We at St. Catherine Parish are a growing,

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 Ale-jandría, es una comunidad en crecimien-to, 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 6:30pm

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

Youth & Confirmation

Ministry (669) 270-0003

St. Catherine School (408) 779-9950

www.stcatherinemh.org

Saint Catherine Catholic Community Comunidad Católica de Santa Catalina

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY / SANTISIMA TRINIDAD

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

9:00am - 5:00pm 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 - juan.aquino@dsj.org Carmelo Jimenez

Diego Estrada,

Fabienne Esparza, Principal - Diana-Lynn Inderhees,

Maria Dominguez, Office Manager, mdominguez@dsj.org Maria Miranda

Jessica Perez, Business Manager,

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1bc-8; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 65:10-13; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a,11-16; Ps 27:7-9abc,13-14; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a,5, 7-10; Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19- 20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The L , merciful and gra-cious, rich in kindness and faithfulness (Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9). Psalm — Glory and praise for ever! (Daniel 3). Second Reading — Brothers and sisters, re-joice. Live with one another in peace, and the God of peace will be with you (2 Corinthians 13:11-13). Gospel — God did not send the Son to con-demn the world, but to give it abundant life (John 3:16-18).

IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA June 6/7, 2020 SAINT CATHERINE CHURCH Junio 6/7, 2020

8:15am Mass Intentions

Monday, June 8 † Georgia Ryan † Pat Giordano Tuesday, June 9 † Alfonso Zuluaga † Joann Pera Wednesday, June 10 † Cesar Vasquez † Rolando Vengco Thursday, June 11 † Viola Sullivan † Mike Regan Friday, June 12 † † Robert Allen Saturday, June 13 † † David Sanidad

THE WEEK AHEAD/LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA

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GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

Moses is a man after our own hearts, for have-n’t we all dealt with more than our share of stiff-necked people? Indeed, haven’t we all gotten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times? Complain-ing . . . impatient . . . quick to anger. How lucky for Moses—how lucky for all of us—that God is exact-ly the opposite! And we don’t even have to guess about it. The Lord tells us so directly. Accordingly, Moses does what we all need to do. Even with the tablets in hand, he bows down and asks for God’s forgiveness and grace. Encouraging us to live together in peace—and in God’s favor—the Apostle Paul knows all about this grace, joyfully invoking Christ’s grace on us along with God’s love and the Holy Spirit’s. “Rejoice,” he says. And when it comes to rejoic-ing, John offers us the gladdest words of all: the assurance of eternal life through Jesus.

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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY FROM THE DESK OF FR. SERGIO OVANDO,

PASTOR….

Life in Our Time You have heard in recent months that we are living in unprecedented times that we are facing an uncer-tain future. While those statements are true, they speak to some aspects of our lives, but not to the whole of our lives. Even in uncertain times, some things remain certain and sure, especially for us a people of faith. What remains untouchable and unchanging, no matter the situation of the world, is our conviction, our morality and our faith. That is why so many of you are react-ing to the events that have taken place in recent days: injustice, discrimination, cruelty and violence. Especially in these unsure times, we remain people who advocate for justice and equality. Each one of us has to find the way to do something. We cannot remain indifferent to the death of another human being, and we must act, according to our gifts and what is possible in each of our lives. “The killing of George Floyd was senseless and bru-tal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice. How is it possible that in America, a black man’s life can be taken from him while calls for help are not an-swered, and his killing is recorded as it hap-pens?” (Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities). Whatever we do in order to denounce and protest injustice cannot be violence that inflicts injustice up-on others: “Burning and looting communities, ruining the livelihoods of our neighbors, does not advance the cause of racial equality and human digni-ty” (U.S. Bishops’ statement). All life has being; all life is sacred, but nothing is so far from being Catholic than the use violence to end violence; on the contrary, we read this: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21), just as so many of you al-ready do. You work to overcome evil with good when you help others (for example, through our Reach Out program or Saint Vincent de Paul) espe-cially in these difficult times. When people are more in need, many of you have helped more than ever. “In Christ,” wrote Saint Paul, “there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3:28). To be perfectly clear, we should add this for those who do not understand: There is not black or white, Latino or Caucasian… we are all one in Christ. I encourage you to continue to do good and to fight for justice, following the example of our non-violent Messiah, the One Who in His love for us gives His live that we may have life.

STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE by Deacon Rick Haeckel

Moving from Easter Time into Ordinary Time we begin with a celebration of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity. The word trinity means three but when we speak of capital T Trinity it means God. Three persons in one God. As I write this, I know it to be true, but also a challenge to my engineering trained mind. And then I’m reminded, God speaks to us in ways far beyond words, in movement of our heart and very soul. Interestingly, speaking of words, this Sunday’s readings are three of the shortest in length. In one sense, we celebrate what we cannot fully take in, the three in oneness. In another, we hear simple descriptions of God with us, who speaks to our yearning for God’s presence. In the reading from Exodus Moses is gifted with God’s very presence before which he bows and dares to ask for God to be with the Jewish people. He uses a favorite expression of mine, “This is indeed a stiff-necked people;” Doesn’t that describe us in our conflicted moments, when things aren’t going the way we want? He continues, “yet pardon our weakness and sins, and receive us as your own.” What a beautifully stated condition we continue to example even today. Pardon is a difficult thing for us to do, we’re better at holding grudges. But pardon and forgiveness are an essential presence of God with us. They are the foundation upon which we draw as we venture out each day into a world so in need healing. Paul entreats the Corinthians to “encourage one another, live in peace…” so seemingly simple but yet so fundamental to preaching the Kingdom of God. It’s not a contest but rather a journey that we walk together, however haltingly, living the promise of the grace of Jesus, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. We are able to encourage one another because of our willingness to carry and share God’s desire that we all be one. The Gospel, from John, begins with a familiar quote, one often seen on signs held up at televised events: John 3:16. Remember? I apologize to a, ahem, younger age who may not recall. “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…” There is no greater gift that we can ever receive. We are to share it, not being “stiff-necked” but “encouraging” knowing that the gift is personal, yes, but not exclusive. Our gift, our living the promise of the Holy Trinity as our most essential foundation, is especially present when we give it away. No, not literally, but in treating others with as much generosity as we can, knowing that failure only wins when we give up trying. Let’s walk in the Light of Christ, letting others recognize the wonder of a love so perfect in God with us, that we too become a gift to them.

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK If there is good to come from sheltering in place, it might be that we’ve found what is essential versus what is desired. Using less means more for others.

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¡BIENVENIDO! Nuestra más cordial bienvenida a todos los que están celebrando con nosotros, ya sean residentes de largo plazo o recién llegados a la parroquia. Damos gracias a Dios por uste-des. Si aún no estás registrado, por favor, llene este formulario y colóquelo en la ca-nasta de la colecta o mandarlo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia.

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DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL P. SERGIO OVANDO, PARROCO….

