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MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of January 10, 2016

Sun 10 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Eugene Palpallatoc†

11:30 AM Shirley Van Tricht†

Mon 11 7:30 AM Narcisa F. Sunga†

9:00 AM Sherry Mattiasi†

Tue 12 7:30 AM Filomena Rozario†

9:00 AM Joseph & Josephine Dito†

Wed 13 7:30 AM Patrick Haugh†

9:00 AM Deceased Canossian

Fathers and Brothers

Thu 14 7:30 AM Joseph Sebastinelli†

9:00 AM Marcelina Paras Ysip†

Fri 15 7:30 AM The Rodigou Family

9:00 AM Dario Furia†

Sat 16 7:30 AM Antonio de la Cruz

9:00 AM Noreen and Dan

Hinderliter

“50th Wedding Anniversary”

5:00 PM Shirley Van Tricht†

The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2016 He saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

— Titus 3:5

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Isaiah speaks of the Servant whom the Lord upholds; he shall bring forth justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7) or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11. Psalm — The Lord will bless his people with peace (Psalm 29) or Psalm 104. Second Reading — Jesus was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit; he went out healing and doing good (Acts 10:34-38) or Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7. Gospel — A voice comes from heaven proclaiming Jesus as the beloved Son, with whom God is well pleased (Luke 3:15-16, 21-22). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14‑20 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21‑28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29‑39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40‑45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1‑12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13‑17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Monday: First Week in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Hilary

TURNING THE TIDE When everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe

We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Evangeline Agbunag, Nick Aguila, Juan Aguirre, Leny Aguirre, Rosa Maria Alonso, Laura Andrade, Gina Arenas, Eunice Ausman, Julianne Beach, Joan Boike, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Monica Briones, Janet Cariganai, Remedios Cuchapin, Joseph Chu, Viana Chua, Dory Con-stantino, Lulu dela Cruz, Ron de la Cruz, Isabel Dominguez, Gloria Etchelet, Connor Gavney, Anna Goodwin, Genoveva Guevarra, Marty Hidalgo, Daniel Hsu, Lee Huang, Theresa Ick, Kathy Ignacio, Max Kirkham, Jim Kreps, Steven Lee, Clara Lee, Amelia Lippi, Leny Lopez, Flory Magat, George Maloof, Arturo Martin, Amy McNally, Mary Medina, Ann Murphy, Noreen Murphy, Inge Nordstrom, Neil O’Sullivan, Josefina Palarca, Maranne Piwowar, Jim Potts, Gene Relampagos, Soledad Rico, Angelita Rodelas, Ann Rourk, Philip Sigmund, Jr., Connie Sisneros, Narciso Sumaylo, Michael Joseph Suntar, Virginia Ganzon-Sturwold, Dodie Teague, Aurora Urmeneta, Lauretta Venenciano, Elicia Von Giese, Clete Wellihnganz, Amy Wong Kwan, Mee Yee We pray for those who have Died…that they may be granted a home in heaven. Edward Tunney, Rosemary Gleason, Martha O’Rourke, Mei Fang Chen

FAZtor ’s Notes By Fr. Arnold Zamora With the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord we offi-cially close the Christmas season. The spirit of Christmas lives on as we open the door for the

Year of Mercy.

I am sure most of you have already put away or stored your Christ-mas trees or gotten rid of your live ones. Whether fresh or recyclable Christmas trees, somehow, someday, the time will come when they will be not be usable. Just like the trees around our Church, some have withered from the lack of water or naturally gotten old. Some are also damaged because they were hit by cars or trucks or even by people. We will need to replace them somehow, someday, with all the complications of the City permit process. A “Donate-a-Tree Pro-ject” might sound like a good idea for the future, unless you have a better one. Share your talents and time with us!

Just before Christmas we had the funeral for a priest of the Archdio-cese of San Francisco, the former pastor of St. John of God, Fr. Tom Seagrave. The funeral was presided by our Archbishop Cordileone, with Bishop Wang and Bishop Justice and quite a number of priests. The funeral mass was held at St. Paul Church.

Since I did not know how to get to St. Paul Church, I went to the computer and “googled” it. Yelp provided me the needed information. Yelp also provides reviews, so I read some comments about how beautiful the church is. Indeed it is a beautiful church and now al-ways associated with the two “Sister Act” movies that were filmed there.

