command to Peter to “feed my sheep”? Child: What do you do to take car of others as Jesus asked Peter to do?

The Diocese of San Jose in California is pleased to invite you to a Mass of Thanksgiving

on the occasion of The Silver Jubilee of Priestly Ordination

of Most Reverend Oscar Cantú Coadjutor Bishop of San Jose Celebration of the Eucharist

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 6:30pm Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph

80 South Market Street San Jose

A Reception will follow in Loyola Hall

Rev Up the Sems 2019 REV UP THE SEMS FUN RUN 2019

Come Run/Walk with your Revs and Sems. LOCATION

Bellarmine College Preparatory 960 W Hedding St,

San Jose, CA 95126 OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Invite your family members, friends, neighbors, and col-leagues to join in a Fun Trot (ages 5-12) or Fun Run (ages 13 and up) to raise funds for DSJ Vocations. The goal is to make it a community event with a large number of people enjoying a morning of family entertain-ment.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY We meet weekly from 7-8:30pm - learning about, and sharing our insights on, the Scrip-tures. We began a study of the Acts of the Apostles on Wednesday, April 24th. You can join at any time, and come as often as you like. Contact Joe Lillig 408-781-3847 for more info.

DIOCESAN PRIESTS RETIREMENT APPEAL

Our retired diocesan priests continue to impact the lives of thousands each and every year! These men of God celebrate Mass, administer the sacraments, and walk with us still. Our Dioc-esan priests have given us decades of faithful service, receiving modest compensation for their work. Many priests continue their ministry for years after retirement, assisting in parishes with weekend liturgies, hearing confessions, and vis-iting the sick. These priests rely on their payments from So-cial Security and the Priest Retirement Plan for their needs. In recent years the number of re-tired priests has grown significantly to 44, chal-lenging the diocesan retirement resources. Therefore on Good Shepherd Sunday, May 12, each parish will take up a second collection at Mass for the new Diocesan Priests Retirement Appeal. You may wish to make a gift by going to www.dsj.org/priests-retirement. Your generosity to this appeal helps keep an important promise of care for priests who have been good Shepherds and have kept their promises to us.

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BUSINESS OFFICE UPDATE

20th Annual St. Catherine Golf Classic

Friday, May 17th Coyote Creek Golf Club Tournament Course

Registration $225/Player

Register on our home page ww.stca.org

For sponsorship opportunities, email Jeff

Layne at jlayne@stcatherinemh.org

VTA wants to hear your voice

Always miss the council meetings that are in regard to the city? VTA is partnering with the city of Morgan Hill on how to improve our community. VTA is looking for opinions on a community led pro-ject and they want the communities point of view. David Lovato from VTA would like to hear from those who cannot make it to the meetings due to working late. Not having transportation or having a language barrier. If you are inter-ested in voicing your opinion please contact me at the business office so that I can facilitate the survey to you! Or visit their website at http://www.vta.org/morganhillcbtp You live in Morgan Hill and your opinion counts! My contact information is: Jessica.Perez@dsj.org or (408)779-3959 ext. 281.

Thank you for your Easter and Flower Offerings!

Stewardship Notes: Stewardship is defined as the total collections from the regular weekend Masses, Christmas and Easter.

Thank you for supporting our Pro-grams and Ministries through your

weekly Offertory Offerings. Offerings .

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP OFFERINGS

Love Hospitality Sunday? We are currently seeking more volunteers who would like to get to know and serve their community!! Please contact me if your interested in helping . Jessica Perez at Jessica.perez@dsj.org

Weekly Donations : April 13 Easter Weekend Masses $ 25,606.38 $ 41,398.45 Electronic Giving $ 2,102.50. $ 3,942.83 Second Collection $ 0 $ 0 Totals: $ 27,08.88 $ 51,991.98 Holy Land $ 6,650.70

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St. Catherine School News

A choir of our middle school girls performed at the annual Diocesan Choral Festival at Sacred Heart

Church in Saratoga in April. Ten schools performed in the morning with another session in the afternoon. The group sang a medley of songs from the musical Mama Mia and rocked the house with their harmo-

nies.

Shoe Drive- Washington, D.C. Trip

The class of 2020 is sponsoring a Shoe Drive this spring to raise funds for a class trip to Washington DC. We are asking families to gather their gently worn, used or new shoes. ALL types of shoes, boots, sandals, sport shoes accepted. Bins are outside church along with drop off May 5th (8am-7pm).

All donated shoes are redistributed throughout the Funds2Orgs which works with micro-entrepreneurs to create, maintain and grow small businesses in developing countries. Proceeds from the sales of the shoes are used to feed, clothe and house these families. Questions: Contact Francesca Delisle at Francesca.delisle@outlook.com

BOXTOP NEWS St. Catherine School saves Boxtops for Education to help fund our Drama Program. You can send in your boxtops with any St. Catherine student or drop them off at the school office. Are you an online shopper? Login at http://www.boxtops4education.com/ and shop your favorite stores through the Boxtops’ link. The school earns boxtops for every purchase you make through its website! Thank you for your sup-port!

Second and sixth graders made bunny bags filled with candy, along with Easter cards for the children

in the Learning and Loving Preschool.

May is the month of Mary!