Nuestro tiempo

Seguramente han escuchado la expresión: vivimos in tiempos sin precedente, o estamos delante de tiempos inciertos y si bien estas afirmaciones son correctas se refieren solo a unos aspectos de nuestras vidas, no a todo. En estos tiempos inciertos, hay cosas que permanecen ciertas, especialmente para aquellos que creen. Lo que permanece intocable, cierto, y no cambia, no importa la situación en que el mundo se encuentre, es nuestra convicción, nuestra moral y nuestra fe. Es precisamen-te por eso que muchos de ustedes movidos por la fe reaccionan a los eventos que han tenido lugar en los últimos días, injusticia, discriminación, crueldad y violen-cia. Especialmente en estos tiempos inciertos, nosotros se-guimos siendo aquellos que luchamos por la justicia y la igualdad. Cada uno de nosotros tiene que encontrar el modo de hacer algo según las propias posibilidades y dones, de tal modo que no permanezca indiferente ante la muerte de otro ser humano. “La muerte de George Floyd fue sinsentido y brutal, un pecado que clama al cielo por justicia. ¿Cómo es posi-ble que, en América, la vida de un hombre de color, sea tomada de él, mientras clama por auxilio sin ser escu-chado y su asesinato es grabado mientras pasa? (Comunicado de prensa del presidente de la Conferen-cia Episcopal de los Estados Unidos, sobre George Floyd and las protestas) Cualquier cosa que nosotros hagamos para denunciar y protestar contra la injusticia, no puede hacerse con ac-tos de violencia, que inflige a otra injusticia. “quemar y saquear comunidades, arruinar el sustento de nuestros vecinos, esto no beneficia la causa de la igualdad racial ni de la dignidad humana” (Comunicado de prensa del presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal de los Estados Unidos, sobre George Floyd and las protestas) Toda vida ha sido, es y será sagrada, pero nada está tan lejos del catolicismo, que usar la violencia para ter-minar con la violencia, sino al contrario “No te dejes vencer por el mal; al contrario, vence el mal con el bien. (Rom 12:21). Muchos de ustedes ya hacen eso, vencer el mal con el bien, cuando ayudan a los mas necesitados (a través de nuestros programas de Reach Out o St. Vicente de Paul), espacialmente en estos tiempos difíciles, cuando la gente necesita mas, ustedes han ayudado mas que nunca. En Cristo – escribe San Pablo – No hay judío ni gentil, no esclavo ni libre, no hay hombre o mujer, ya que to-dos somos uno en Cristo Jesús (Gal 3:28). Y debería-mos agregar para aquellos que no entienden… no hay negro o blanco, latino o caucásico… todos somos uno en Cristo. Los animo a que continúen hacienda el bien, a que si-gan luchando por la justicia siguiendo el ejemplo del Mesías pacifico, aquel que en su amor dio su vida para que nosotros tengamos vida.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 1 Re 17:1-6; Sal 121 (120):1bc-8; Mt 5:1- 12 Martes: 1 Re 17:7-16; Sal 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 Miércoles: 1 Re 18:20-39; Sal 16 (15):1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Jueves: Hch 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Mt 5:17-19 Viernes: 1 Re 19:9a, 11-16; Sal 27 (26):7-9abc, 13- 14; Mt 5:27-32 Sábado: 1 Re 19:19-21; Sal 16 (15):1b-2a, 5, 7- 10; Mt 5:33-37 Domingo: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Sal 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Moisés subió al Monte Sinaí y luego el Señor pasó delante de él (Éxodo 34:4b-6, 8-9). Salmo — ¡Gloria y alabanza por siempre! (Daniel 3). Segunda lectura — Trabajen para ser perfectos, anímense, tengan un mismo sentir y vivan en paz. (2 Corintios 13:11-13). Evangelio — Dios mandó a su Hijo único al mun-do para salvar el mundo por él (Juan 3:16-18).

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PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA

Adulto: ¿Cómo se puede revelar a través de ti la misericordia y el amor de Dios por el mundo esta semana? Niño: ¿Conoces a alguien que esté enfermo o mal y a quien puedas visitar?

MINISTRO DE STEPHEN LE BRINDA APOYO ¿Le beneficiaría el apoyo de alguien capaz de escuchar y entenderlo? Si se enfrenta en un momento difícil, el ministro de Stephen ofrece apoyo emocional y espiritual. Es confidencial, sin prejuicios, gratuito, uno a uno, de hombre a hombre o de mujer a mujer, sesiones semanales o bimensuales según su necesidad, realizadas en inglés o español. Para obtener más informa-ción, llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a Santa al 408-722-8880.

OFICINA PARROQUIAL CERRADA La oficina Parroquial estará cerrada hasta Nue-vo aviso. Si tiene una alguna pregunta durante este tiempo en cual la oficina esta cerrado favor de enviarnos un correo electrónico a—

María Domínguez, Gerente de Oficina Maria.dominguez@dsj.org

Office@stca.org

Jessica Pérez, Gerente de Negocio Jessica.perez@dsj.org

GRACIA Y VIDA ETERNA Moisés es un hombre como nosotros, ¿acaso no hemos tratado también con cabezas duras? De hecho, ¿acaso no hemos sido nosotros mis-mos los cabezas duras? Quejumbrosos. . . impa-cientes. . . rápidos para enojarnos. ¡Qué suerte la de Moisés y qué suerte la nuestra que Dios es precisamente lo opuesto! Y ni siquiera tenemos que adivinarlo. El Señor nos lo dice directamente. Y en concordancia, Moisés hace lo que todos ne-cesitamos hacer. Pese a tener las tablas en las manos, se postra y pide el perdón y la gracia de Dios. Alentándonos a vivir juntos en paz y con el favor de Dios, el apóstol Pablo sabe de esta gra-cia, e invoca con alegría la gracia del amor de Dios y del Espíritu Santo sobre nosotros. “Estén alegres”, dice. Y cuando se trata de alegrarnos, Juan nos ofrece las palabras más regocijantes: la seguridad de la vida eterna en Jesús.