Now this made me curious about what people say about Holy Name Church. So, I also “googled” Holy Name and read some reviews. The latest was a very good review about the church, especially about the Midnight Mass on Christmas. There were other good and positive reviews, but there is always the other side of the coin and this is what someone wrote:

“Beautiful Church that's why I gave them a 3 star. The services are nice. They have a nice band and choir, a Catholic service very tradi-tional. However, today the lead pastor talked about donations for more than 10 minutes. Telling the whole church to donate, how they owed a % of money to the church. And on top of that how everyone owed to donate for other things as well... I came to church to be with GOD not to sit to you and listen to you tell me I owe to give money. Everyone already knows how donations to the church works, how much it keeps the community running, this was inappropriate and you should not spend a whole 10-15 min talking about money in a church service. “

I presumed the lead pastor was me talking about the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal (AAA), since it was written about the time of that campaign. I also presumed she was not a parishioner and it was the only time she went to Holy Name, since that’s the only time I talked about money, which of course, every pastor has to. I am smiling with no further comment! I just wish you well as we enter the Year of 3Ms: “The Year of Mercy, The Year of the Monkey and the Year of Money.”

The HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC is accepting new students for the 2016 Spring Semester.

For registration information, please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590 or via email at jalcaraz@holynamesf.org

# of Envelopes 180 231

Weekly Offering 1/3/2016 1/4/2015

CASH 1,245.00 1,336.00

CHECKS 4,729.00 4,638.00

COINS 2.00 1.47

Total Collection 5,976.00 5,975.47

WALK FOR LIFE WEST COAST Join fellow Catholics and Pro-Lifers from all over California and be-yond as we stand up for the littlest among us at the 12th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on January 23, 2016. The pre-walk rally begins at 12:30 PM in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, and the walk down the city’s Market Street begins at 1:30 PM. Last year’s Walk drew 50,000+ people. This year we are honored to wel-come Latin American music legend Emmanuel, all the way from Mexi-co, as one of our speakers. For complete information about the walk, visit www.walkforlifewc.com or call 415-658-1793.

PARISH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Today’s Second Collection is for our Parish Building and Maintenance Fund. Your generosity allows us to take care of our Parish plant.

TO MEMBERS OF THE FIL-AM CLUB: This is a reminder that the Fil-Am Club will have the San Lo-renzo Novena, 1st day, on January 15, 2016, at 6:45 p.m. in the Flanagan Center, followed by a regular meeting. Hope to see you then! Julie Lozano, President

HOLY NAME LADIES AID COLLECTION Next Sunday, members of the Holy Name Ladies Aid Society will be collection for the needy in the Parish. Your generosity is always appre-ciated. Boxes will be by the exits.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CLOTHING DRIVE The St. Vincent de Paul Society is sponsoring a clothing drive for the poor and homeless. Re-questing donations of NEW men’s underwear, socks and T-shirts. Barrels will be in back of church (by the entrances) on January 16 and 17. Thank you.

MESSAGES OF THANKS FROM ST.VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY To Holy Name Students, Thanks for your fund raising efforts for the poor. We used them for the needy at Christmas. “The greatest gift you can give is the gift of yourself”. To the Youth Group of Holy Name, We thank you for making sandwiches for the residents of the SVDP multi-service center. Your volunteer hours are appreciated.

Second Collection ACE COLLECTION: $1,300.75

HOLY NAME SCHOOL

Our HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE located at the back of the Church is a bronze tree trunk with 400+

leaves. Donors can have their names or those they wish to honor engraved on the leaf. We suggest a maximum of 25

characters (including spaces) per line, limited to 5 lines.

Leaf color choices are gold, silver or bronze.

Custom imprinted leaves are $500 each + $25 imprinting

The proceeds will go towards our Capital Improvement Fund. Please drop by or call the Parish office for more

information (415)664-8590.

HOLY NAME WEEKLY CALENDAR Week of January 10, 2016

Sunday, January 10, 2016 11:30 AM Reconciliation Rehearsal Flanagan Center 1 PM Chinese Ministry Talk Flanagan Center 4 PM Sports Meeting Flanagan Center Monday, January 11, 2016 10 AM Monday Exercise Group Flanagan Center 1 PM Sewing Group Pastoral Center 5 PM MHS Search Committee Pastoral Center 7:30 AM SVDP Meeting Pastoral Center Tuesday, January 12, 2016 9:30 AM Chinese/English Class Pastoral Center 10 AM Bible Faith Sharing Flanagan Center 7:30 PM Legion of Mary Pastoral Center Wednesday, January 13, 2016 11:30 AM Reconciliation Rehearsal Church 3 PM Creative Dance Class Flanagan Center 7 PM Chinese Bible Study Flanagan Center 7 PM RCIA (Adults) Pastoral Center Thursday, January 14, 2016 11 AM Senior Club Flanagan Center 2 PM Reconciliation Rehearsal Church 7 PM Second Parents Guild Meeting Flanagan Center 7:30 PM HN Choir Church Friday, January 8, 2016 3:15 PM K-2 Creative Dance Class Flanagan Center 6:30 PM Fil-Am Meeting Flanagan Center Saturday, January 9, 2016 9 AM Chinese Ministry Retreat Flanagan Center 10 AM 50th Anniversary Mass Chapel 10 AM Religious Education Pastoral Center 11 AM Reception Pastoral Center DR 11 AM Memorial Mass Church 1 PM Chinese RCIA Pastoral Center 2 PM Chinese Social Flanagan Center 3 PM Chinese Mass Church

