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Pastor Rev. Brian Dinkel, IVE
Associate Pastors Rev. Thomas Steinke, IVE Rev. Jonathan Dumlao, IVE
Convent Superior Mother Maria de la Caridad, SSVM Servants of the Lord and Virgin of Matara
Weekend Masses Sunday Vigil: 5 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am,10:30 am, 12 pm, 2 pm & 5 pm, 6:30 pm (Spanish) & 8 pm
Weekday Masses 8 am, 12 pm, 5:15 pm; also 7:30 pm Wednesday & 8am Saturday First Friday: 8 am, 12 pm, 5:15 pm & 7:30 pm
Holy Day Masses Please see our website or contact the Rectory Office
Confessions Sat: 3:30 pm - 5 pm Other Times: During all Saturday & Sunday Masses. Mondays: 12 Noon & 5:15 pm Masses Tues — Fri: 8 am, 12 pm, 5:15 pm Masses 2800 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 988-4585 (More Contact Info: Pg.7) www.olop-shrine.org Social Media: @olopshrine
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church & Shrine Mission Statement
Our Lady of Peace is a church and shrine dedicated to the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls. It is a place of prayer & pilgrimage with: • Perpetual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament • Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary • Frequent celebration of the Sacraments, particularly the Eucharist and Reconciliation • Integrated formation of the person (spiritual, moral, intellectual and emotional)
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To Recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the Face of Christ with Mary.” -St. John Paul II.
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7, 2017
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Announcements We joyfully welcome all
visitors to the Shrine ———————————— This week’s 2nd collection: Facilities Maintenance Fund
———————————— Next week’s 2nd collection: Juan Diego Society Center, a Catholic Pro-Life agency, helping young women in crisis pregnancies. See page 8.
———————————— October Counts Ushers —time for October Counts each Sunday Vigil and Sunday mass! Materials may be found in the Usher’s closet. Thank you!! ———————————— The Knights of Columbus Invite you to a pancake breakfast sold in the Family Learning Center gym Sunday. ———————————— Join us for a special free concert THIS Friday, October 6. Music of the California Missions. See page 5. ———————————— Men! Don’t miss the Chili and Cornbread Cook Off! See page 4 for more info. ———————————— Come See the new Fatima Statue-A gift from Fatima, Portugal– To be blessed on 10/7. See page 3.
———————————— Reminders: —Due to the increase of break-ins, please do not keep valuables in plain sight in your car. —Do not leave purses unattended, even in the pews.—No animals except service dogs are allowed on property. ———————————— Volunteer to help the sick and homebound! See page 6. ———————————— Have you signed up for the Consecration to Jesus through Mary?—Volunteers available after Mass at
Dear Friends, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the
age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” These well-known words serve as the introductory lines in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, a novel that takes place during the French Revolution, across Paris and London, first published in 1859.
Although we are over a century and a half removed from Dickens’ penning of these words, great literature, as it ought to do, raises perennial questions that should direct us to seek final answers and permanent things. You may be asking yourselves, “where is Fr. Brian going with this?”
Our world can accomplish things never before seen; nevertheless, we cannot hide the fact that these times are certainly tumultuous. It seems as though Dickens we can rightly say: “It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.” The world that we currently inhabit is one obviously beset by storms. We are bracing ourselves against the storminess of this world cosmologically through the recent hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. There are other types of storms that are particularly human—the confusion, the polarity within a society, the noise, the disintegration of the family, and the denial of the fundamental reality of truth—is seemingly as stormy as it gets.
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI reflects upon the storms of the latter kind: “How many winds of doctrine have we known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking? The small boat of the thought of many Christians has often been tossed about by these waves - flung from one extreme to another: from Marxism to liberalism, even to libertinism; from collectivism to radical individualism; from atheism to a vague religious mysticism; from agnosticism to syncretism and so forth.”
In this light, no matter how beautiful the town or village, developed or culturally rich, when the storm clouds loom one must seal up the house and ultimately depend upon the strength of the foundation. During the storm, a tree will depend upon the depths of its roots and not the beauty of its leaves. As the storm approaches, a herd of cattle (an example near and dear to a native Kansan!) will depend on one another as they huddle tightly in the corner of a pasture. If the foundation is not strong, if the roots are not deep, or if one tries do go it alone when the storm hits they expose themselves to the elements of destruction.
Strength, depth and communion. While the storms are passing through, Christ offers these to us and more. He calms the winds, and He quiets the storms. Those who witnessed this truth were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?” (Mk 4,4) And only a renewal of Christian life and thought, can bring peace to our culture. Awaking from sleep he says to the storm: “Quiet Be! Be still!” And they obey. Perhaps it was what Jesus did not say or do that that is most telling. Jesus’s sleep is an assurance that no storm or evil will ever transpire that doesn’t permit. We must not be terrified, but faithful.