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FORMACIÓN DE FAMILIAS EN LA FE

Hoy celebramos a la Santísima Trinidad. En la Trinidad esta nuestra fe viva de hoy y de siem-pre; no podemos separarla ya que nuestra fe estaría incompleta. Que la Santísima Trinidad sea nuestro modelo de amor, de unidad y de entrega en nuestras familias y en nuestra comu-nidad. “Que la Virgen María nos ayude a cumplir con alegría la misión de testimoniar al mundo, se-diento de amor, que el sentido de la vida es lle-gar al amor infinito, el amor concreto del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo”. ~ Papa Francisco

UN DÍA EN VERANO El descanso no es ser ocioso y cuando a veces te acostares sobre el pasto debajo de los árboles en un día de verano, escuchando el murmullo del agua o viendo las nubes en lo alto de cielo, eso de ninguna manera es per-der el tiempo.

—John Lubbock

SANTÍSIMA TRINIDAD El Padre es mi esperanza, el Hijo es mi refugio, el Espíritu Santo es mi protección. O Santísima Trinidad, gloria a Ti.

—Horologio bizantino, cántico de Vísperas, siglo VI

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LA INTIMIDAD DE DIOS Si por un imposible la Iglesia dijera un día que Dios no es Trinidad, ¿cambiaría en algo la existencia de muchos creyentes? Probablemente no. Por eso queda uno sorprendido ante esta confesión del P. Varillon: «Pienso que, si Dios no fuera Trinidad, yo sería probablemente ateo […] En cualquier caso, si Dios no es Trinidad, yo no comprendo ya absoluta-mente nada». La inmensa mayoría de los cristianos no sabe que al adorar a Dios como Trinidad estamos confesando que Dios, en su intimidad más profunda, es solo amor, acogida, ternura. Esta es quizá la conversión que más necesitan no pocos cristianos: el paso pro-gresivo de un Dios considerado como Poder a un Dios adorado gozosamente como Amor. Dios no es un ser «omnipotente y sempiterno» cual-quiera. Un ser poderoso puede ser un déspota, un tirano destructor, un dictador arbitrario: una amena-za para nuestra pequeña y débil libertad. ¿Podríamos confiar en un Dios del que solo supiéra-mos que es omnipotente? Es muy difícil abandonar-se a alguien infinitamente poderoso. Parece más fácil desconfiar, ser cautos y salvaguardar nuestra independencia. Pero Dios es Trinidad, es un misterio de Amor. Y su omnipotencia es la omnipotencia de quien solo es amor, ternura insondable e infinita. Es el amor de Dios el que es omnipotente. Dios no lo puede todo. Dios no puede sino lo que puede el amor infinito. Y siempre que lo olvidamos y nos salimos de la esfera del amor nos fabricamos un Dios falso, una especie de ídolo extraño que no existe. Cuando no hemos descubierto todavía que Dios es solo Amor, fácilmente nos relacionamos con él des-de el interés o el miedo. Un interés que nos mueve a utilizar su omnipotencia para nuestro provecho. O un miedo que nos lleva a buscar toda clase de me-dios para defendernos de su poder amenazador. Pero esta religión hecha de interés y de miedos está más cerca de la magia que de la verdadera fe cris-tiana. Solo cuando uno intuye desde la fe que Dios es solo Amor y descubre fascinado que no puede ser otra cosa sino Amor presente y palpitante en lo más hon-do de nuestra vida, comienza a crecer libre en nues-tro corazón la confianza en un Dios Trinidad del que lo único que sabemos por Jesús es que no puede sino amarnos.

José Antonio Pagola

CONFESIONES DURANTE LA CUARENTENA

El Sacramento de la Reconciliación continua en nues-tra parroquia el dia y horario de siempre, Sábados de 4 a 5 de la tarde. Los sacerdotes estan escuchando con-fesiones en el área de en frente del templo, les pedi-mos mantener la distancia de 2 metros del distancia-miento social.

Oración a San Miguel Arcángel

San Miguel Arcángel, defiéndenos en la batalla.

