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St. Pius X Parish
1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA 94061
Phone: (650) 361-1411 Fax: (650) 369-3641
Web: www.pius.org E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
April 19, 2015
Third Sunday of Easter
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Paul Rossi, Pastor
ext. 117 [email protected]
Rev. Tom Martin, Parochial Vicar ext.
121 [email protected]
Rev. Martin Muruli
Sequoia and Kaiser Hospital Chaplain
(650) 361-1411 ext. 145
Rev. Gerald D. Coleman, S.S.
Vice-President, Corporate Ethics,
Daughters of Charity Health System
(650) 361-1411
Deacon Mynor Montepeque
[email protected]
(650) 361-1411
Sr. Norberta Villaseñor, OS.F
Pastoral Associate Ext. 115
[email protected]
Maria Cornell
Liturgy Coordinator, ext. 118
[email protected]
Nancy Powell
Children’s Faith Formation
Ext. 116
[email protected]
Beverly Hilliard
Music Director
[email protected]
Adele Sanchez
Senior Adult Coordinator
(650) 361-1411
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Judy Giacometti
Operations Manager, ext. 110
[email protected]
Rita Carroll
Principal, St. Pius School
(650) 368-8327
[email protected]
Lauri Hill
Preschool Director, ext. 127
[email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Chris Luvisi
Parish Secretary, ext. 114
[email protected]
Debbie Castelli
Bookkeeper, ext. 112
[email protected]
Elvira Cabahug-Garcia
Children’s Faith Formation
& Assistant Parish Secretary,
ext. 111 [email protected]
PARISH COUNCIL
Susan Krauss
(650) 361-1411
FINANCE COUNCIL
Donna Schreiber
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am
10:45 am, (Spanish)
12:15 pm and 5:00 pm
Daily: 8:00 am
Holy Days: As Scheduled
Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation
Saturdays 3:30 to 4:30 pm
or by appointment
Devotions
Liturgy of the Hours
Monday - Saturday 7:15 am
Monday and Wednesday 6:00 pm
Rosary: Monday - Saturday 7:30 am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
1st Friday of the month following
8:00 am Mass
4th Saturday of the month
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Sacraments of Initiation
Infant Baptism:
2nd & 4th Sundays at 1:30 pm
Spanish Baptisms - 2nd & 4th
Saturdays at 11:30 am
For schedule: Sr. Norberta
(preparation required)
Rite of Christian Initiation for
Children and First Eucharist:
Contact Sr. Norberta
Youth Confirmation:
Contact Fr. Tom/Maria Cornell
Adult Initiation:
Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults: Sr. Norberta
Sacrament of Marriage:
Contact parish office at least six
months in advance.
Vocations to Priesthood, Permanent
Diaconate, Religious Life and Lay
Ecclesial Ministries
Contact Fr. Paul Rossi
Anointing of the Sick:
For all who are seriously ill
or scheduled for surgery, call the
parish office. For those in the
hospital contact the hospital
chaplain.
Viaticum:
Holy Communion for the dying,
contact parish priest.
Visitation of the Sick and
Homebound:
Contact parish office for Eucharistic
Ministers to bring Holy
Communion.
Funerals:
Contact parish office.
Bulletin deadline Mondays by 10:00 am
A Reflection From Your Pastor...
Parish Groups
Altar Society &
Environment
Tina Zanoni
(650) 361-8203
[email protected]
Bible Study & Book Club
Fr. Paul Rossi x117
[email protected]
Grief Support Ministers
[email protected]
(650) 361-0655
Italian Catholic Federation
Jean Tomatis,
[email protected]
(650) 368-5486
Men’s Club
David Sawyer
[email protected]
(415) 218-0836
Sandwiches on Sunday
(SOS)
Margaret Cortopassi
(650) 364-2132
St. Pius School PTG
Courtney Caccia
(650) 365-1877
[email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul
(SVDP)
Rick Boitano
(650) 365-9797
Women’s Club
Joany Draeger 868-8945
Laura Vargas 400-8298
Barbara Cage 575-0704
stpiuswomensclub
@gmail.com
(650) 562-3407
Young Ladies’ Institute
(YLI)
Virginia Keegan
[email protected]
(650) 892-9280
Youth Ministry &
Confirmation
Fr. Tom Martin x120
Maria Cornell x118
Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Lord,
St. Jerome once said that to be ignorant of scripture is to be ignorant of Christ. That statement or teaching is
supported and has its roots in the readings today. St. Luke offers us his resurrection account of the Risen Jesus,
who, upon appearing to his disciples, begins explaining how all the scriptures they have known refer to him. In
other words, Jesus is the Promised One to whom the Law and Prophets referred; Jesus is their fulfillment and
the early Church came to understand Jesus from this perspective.
