December 6, 2015 - St. Joachim Catholic Church

December 6, 2015 - St. Joachim Catholic Church

21250 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward, CA 94541 | 510.783-2766 | www.saintjoachim.net
December
6,
2015
From the Pastor’s Desk:
Every year people in the US remember
December 7th as “Pearl Harbor Day.”
December 7, 1941 began like any other
day for the Americans living in Pearl
Harbor. The Americans hardly expected
any a&ack on their harbor. Based on the
available intelligence, the senior officers
had concluded that there was no reason to believe that there
would be any imminent a&ack on the island. As a result aircra+s
were le+ parked wing!p to wing!p on airfields, an!-aircra+ guns
were unmanned with many ammuni!on boxes kept locked in
accordance with peace!me regula!ons. There were also no
torpedo nets protec!ng the fleet anchorage. And since it was
Sunday morning, many officers and crewmen were leisurely
ashore.
But the Americans are taken completely by surprise by the
Japanese on December 7th 1941. On that day at 7:53 a.m., the
first Japanese assault wave, with 51 'Val' dive bombers, 40 'Kate'
torpedo bombers, 50 high level bombers and 43 'Zero' fighters,
commenced the a&ack on Pearl Harbor with flight commander,
Mitsuo Fuchida, sounding the ba&le cry: "Tora! Tora!
Tora!” (Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!). the a&ack lasted !ll 9.45 am. Within
those two hours !me Pearl Harbor experienced relentless
assault by the Japanese air force. One pilot dropped a bomb
right down the smoke stack of the USS Arizona. It went five
decks down into the boiler room and exploded like a volcano.
But the most devasta!ng bomb hit the forward magazine area
and exploded with the intensity of one million pounds of TNT.
Those who witnessed the ac!on said the ship veritably li+ed out
of the sea and then se&led down to the bo&om of the harbor.
From the first bomb to her demise, a total of nine minutes
elapsed. 1,177 sailors are entombed to this day in the
Arizona. The a&ack on Pearl Harbor lasted for a shade under
two hours. 2,403 killed in ac!on, 1,178 wounded, 640 that were
never accounted for; plus, 188 planes lost, 158 damaged, six
major airfields, and every ba&leship of the Pacific Fleet - eight crippled or sunk, in addi!on to other ships. Why did it happen?
Simple answer, really. The Americans were not ready.
The call of today’s reading is, “Be ready.” We hear again the call
of John the Bap!st – "As is wri&en in the book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet: 'A voice of one calling in the desert, "Prepare
the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him."'" GET
READY!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A soap manufacturer and a pastor were walking together down
a street in a large city. The soap manufacturer casually said,
"The Gospel you preach hasn't done much good, has it? Just
observe. There is s!ll a lot of wickedness in the world, and a lot
of wicked people, too!" The pastor made no reply un!l they
passed a dirty li&le child making mud pies in the gu&er. Seizing
the opportunity, the pastor said, "I see that soap hasn't done
much good in the world either; for there is much dirt s!ll here,
and many dirty people are s!ll around." The soap man said,
"Oh, well, soap only works when it is applied." And the pastor
said, "Exactly! So it is with the Gospel."
Nota de nuestro pastor:
Cada año en los Estados Unidos recuerdan el 7 de Diciembre como
"Día de Pearl Harbor". El 7 de Diciembre de 1941 comenzó como
cualquier otro día para los americanos en Pearl Harbor. Los estadounidenses no esperaban ningún ataque en su puerto. Basado en
la inteligencia disponible, los funcionarios concluyeron que no
había ninguna razón para creer que habría un ataque inminente en
la isla. Como resultado los aviones quedaron estacionados de un
extremo al otro extremo del ala de la aviación, cañones an!aéreos
no fueron tripulados con muchas cajas de munición que se mantuvieron bloqueadas según la norma!va de !empos de paz. También
no había redes de torpedo para proteger el ancladero de la flota. Y
puesto que era el Domingo por la mañana, muchos oficiales y
miembros de la tripulación estaban tranquilamente en !erra.