Sé nuestro amparo contra las perversidad y asechanzas

del demonio. Reprímale Dios, pedimos suplicantes,

y tu príncipe de la milicia celestial arroja al infierno con el divino poder

a Satanás y a los otros espíritus malignos que andan dispersos por el mundo

para la perdición de las almas. Amén.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Equipping Families to Pass On the Faith

If you have any questions regarding Youth and Young Adult Ministry, or if you’d like to join the Youth Ministry Leadership Team please feel free to email me at die-go.estrada@dsj.org Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el Ministerio de Jóvenes y Jóvenes Adultos, o si desea unirse al Equipo de Lideraz-go del Ministerio de Jóvenes, no dude en enviarme un correo electrónico a diego.estrada@dsj.org

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UPDATES | NOTICIAS CONFIRMATION

Dear St. Catherine Confirmation Candidates, Because we asked to not meet at this time, there is an Adjusted Online Curriculum. Every Monday a list of activities and assignments is posted online. It is your choice in which to participate. Each assignment has seven days to be completed; it is due the Sun-day after the assignment is posted. If there are any difficulties completing any or all the options, please contact me to find a solution that works with your schedule. To find the Adjusted Online Curriculum for Confirmation please go to stca.org/adjusted-online-curriculum. Queridos candidatos a la confirmación de Santa Ca-talina, Debido a que se nos recomendó no reunirnos en este momento, se llevará a cabo un plan de estu-dios en línea ajustado en el que todos los lunes se publicará en línea una lista de actividades y tareas. Será su decisión decidir en qué participar. Cada ta-rea tendrá 7 días para completarse y se debe entre-gar el domingo posterior a la publicación de la tarea. Si hay dificultades para poder completar alguna o ninguna de las opciones, comuníquese conmigo para encontrar una solución que funcione con su horario. Para encontrar el plan de estudios en línea ajustado para la confirmación, visite stca.org/adjusted-online-curriculum.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

2020 GRADUATES!

JOIN US FOR VIRTUAL ROCKY

RAILWAY VACATION

BIBLE SCHOOL!

Fridays, July 10 - August 7 Join us for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure, children preschool - grade 5 discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs. Your child will participate along with songs, stories, dancing, Station activities and Bible adventures through short, interactive videos that will be sent directly to your inbox on Fridays from July 10-August 7.

Registration deadline: Monday, June 21, 2020

Registration cost: $25 for the first child $15 each additional child per family $10 Preschool Sibling Option

Registration forms are online at www.stca.org. For more information, please

contact Roselynn Pucan-Meagor at rpucanmeagor@dsj.org

or (408) 779-9604.

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Dear Parishioners, As you know, the Parish, Youth Ministry and Family Faith Formation offices have been closed since Tuesday, March 17th and remain closed until further notice. If you have questions, we are here to serve you remotely. Please email us—

Maria Dominguez, Office Manager

Maria.dominguez@dsj.org

Office@stca.org

Jessica Perez, Business Manager Jessica.perez@dsj.org

ONLINE DONATIONS Many of you have asked me about financial sup-port and how you can get your offertory envelopes to us. Although you could mail them to our office, we ask that you consider giving online. We need your financial support now more than ever. The online donation system we use is safe, secure and convenient. You can use credit cards, debit cards or direct transfer from your bank account. Please visit our website (www.stca.org) to donate now. We Thank you for your continued support of your parish especially in these difficult times.

NEIGHBORS IN NEED

St. Vincent de Paul Has a Help Line (408-778-2928) answered eve-ry day by parish volunteers. Local people in need contact us for help with rent, utilities, food, gas, etc. This ministry is for everyone in the community, including YOU! Feel free to call if you need anything. In this COVID season we are experiencing a higher number of requests, especially for help with rent, as so many are fur-loughed, but financial assistance is availa-ble. Payments for housing are postponed, yes, but they’ll be due at some point and it has made folks understandably, nervous about how they’ll take care of that without the expected paychecks. If you’d like to help with a donation or as a volunteer, it would be appreciat-ed. Thank you to all those who have been so generous at this time of hardship. It is heart-warming.

Safe Car Park Hosts up to eight homeless households, living in their cars, at a site in town that offers show-ers, laundry, food, and most importantly, a dedi-cated case manager to help families clear up debt, improve job skills, and secure affordable housing. They can stay as long as they are working diligently on their case management plan. This health crisis has been a real setback for the families in the program; the list is in-creasing for open spots. Donations are wel-come for ongoing needs. You can find a peri-odic updates for items requested by the families in the bulletin. Current needs - Clumping cat litter, A blender, Dorm-size refrigerator, Bot-tled water, Face masks, Laundry soap pods, Electric frying pan Drop off items on the patio at the SCP located on the MH Bible Church property, 15055 Monte-rey Rd.