The word "witness" also is key to both the first reading and the Gospel. It is used in reference to the apostles
and disciples in the New Testament. The application of these readings and the focus on being a "witness" applies by extension to us as well. We are today's disciples who are called to witness to the Easter Mystery by
who we are and how we conduct our lives.
To know Christ is to learn what it means and how it means to witness to him and the Good News in the world.
It is important, in fact essential, that we know scriptures, that we study the scriptures and pray out of them.
The more we know the Word of God the deeper relationship we will have with Christ and the better understanding of how we are to witness to him. How can we witness if we do not know, love and serve Christ. I
again encourage our community to read and prepare the coming Sundays readings in order to have heard and
prayed the Word before its proclamation at Mass and preparing will better help us to appreciate the homily,
which is to break open that Word in our midst.
Last Sunday Pope Francis brought news of a special Holy Year of Mercy, a Jubilee Year, beginning with the
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2015 and concluding with the Solemnity of Christ the
King in November of 2016. My hope for our parish is that we can plan our prayer, adult religious education
and faith formation, and social outreach around this Holy Year theme of God's mercy. I encourage you to begin imagining what we could do to bring a deeper awareness of God's Mercy to our local community and the
implications of God's mercy in our daily personal lives and in the overall life of our parish. Perhaps we can
integrate this reality and theme of God's mercy into some pastoral strategic planning for our parish, which we
will be planning for the coming months. Please, keep these parish intentions in your prayers.
Several weeks ago, in the middle of March, Fr. Ed Grimes CSSp wrote me with the disappointing news that he
will be unable to visit and work at St. Pius this summer because of the delicate condition of his back. His doctors want him to put off surgery as long as possible by trying to manage his pain through exercise and rest.
Thus, for the first time in many, many years, Fr. Ed will not be able to travel and be with us this summer. I
hope you keep him in your prayers as, hopefully with a summer of recovery and healing, he might be able to
join us in the summer of 2016. I know we will miss Fr. Ed and he will miss us, as he finds such joy and satisfaction serving the people of our parish. Again, keep him in your prayers.
Some wonderful events coming our way: next Saturday, April 25, Confirmation will be celebrated here at the
5:00 Mass by Bishop William Justice, auxiliary bishop of San Francisco. All parishioners are invited to join
our candidates for Confirmation celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit upon them. Sunday, April 26, at the
9:15 Mass, will be the annual parish baccalaureate Mass with our parish high school students graduating this
year with their families in attendance. Again, all parishioners are invited to come and celebrate our parishioners who will be graduating in a few weeks from the various high schools. Let us keep them in our prayers as
they go forth to explore the next stage of their lives.
Finally, a little shout-out to Karen Elmore, her assistants, cast and crew of last weekend's St. Pius Young People's Theater's production of "Anything Goes." It was a wonderfully fun performance and I know everyone
had a good time. Thanks again to all who helped make the performance such a success. We look forward to
next year's production.
The 2nd collection next Sunday is the national, annual collection to support the Catholic Home Missions-Black and Indian Missions in the United States. Thank you for your gift and cooperating as a missionary
bringing the Good News of Christ to those served by your financial gift.