Holy Name School Newsletter January 5, 2016

PRINCIPAL'S LETTER

Dear Holy Name Families, We hope you all had a restful and happy holiday season. We are very excited to start 2016 and to be back at Holy Name School working with your children. We are excited for new programs such as Engineering for Kids to begin, and we are looking forward to many of our annual events. We know that the remainder of the school year will go by very quickly, and we hope that you make time for many of our fun and up-coming events such as our Spaghetti Dinner, Father-Daughter Dance, Mother-Son Event, Chinese New Year Potluck, St. Patrick's Celebra-tion, School Auction, and so much more! Many students also have very fun and memorable activities this semester- Reconciliation, First Communion,

Confirmation, Gold Camp, Caritas Creek, Philadelphia/ Washington D.C. Trip, graduation- the list goes on and on!

Have a wonderful week!

Happy New Year, Natalie Cirigliano, Principal

A MESSAGE FROM FATHER ARNOLD A Happy and Better New Year, Dear Friends!

What a journey 2015 has been for all of us. And what will 2016 be like? We do not know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future in His hands. Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD…He talks to you through the Holy Spirit. Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to? THAT'S GOD... He wants you to talk to Him. Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know... you see them or receive a phone call from them? THAT'S GOD... There is no such thing as "coincidence." Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for? Like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen something you wanted, but couldn't afford? THAT'S GOD...He knows the desires of your heart… Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it is going to get better, but now as you look back on it, you got through it? THAT'S GOD...He passes us through tribulation to see a brighter day. May GOD always be our constant guide on our journey this new year 2016!

TOYS FOR TOTS In addition to the many toys brought in, Holy Name School donated $500.00 to Toys for Tots. Thank you all for your generous donations.

ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2015 Thank you to the following AAA 2015 DONORS: Domingo & Carmen Palarca Freda Motak Maria S. MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lai Mrs. Mary Solvin Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Lozano Gloria D. Etchelet Mr. & Mrs. Juan S. Aguirre Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Sideco

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord The mystery of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan by St John, the Precur-

sor, proposes the contemplation of an already adult Jesus. This mystery is infi-nitely linked to the Solemnities of the Lord’s birth and the Epiphany that we have just celebrated, as in some ways it takes up and represents their signifi-cance to us. At Christmas we have con-templated the human birth of the Word incarnate by the Virgin Mary. In the 4th century, the Fathers of the Church deep-ened the understanding of the faith with regard to the Christmas mystery in the light of Jesus’ Humanity. They spoke of

the Incarnation of the Word already working like the ‘Christification’ of that humanity that he had assumed from His mother. Or put in simpler terms: Jesus is the Christ from the first instant of conception in Mary’s spotless womb because He Himself, with His Divine Power, conse-crated, anointed and ‘Christified’ that human nature with which He became incarnate. In the mystery of the Epiphany, we then meditated on Christ’s manifestation to all nations that was represented by the Magi, the wise men from the East, who came to adore the Child. Now, in the mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River, we again encounter and represent the truth of the Lord’s incarnation and His manifestation as the Christ. Jesus’ Baptism is in fact His defin-itive manifestation as the Messiah or Christ to Israel, and as the Son of the Father to the entire world. Here we find the dimension of the Epiphany which was His manifestation to all nations. The Father’s voice from heaven shows that Jesus of Nazareth is the eternal Son and the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove shows the Trinitarian nature of the Christian God. The true and unique God, Fa-ther, Son, and Holy Spirit, shows Himself in Christ, through Him, with Him and in Him. The Baptism in the Jordan returns to the great Christmas theme of ‘Christification,’ Jesus of Nazareth's spiritual anointing, His presentation as the Anointed One par excellence, the Messiah or the One sent by the Father for the salvation of mankind. The Spirit that descended on Jesus shows and seals in an incontrovertible way the ‘Christification’ of Jesus’ humanity that the Word had already fulfilled from the first moment of His miraculous conception by Mary. Jesus, from the very beginning, was always the Lord’s Christ, He was always God. Yet, His one, true humanity, that which is perfect in every way, as the Gospel records, constantly grew in natural and supernatural perfection. ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with men’ (Lk2:52). In Israel at 30 years of age, one reached full maturity and therefore could become a master. Jesus came of age and the Spirit, descending and remaining on Him, defini-tively consecrated His whole being as the Christ. The same Spirit, that descended on the water of the River Jordan wafted over the waters during the first creation (Gen 1:2). Therefore, the Baptism in the Jordan presents yet another truth: that Jesus has started a new creation. He is the second man (1 Cor 15:47) or the last Adam (1 Cor 15:45), that comes to repair the first Adam’s guilt. He does this as the Lamb of God that takes away our sins. ‘Looking at the events in light of the Cross and Resurrection, the Christian people realised what happened: Jesus loaded the burden of all mankind’s guilt upon His shoulders; he bore it down into the depths of the Jordan. He inaugurated his public activity by stepping into the place of sinners’ (Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth, Bloomsbury 2007, p 18). Excerpted from the Congregation for the Clergy