Pero los americanos son tomados totalmente por sorpresa por los
japoneses el 7 de Diciembre de 1941. En ese día a las 7:53am, la
primera ola de asalto japonés, con bombarderos de zambullida de
'Val' 51, 40 bombarderos del torpedo 'Kate', 50 bombarderos de
alto niveles y 43 militares 'Cero', comenzaron el ataque a Pearl
Harbor con el comandante de vuelo, Mitsuo Fuchida, sonando el
grito de batalla: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (Tigre! Tigre! Tigre!). El ataque
duró hasta las 9:45am. Dentro de esas dos horas de !empo, Pearl
Harbor experimento un asalto implacable de la fuerza aérea japonesa. Un piloto arrojó una bomba directamente debajo de la chimenea del USS Arizona. Bajó cinco cubiertas en la sala de calderas
y explotó como un volcán. Pero la bomba más devastadora fue la
de la zona delantera de revista que exploto con la intensidad de 1
millón de libras de TNT. Quienes fueron tes!gos de la acción, dijeron que la nave verdaderamente salió del mar y luego se asentó en
la parte inferior del puerto. Desde la primera bomba a su desaparición, transcurrieron un total de nueve minutos. 1,177 marineros se
encuentran enterrados hoy en día en el Arizona. El ataque a Pearl
Harbor duró un poco menos de dos horas. 2,403 muertos en acción, 1,178 heridos, 640 que nunca se contabilizaron; Además, 188
aviones perdidos, 158 dañados, seis aeródromos principales y cada
acorazado de la flota del Pacífico - ocho - dañado o hundido, además de otras naves. ¿Por qué sucedió? La respuesta simple, realmente. Los americanos no estaban listos.
La llamada de la lectura de hoy es, "Prepárate". Otra vez escuchamos la llamada de Juan Bau!sta – "como está escrito en el libro de
las palabras de Isaías el profeta: "voz que clama en el desierto,
"Preparad el camino del Señor, enderezad sus senderos."
"¡PREPÁRATE!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Un fabricante de jabón y un pastor caminaban juntos por una calle
en una ciudad grande. ¿El fabricante de jabón dijo casualmente:
"el Evangelio que predicas no ha hecho mucho bien, o si? Sólo
observa. Todavía hay mucha maldad en el mundo y un montón de
gente malvada, también!" El pastor no dio ninguna respuesta hasta que pasaron al lado de un niño sucio, haciendo pasteles de lodo
en la cuneta. Aprovechando la oportunidad, el pastor dijo: «veo
que el jabón no ha hecho mucho bien en el mundo porque todavía
hay mucha suciedad aquí, y todavía hay mucha gente sucia." El
fabricante de jabón dijo: "Oh, bueno, el jabón solo funciona cuando se aplica." Y el pastor dijo, "¡Exactamente! Lo mismo ocurre
con el Evangelio."
WEEKLY READINGS
Readings for the week of
December 6, 2015
Sun/Dom:
Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-6/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6
Mon/Lunes:
Is 35:1-10/ Ps 85:9-14/Lk 5:17-26
Tues/Martes:
Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1-4/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/
Lk 1:26-38
Wed/Mier:
Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10/Mt 11:28-30
Thurs/Vier:
Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1, 9-13/Mt 11:11-15
Fri/Vier:
Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Mt 11:16-19
Sat/Sab:
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/
Jdt 13:18-19/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47
Next Sun/Dom:
Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-6/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18
THE WEEK AHEAD
Saturday—Friday
(5th-11th)
Guadalupe Novena 7 PM in the
Church — 9 day Novena Continues
Monday —Dec 7th
Liturgy Committee—7 PM in the
Fireside room
Tuesday —Dec 8th
Feast of Immaculate Conception —
7 & 8:30 AM English Mass , 7 PM
Bilingual Mass
Saturday —Dec 12th
OFFICE INFO
Parish Office
783-2766
Parish Fax
783-2760
Parish Email
[email protected]
Parish Office Hours
Monday-Friday 10 AM-7:30 PM
Bilingual available T,W,F 47:30 PM
Saturday 10 AM-4 PM
Bilingual available 10 AM-4 PM
Sunday 9 AM-4 PM
Bilingual available 12 PM-4 PM
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Rev. Joseph Antony Sebas"an,
SVD
Pastor
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
10 AM to 12 PM
5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment)
lunes, martes, miércoles, y
viernes
10 AM a 12 PM
5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)
Rev. Stephen Ayisu, SVD
Parochial Vicar
Monday, Wednesday Thursday, and Friday
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment)
lunes, miércoles , jueves y
viernes
10:30 AM a 12:00 PM
5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)
Ariel Mayormita
Music Director/
Director de Música
Phone Ext. #223
[email protected]
Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe
5:00 AM Mananitas, Rosary & Mass , Flor Herce
Breakfast afterwards
Bookkeeper
6:30 PM Mass with Apparitions
Festival afterwards in the Gym.