Alleluia---continued blessings for Easter Time,
Fr. Paul Rossi
CELEBRANTS*FOR MASSES April 25th & 26th
Sat., April 25
Sun., April 26
5:00 pm
8:00 am
9:15 am
10:45 am
12:15 pm
5:00 pm
Bishop William Justice
Fr. Martin Muruli
Fr. Paul Rossi
Fr. Tom Martin
Fr. Paul Rossi
Fr. Tom Martin
4/19
Children’s Liturgy during the 9:15 am Mass
Toddler Childcare at 9:15 am in Fitzsimon
Community Room
CFF Class meets at 10:30 am in the School
4/20
Greif Ministry Support Group at 7:00 pm
in Parish Center
4/21
Centering Prayer at 8:45 am in Parish Center
Book Club at 9:30 am in Parish Center
PTG General Meeting at 6:00 pm in Homer
Crouse Hall
4/22
CFF Class meets at 3:45 pm in the School
Spanish Bible Study at 7:00 pm in Parish Center
4/24
Centering Prayer at 8:45 am in Parish Center
Senior Friendship at 10:00 am in the Senior
Adult Room
Spanish Eucharistic Ministers Training at
7:00 pm in Parish Center Chapel
4/25
SOS Group meets at 8:00 am in the Field Kitchen
Interfaith-Spiritual Dialogue meets at 9:00 am
in the Parish Center
Confirmation Mass at 5:00 pm in the Church
4/26
Children’s Liturgy during the 9:15 am Mass
Toddler Childcare at 9:15 am in the Fitzsimon
Community Room
RCIA meets at 9:30 am in the Parish Center
Reception for St. Pius Baccalaureate
in Homer Crouse after 9:15 am Mass
*Subject to change as necessary
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat., April 18
Sun., April 19
5 pm
8 am
9:15 am
10:45 am
12:15 pm
5 pm
Mon., April 20 8 am
Tues., April 21 8 am
Wed., April 22 8 am
Thurs., April 23 8 am
Fri., April 24
8 am
Sat., April 25
8 am
5 pm
Sun., April 26
8 am
9:15 am
10:45 am
12:15 pm
5 pm
Cortopassi family
Thomas Natoli
People of St. Pius
Drew Fredrick &
Roccio Garcia (Int.)
Eugene O’Sullivan
Sylvia Montiverde
Dominic Dei Rossi
Tom Cozzens
Dominic Dei Rossi
Theresia Puffer
Winnie Cooper
Lina Tomalino
Corinne Black
Norma & Chuck O’Connor
Deacon Steve Michaelson
Jose Cuevas
People of St. Pius
Bridget McLaughlin
PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN OUR COMMUNITY:
Doris Sullivan
Konrad von Emster
Mary Ann Cozzens
Nancy Geenen
Tina Zanoni
Cathy Malabirade
Caroline Hansen
Leo Englert
Lana Lagunera
Eileen Welsh
Mark Olson
Joe Bellanti
ALL NAMES WILL REMAIN ON THIS LIST FOR ONE MONTH. PLEASE CALL
AFTER THAT TIME IF YOU WOULD LIKE A NAME OF A PARISHIONER TO
REMAIN ON THE LIST, 361-1411. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE A CALL, THE NAME
WILL BE REMOVED.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR
BELOVED DECEASED
Charlene Payne
Gerald Volk
YOUTH MINISTRY DROP - IN PROGRESS
Any student from Saint Pius Parish, in grades six through
eight, is invited to join our after school drop in sessions. The
sessions are every Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:00 in Room 4 in
the school building. This is an opportunity for our young
people to discuss faith, have a snack, and grow more deeply
in their relationship with the Lord.
Please feel free to call Fr. Tom at 361-411x121. God bless!
ST. PIUS FESTIVAL JUNE 5TH, 6TH, 7TH
It’s that time of year! Planning is well
underway for the 2015 St. Pius Festival which
takes place June 5,6,7. This year’s theme is
“Lights, Camera, Action!
St. Pius Festival
Please call us if you can volunteer for the
traditional chicken dinner on Sunday,
June 7th
From chairing a booth to
donating items to our
annual auction, your involvement makes this
annual event a
success. We look
forward to seeing the
many faces of our St. Pius community. If you
need more information or are interested in
volunteering, please contact one of this
year’s festival co- chairs:
John Buonocore 369-5646
([email protected]) or
Gina Malanca-Morales 346-1634
(gmalanca@yahoo
Booth Sponsorships
In an effort to underwrite festival expenses,
we are seeking sponsors for each of our
booths. Sponsorships are $150 and your name
or business will be displayed on a booth.