2016 SECOND COLLECTIONS

Jan 3 ACE Collection Jan 10 Building & Maintenance Fund Jan 17 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Jan 24 St. Patrick Seminary Jan 31 St. Vincent de Paul Feb 7 ACE Collection Feb 14 Music Ministry Fund Collection Feb 21 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Feb 28 Building & Maintenance Fund Mar 6 ACE Collection Mar13 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Mar 20 Catholic Relief Services Mar 27 Building & Maintenance Fund Apr 3 ACE Collection Apr 10 Building & Maintenance Fund Apr 17 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Apr 24 Catholic Home Missions May 1 ACE Collection May 8 Catholic Charities CYO Collection May 15 Building & Maintenance Fund Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* May 22 Catholic Communications Campaign May 29 St. Vincent de Paul June 5 ACE Collection June 12 Building & Maintenance Fund June 19 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* June 26 Peter’s Pence Collection July 3 ACE Collection July 10 Little Sisters of the Poor Collection July 17 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* July 24 Building & Maintenance Fund July 31 St. Vincent de Paul Aug 7 ACE Collection Aug 14 - Aug 21 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Aug 28 Building & Maintenance Fund Sep 4 ACE Collection Sep 11 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Sep 18 Priests’ Retirement Fund Sep 25 Building & Maintenance Fund Oct 2 ACE Collection Oct 9 Building & Maintenance Fund Oct 16 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Oct 23 World Mission Sunday Oct 30 St. Vincent de Paul Nov 6 ACE Collection Nov 13 Archdiocese for Military Services Nov 20 Campaign for Human Development Nov 27 Building & Maintenance Fund Dec 4 ACE Collection Dec 11 Retirement for Religious Dec 18 Holy Name Ladies Aid (boxes by exits)* Dec 25 - * Not a Second Collection

Holy Name Parish Business Office: 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.holynamesf.org E-MAIL: hnparishsecretary@gmail.com Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Toan X. Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, In Residence Sr. Necy Guan, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC, Director of Chinese Ministry/Coordinator of Religious Education at Holy Name School Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Carol Elliott Maloof RN, Parish Nurse HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Natalie Cirigliano, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, violin and viola. To register or more information please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590. HOLY NAME SPORTS PROGRAM: Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince De Lucca, Girls Athletic Director RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Benny Capuyan, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:00 PM

Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—12 Noon Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction

Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Every 1st Saturday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 2 PM—You need to register for the class ahead of time. Baptism Ministry (Sewing Group): Every Monday 1-3 PM in the Pastoral Center Event Room

Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance.

Religious Education (for Children): Kindergarten to 9th, Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA (children) Saturdays 6:30-8 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Saturday, 7:00-8:30 PM in the Pastoral Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese): Every Saturday—Pastoral Center—1 PM Religious Education (for Adults) : Please call Sr. Necy at 415 664-8590 Bible Faith Sharing every Tuesday@10-11 AM (Flanagan Ctr) Bible Study Group (Chinese): Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Flanagan Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 10:30 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 6:30 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) in the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Thursday at 7:00 PM The Gabriel Project: Contact Rose Tang (415)793-0967

Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Except July & August

Hospitality: Every Wednesday after the 7:30 AM and 9 AM Masses in the Pastoral Center except July & August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NEW PARISHIONER? You may register online at http://holynamesf.org/parish-registration/ You may also drop by or call (415) 664-8590 the Parish office (1555 39th Ave./Lawton St.) during office hours, Monday-Friday from 9 AM- 4 PM.