Pat Ludwig
Administrative Assistant
Faith Forma"on Office
785-1818
Oficina de Formación de Fe
Glenda Aragón
Director of Faith Formation
[email protected]
Abraham Gonzalez
Faith Formation Coordinator /
Youth Minister
550-6878 /
[email protected]
Bertha Cruz
Administrative Assistant
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St. Vincent de Paul
783-0344
Office hours
1:30-3PM ONLY
Monday-Friday
San Vicente de Paul
Gary Enos President
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St. Joachim School
783-3177
Escuela de San Joaquín
Armond Seishas
Principal
Sandra Garzon
School Secretary
St. Joachim Pre-School
783-0604
Marisa Melgarejo
Director
PRAY FOR
Rita Marie Betance
Arsenio S. Reyes, Jr.
Mehrunissa K. Serang
Michele Lozano
Joselino M. Alejandrino
Edward Boris
Georgie Dwonch
Duyen Corbridge
Ann F. Kishimori
Angel Delval
Felix Chavez
Vivienne Malig
Shelia Bacallo
Anita Z. Ruedas
Fabian Abellana
FOOD DONATIONS
St. Vincent de Paul
Food offering for next
week:
CONTRIBUTIONS
CONTRIBUCIONES
COLLECTION FOR WEEK
Nov. 22 ~~~~~~~ Nov 29
Canned Vegetables or
Pork & Beans
The Plate Collection
$10,101.20 ~~~ $ 8211.70
EFT Collection
$ 1,175.00 ~~~ $ 711.00
On Line Giving
$ 175.00 ~~~ $
55.00
Thanksgiving
$ 1,520.00
Vegetales carne de puerco o
frijol enlatada
TOTAL for the WEEKS
Nov. 22 ~~~~~~~ Nov 29
$11,451.20~~$ 10,497.70
VATICAN CORNER
Pope Francis
made his first
trip to the African continent, visiting Kenya,
Uganda, and the Central African Republic
from Nov. 25th thru 30th, 2015. It was
another of his apostolic visits to reach out to
the developing world and confirm the faith of
the local churches. The first stage was to
Kenya, an English speaking country, where
Catholics are only 8 million out of a total of 44
million. Kenya’s government has always
mismanaged the public goods and ever since
it authorized troops to cross the border of
Somalia in 2011, Islamic jihadist groups have
entered Kenya many times causing death and
destruction. A recent attack took place on April
2, when 150 mostly Christian students were killed. Pope Francis met with Kenya’s president and then later
with ecumenical and interreligious leaders. He held a Mass on the campus of the University of Nairobi which
drew 300,000 people, and he called to help the less fortunate. He met with priests and seminarians visited
the UN office and the slum on the outskirts of Nairobi. In his speeches he addressed climate change and
poaching. The second stage of Pope Francis’s visit was to Uganda, also an English speaking county where
85% of the population are Catholics or Christians. The Church of Uganda was born from the blood of martyrs.
There were 22 servants, pages and officers of the king, who had been converted to Catholicism by
missionaries and they along with 23 Anglicans were burned alive for their faith by King Mwanga II between
1885 and 1887. Pope Francis honored the memory of the martyrs with a Mass. In recent years Uganda has
had much conflict between different ethnic groups. The Government is run by local oligarchies, which have
been coercive and exclusionary. Francis preached a message of reconciliation, calling on people to reach
out to “those who might be unfriendly, even hostile, to us” within local communities and across the
conflict-ridden region. The third stage of the papal visit was to French speaking Central African Republic
which is one of the world’s poorest counties with an average yearly income of $860 per person. The country
has known little peace in its 55 year existence. Since 2011 that country has been wracked by a civil war
between government forces and several rebel groups with the government still lacking control of the entire
county. Pope Francis visited a refugee camp, held a meeting with evangelical Christians and visited a
mosque in Bangui, the nation's capital. With intense security, he ventured into one of the world’s most
dangerous neighborhoods to implore Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed
that has killed thousands over the past three years and divided that nation.