For more information, please contact Mike
Descalzo at [email protected] or
Colby Zeltmann at (650) 642-1011 or
[email protected].
Restore, Rekindle, Renew: A Weekly
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience
This will be presented at the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park, Saturday, April 25, through
Saturday, June 6, from 7:00 to 9:30pm. The 3RE
is the WWME Weekend spread over 7 consecutive
Saturday evenings. Call Paul & Yvonne at
650.366.7093 or go to
www.sanfranciscowwme.org. 2015 San Francisco/Santa Rosa Weekends: Vallombrosa
Retreat Center, MP: Nov 20-22. 3RE: Menlo Park
Sat 4/25–Sat 6/6, 7-9:30pm. Space is limited so
please apply early.
STEWARDSHIP
July 1, - June 30, 2015 (goal)
$ 561,000.00
July 1, - June 30, 2015 (actual)*
$ 439,428.20
July 1,2014 to June 30, 2015 Weekly Goal
$ 11,000.00
Sunday Collection- April 12, 2015
$ 9,936.50
*Includes E-Contributions through March 31, 2015
2015 Archbishop’s Annual Assessment
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
$ 132,000.00
$ 75,466.00
(as of April 12, 2015)
Thank you for your generosity.
GIVE ELECTRONICALLY
It is through the donations of every individual and family in the congregation that
we are able to carry on our work now and
throughout the year. We offer electronic
giving as a way to automate your regular
weekly offering. Electronic giving offers
convenience for parishioners and provides
much-needed donation consistency for our parish. To give
electronically, visit the Church’s website www.pius.org
and click on the link
to sign up.
Thank you for your generosity!
¡VEN ALGO NUEVO EMPIEZA EN SAN PIO (ST. PIUS)!
Wednesdays from
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bible Study in Spanish!
¡Estudio Biblico en Español!
Conoce y estudia la Biblia
Lugar: Capilla del Centro Parroquia (Parish Center)
Día:
Los Miércoles de cada
semana
Hora: 7:00pm a 9:00pm
La Hermana Josefina Montalvo
será la Facilitadora de este ministerio. Para más información llamar a la Hna. Norberta Villaseñor (650) 339-1209
¡VEN, TE ESPERAMOS A CONOCER, AMAR, Y SERVIR
A DIOS JUNTOS!
WOMEN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is open to
any parish eighth grade girl
with a GPA of 2.0 or higher
who is continuing her
education at a Catholic High
School in the Fall of 2015.
Applications are available in the Parish Center,
School Office and thru CFF (Children’s Faith Formation). Deadline to apply is by 3:00 pm on May 22,
2015. Please feel free to call Sue Boragno at
650-364-2300 or [email protected] with any
questions.
WELCOME TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED
Emma Mendez
Shelby Bergner
Amerie Torres
Jacob Jurow
Milanah Garcia
VOLUNTEERS FOR CHILD CARE
We are looking for volunteers to help with child care
during the 9:15 am Mass on Sunday
mornings. The time commitment
would be two hours once or twice a
month.
Please join us in this ministry that is
so appreciated by our young families. For more information, please
contact Samantha Yee at [email protected]
ST. PIUS SENIOR FRIENDSHIP
All Seniors are invited to join the Seniors every
Friday at 10:00am in the Senior Room behind Homer
Crouse Hall. There is a special presentation about
Medicare Part D and Health Care Fraud from a
representative from HICAP, a Medicare Counseling
Program, on Friday, April 24th from 1:00 pm - 2:00
pm in the Senior Room. If you have questions about
Medicare this is a great opportunity to ask the representative.