And so, we turn to Jesus through Mary. How many times we have been witnesses of profound conversions to the faith, after the prayer of the Holy Rosary! Countless times the Rosary has been the source of the correction of morals, and the growth in holiness of many, many souls. What most people seem to ignore, however, is that it is also a real protection from disaster and evil. And our Lady of Fatima repeatedly emphasizes this point: In July 13, 1917 She says to the three little shepherds: “Pray the Rosary in order to obtain peace.” In September 13 of the same year: “Continue to pray the Rosary in order to obtain the end of the war.” And finally on October 13, she says: “Continue to pray the Rosary every day. The war is going to end, and the soldiers will soon return to their homes.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has also said: “The Rosary is a spiritual ‘weapon’ in the battle against evil, against all violence, for peace in hearts, in families, in society and in the world.”
Join us in praying the rosary here at the church, strong in Mary, Rooted in Christ and praying in communion. Mary, Our Lady of Peace, pray for us, Fr. Brian
Join us for One Week of Celebration! Friday, October 6, 2017 6pm Concert-Music of California Missions 7:30pm First Friday Mass and All-Night Vigil Saturday, October 7, 2017—Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary 4:30am Benediction 5:00am First Saturday Mass 8:00am Mass & Blessing of New Fatima Statue (beautiful replica of the original statue, gifted to us from the Sanctuario of Fatima. She will be in the church until 10/13/17 Sunday, October 8, 2017—Anniversary of Dedication of Shrine of Our Lady of Peace, dedicated to Immaculate Heart of Mary 2:00pm Mass Followed by Flag Procession—Join us in praying for Peace Around the World. Friday, October 13, 2017—Centennial of the 6th Apparition at Fatima to the three young shepherds-Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco.. 7:30pm Indoor Mass Followed by Candlelight Rosary Procession and Blessing of the Sick inside the church. Children, 7 years and above, are invited to participate on this event, as (9) angels, (1) head angel and (3) shepherds, (2 girls and 1 boy). Parents must sign waivers. Please meet in Room 1101.
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Weekly Offerings
Offices and Ministries
Rectory (408) 988-4585 Monday: 9am-4:30pm (closed 12-1) Tue. - Fri. 9am-7pm (closed 12-1pm); Sat. 9am-1pm; Closed Sunday
Catechism (408) 988-7648 Tues. & Thu. 5:30pm—8:00pm Wed. 3:00pm—7:00pm Sat. 9am-1pm
Adult Religious Edu. (408) 988-7543x1113
Tue, Thurs, Fri: 5:30pm—8:30pm Sat. 9:00am—1:00pm
Library (408) 988-4585x1214 Sun.-Tue. 9am-5pm, Wed. 1pm-3pm, Fri 9am-5pm
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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, September 30th
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
5 pm +Carmen
7:30 pm Fr. Thomas Steinke, Special Intentions
Sunday, October 1th
7:30 am Clara Kang, Thanksgiving
9 am Michael & Angela Peredo, Birthdays
10:30 am For the People
Noon David Licurse, Birthday
2 pm Steven Johnson
5 pm Michael P. Flores, Health
6:30 pm Nancy & Rudy Lopez, Birthday & Wedding Anniversary
8 pm Tony & Julia Remy Cachola, Special Intentions
Monday, October 2nd
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
Noon Radigunda Mabutas, Health
5:15 pm +Chio Kim Kee
Tuesday, October 3rd
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
Noon Dominic Philip George, Birthday
5:15 pm +Arsenia & +Gloria Gonzales
Wednesday, October 4th
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
Noon +Fred Agloro & +Ligaya Alipio
5:15 pm +Danilo Fang
7:30 pm Y.J. Lim & P.J. Lim, Special Intentions
Thursday, October 5th
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
Noon Minivia & Minette, Special Intentions
5:15 pm Imelda Devera, Birthday
Friday, October 6th
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
Noon +Gioan Bautixita & Anna
5:15 pm +Peter-Dat Tien Nguyen
Saturday, October 7th
8 am Collective Mass Intentions
5 pm Maria Victoria Centeno, Thanksgiving
7:30 pm Andres Joseph Merida, Birthday
7:30 pm +Irena von Burghammer, Death Anniversary
Weekend Collection Totals: September 24
Collection Little Sisters of the Poor Total: $16,430
Sat. 5:00 pm.. $2,867.00 Sat. 7:30 pm.. $1,094.00 Sun. 7:30 am .. $2,100.00 Sun. 9:00 am .. $3,040.00 Sun. 10:30 am .. $2,957.00
Sun. 12 Noon .. $3,186.00
Sun. 2:00 pm .. $1,696.00
Sun. 5:00 pm …$1,593.00
Sun. 6:30 pm .. $3,579.00
Sun. 8:00 pm .. $1,752.00
Offering Total:$23,864.00
Thank You Grace! After six years of dedicated, hard working service
to the parish, our Office Manager, Grace Laxamana, has resigned from the parish office in order to accept a new position at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park. This was not an easy decision for Grace be-cause she has become a big part of parish life.
Although she may not be coordinating activities, you will still see her at the parish—but as a parish-ioner (and hopefully as a volunteer). We already miss her presence in the office and appreciate all she gave. Please thank her next time you see her and keep her in your prayers!
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