Sources: Inside the Vatican, news.va, catholicnewsservice.com, newyorktimes.com, Reuters.com, usa.today.com, cnn.com, theguardian.com
Christmas in a Nursing Home
Brighten a Nursing Home Residents Christmas by
giving them a NEW Christmas Gi# . Please wrap
your gi# and tag if it is for a male or female and
include size if applicable.
Bring your gi#s to Church by December 17th
If you would like to give something but you don’t
know what to give—pick up a sugges"on list in
the Rectory Office.
Navidad en un hogar de ancianos
Ilumina residentes de un hogar de ancianos esta
Navidad, dándoles un regalo nuevo de Navidad. Por
favor, envuelve el regalo y e"quétalo si es para
hombre o mujer e incluye tamaño si es necesario.
Tráelos a la iglesia antes del 17 de diciembre
Si quieres dar algo pero no sabes qué regalar, pasa a
recoger una lista de sugerencias en la oficina de la
iglesia.
MASS INTENTIONS
December 5-12, 2015
Saturday 4:30 PM
Fabian Abellana (healing)
David Vendiola †
Saturday 6:00 PM
Manuel Camacho Rodrigues †
Lina Correia †
Yolanda Huerta † (8th aniversario)
Basilia Luna † (aniversario)
Animas del Purgatorio
Maria Loreto Pimentel Gallegos &
Isidro Gallegos P. †
Para las Animas
Daniel Eduardo Valladares †
Sunday 7:30 AM
David Vendiola †
Sunday 9:00 AM
Woody Woods †
David, Stella, & Terrence Pereira †
Sunday 10:30 AM
Edwin Ventura (healing)
Sunday 12:15 PM
Ofie A. Catolos (special inten!on)
Valerie Balubar †
Sunday 2:00 PM
Rogelio Renteria Veliz family
(especial intencion)
Wednesday 7:00 AM
David Vendiola †
Mario Cisneros † (1st aniversario)
Maria del Refugio Garcia †
(4th aniversario)
Dolore De Fletes † ( aniversario)
Manuel Diaz † (30th aniversario)
Wednesday 8 :30 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Sunday 6:00 PM
Ezequiel Franco † (4th aniversario)
Monday 7:00 AM
Virgilio Imson Sr. († -birthday)
Marina Nunez † (1st anniversary)
David Vendiola †
Wednesday 7:00 PM
The Community of St. Joachim
Thursday 7:00 AM
David Vendiola †
Thursday 8:30 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Friday 7:00 AM
Leopoldo & Estreilita Villegas †
David Vendiola †
Monday 8:30 AM
Ipolito Volavola (special inten!on)
Dalmacio Solis †
Marina Nunez † (1st anniversary)
Friday 8:30 AM
Ama & Ruth Volavola †
The Community of St. Joachim
Flordeliza R. Maglaya† (17th anniversary)
Tuesday 7:00 AM
David Vendiola †
Tuesday 8:30 AM
Sol Salta (thanksgiving)
Heldo Advincula †
Floren!no & Luisa Mendoza †
Maria Miranda († birthday)
Special Mass— Anointing of the Sick
Saturday
December 19, 2015
10 AM
Bilingual Mass
Saturday 8:30 AM
Raniele & Kris!ne Garcia (birthday)
Rogelio Renteria Veliz family
(special inten!on)
Gregoria & Eleutecio Martel †
Communal Reconcilia!on
Wednesday December 16th
7:00 PM
Priests from other Parishes will be here to assist
Servicio Penitencial
Miercoles 16 de Diciembre
7:00 PM
Los sacerdotes de otras Parroquias estaran aqui
para ayudar
Las Posadas
Dec 16-24 ~~7:00 PM
Remember in your prayers all those
affected by the a&acks in Paris—
November 13, 2015
In the Hall
Recuerde en sus oraciones a todos los
afectados por los atentados de París—
13 de noviembre de 2015