The Sacrament of Confirmation
with Bishop William Justice
Saturday, April 25 at 5:00pm Mass
Please pray for those who will be
completing their initiation sacraments:
Brandon Aguirre
Rebeca Almeida
Paola Arellano
Natalie Bravo
Vivian Bright
Stefan Buhr
Rocio Cabrera
Nayeli Carreno
Diana Cauich
Juan Cauich
William Chacon
Sean Clark
Nicole Cortopassi
Gustavo Cuevas
Santino Di Santo, Jr.
Jacqueline Fletcher
Steven Foley
Elias Fonseca
Katherine Forrest
Eduardo Garcia
Victor Garcia
Virginia Garcia
Paul Gorman
Andrea Guevara
Max Hallmann
Claudia Lucatero
Josephine Lucatero
Alyssa Lucchini
Katie Luttringer
Patrick Lynch
William Mahoney
Nichole Manese
Robert McLalan
Gianna Morales
Danielle Negrete
Sabrina Nunn
Ariana Nurisso
Christian Ramos
Anthony Rivera
Jacob Russell
Estrella Salguero
Kristopher Salguero
Julieta Sánchez
Molly Saxelby
James Takapu
Felela Takapu, Jr.
Riley Thompson
Ryan Tranor
Laurent Tse
Elizabeth Vavuris
Victoria Velazquez
Marissa Velez
Maya Woodbury
Swain Yakupitiyage
Dylan Zeltmann
Ella Naylor
(will be Confirmed at
St. Matthias Church
on May 30th)
Also Receiving Communion:
Rocio Cabrera,
Santino Di Santo, Jr.,
Victoria Velazquez
The following children will receive the Eucharist for
the first time on May 2nd at the 5 pm Mass and
Sunday, May 3rd at the 9:15 am Mass.
Please keep them and their families in your prayers as
they prepare for this important step on their faith journey
Saturday, May 2nd at the 5 pm Mass:
Alicia Arroyo, Mackenzie Beach,
Lacey Barstad, Sofia Berta, Riley Britt,
Giana Bruno, Haley Cardinale, Daniel
Gee, Isabella Gonzalez-Bustos,
Isaac Guizar, Alexa Guizar,
Emilio Guizar, Andre Gutierrez,
Joseph Hohl, Parker Isom, Yvette
Kleinberg, Zorenza Kleinberg, Briana
Lucatero, Christian Lucatero, Brisa Lucatero,
Arden Manca, Eann Panganiban, Kayla Stevens,
Holly Taylor, Lauren Thomas, Gabriella Tomatis, William
Webb, Ella Webster
Sunday, May 3rd at the 9:15 am Mass
Blake Affrunti, Chase Affrunti, Robert Allegri,
Hannah Baltadano, Haiden Barnuevo, Coco Beck Kerzic,
Nicholas Bilafer, Broden Brennan, Liliana Caccia, Kristian
Calcagno, Madeline Carter, Jacob Corradetti,
Taylor DeChaine, Destiny DeLeon, Giovanni DiGrande,
Marian Dujmovic, Finn Flores, Charles Hague,
Christopher Hernandez, Josefina Hussussian, Paige
Lambert, Natalie Lyssand, James Marek, Julie McCully,
Christopher Philpott, Peyton Sawyer, Hudson Taylor, Evan
Usher, Giovanni Valdez, Nicholas Young, Joel Granados
RESPECT LIFE CORNER
In every child which is born
and in every person who lives
or dies, we see the image of
God’s glory. We celebrate this
glory in every human being, a
sign of the Living God, an icon
of Jesus Christ.
Pope Saint John Paul II,
The Gospel of Life, no.84
CATHOLIC CHARITIES CAREGIVER COURSE
If you are a caregiver this free course may give
you some valuable information. This “Dementia
Care Strategies for Family Caregivers” is on
Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at
The San Mateo Senior Center (2645 Alameda de
las Pulgas). This will be presented by Patricia
Hurst, Case Management Coordinator, and will
cover several topics including effective communication, managing challenging behaviors, stress reduction techniques, and where to find more
information. This is hosted by Catholic Charities
and the City of San Mateo Parks and Recreation
Department. You can register by visiting
www.erecreg.com (course #66168)
or calling (650) 522-7490.