Monday Night Community Supper Serves 40-65 hot to-go meals during this time of “shelter in place” instead of our usual sit-down dinner. If you’d like to help, our dinner guests really appreciate when we have the occasional donation of toothpaste, shampoo, lotion, hand sanitizer, etc. You can drop them off at the back door of the Parish Center Kitchen on Mon-days, 5-7pm. Volunteers to prep meals in the kitchen may contact Joe 408-781-3847.

NEIGHBORS IN NEED CONTINUED….

Reach Out Is our community’s food pantry. Located behind the Parish Center and staffed by volunteers from throughout our town, Reach Out provides once-a-month bags of groceries, bread, des-sert, fresh fruits and vegetables, and more. We’ve moved to a “drive thru” format to be able to continue to serve our neighbors. Numbers have doubled or more, with almost half of the guests who come each day being “new” visitors to a food pantry, and all grateful. Donations of nonperishables (especially protein-based items like chili, stew, soups, beans, etc.) may be dropped off at the Reach Out building M-F 12:30-2:30pm. The food bank has just not been able to provide us with their usual deliveries, and the need is great. Whatever you can offer will be most welcome.

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: _________________________________

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

DID YOU KNOW? Did you know the parish sends out a weekly email Blast on Fridays? Would you like to sign up to be on that weekly email list? If so, please your request to Office@stca.org and don’t miss what is happening in your parish!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Adult: How could God’s mercy and love for the world be revealed through you this week?

Child: Do you know anyone who is sick or feeling badly and whom you could visit?

STEPHEN MINISTRY IS HERE TO HELP! During this time of Shelter in Place Stephen Ministers continue to provide one to one care by telephone. If you need emotional/spiritual support or just someone to listen, we are here for you during this difficult time. You are not alone! Please reach out to one of us. Claranne: 408-782-1413, Kenny: 408-722-7600 For Spanish speakers, Santa: 408-772-8880

SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS (1844-1879) - April 16

With Immaculate Mary’s “Ave Maria” for its refrain, Andy Williams’ “Village of Saint Berna-dette” peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Top 40 at Christmas 1959, airing on radio stations all over America. Imagine! April 16 marks the feast of Bernardette Soubirous, the teenager who, combing a refuse heap for firewood, saw a “beautiful lady” who identified herself in words Bernadette faithfully reported to the bishop, though she did not understand their meaning: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Relentlessly interrogated, she never wavered in her story or sweetness. Chronically ill all her life and dead at thirty-five, Bernadette left be-hind the shrine at Lourdes where healing wa-ters still flow from the spring that her “beautiful lady” pointed out to her.

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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watch-ing the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

—John Lubbock

HOLY TRINITY The Father is my trust, the Son is my ref-uge, the Holy Spirit is my protection. O holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

—Byzantine Horologion, Troparion at Nocturns, sixth century

JUNE And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.

—James Russell Lowell

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY June 7, 2020

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.

— John 3:16a

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St. Catherine School News

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remote location.

A root beer float party with dads is an annual event for kindergarten. This year they

celebrated at home. Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Garcia, sent directions for students and moms to get everything ready to honor dad. As you

can see, dads really enjoyed the event.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2020-2021

Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are available on the school website under the Ad-missions tab. Please note that we currently have space in grades 1 and 5 only and wait lists for other classes. For more information, contact Fabienne Esparza at fesparza@stcatherinemh.org .

The California Schools in the Diocese of San Jose, mindful of their mission to the love of Christ for all, admit students of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to stu-dents at the schools. The Catholic Schools in the Dio-cese of San Jose do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in administration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

HIGH SCHOOL, HERE WE COME! Our virtual graduation ceremony was a week ago and our graduates are enjoying the sum-mer. In August the graduates of the Class of 2020 are heading off to many schools. Stu-dents are attending Bellarmine, Archbishop Mit-ty, Monte Vista, Notre Dame San Jose, Presen-tation, St. Francis Mountain View, Valley Chris-tian, GECCA and Sobrato High Schools. They leave us well prepared for the challenges ahead. We wish them well and hope they stay in touch!

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