June 24, 2005

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Two men will be ordained priests at St. Mary’s Cathedral

By Jack Smith

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco will gain two new priests when Mark Reburiano and John Sakowski are ordained to the priesthood Saturday, June 25, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco.

Archbishop William J. Levada, who will ordain the men, has invited members of the faithful to attend the 10.a.m. ordination and reception.

Catholic San Francisco talked to the men about their backgrounds and their vocations.

ORDINATION JUNE 25 AT 10 A.M.

Pictured at St. Mary’s Cathedral June 19 with Archbishop William Levada are 14 newly ordained Permanent Deacons, San Francisco Auxiliary Bishops John Wester and Ignatius Wang, and Archbishop Emilio Berlie of Yucatan, Mexico.

Mark Polo-Reburiano was born in Cebu, Philippines in 1975. He is the youngest of five children to Vicente and Josefina. Mark describes his family as very pious. His mother is a daily churchgoer and his extended family have been active church members in the Philippines and at their local congregations of St. Andrew, St. Augustine and Our Lady of Mercy in San Mateo County.

Mark attended grammar school at Andres Soriano La Salle Learning Center in Cebu. His father then sent Mark and his older brother to St. Gregory the Great Minor Seminary Legazpi City to develop study habits and discipline and ORDAIN, page 8

U.S. Bishops reaffirm commitment to child and youth protection

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service CHICAGO — When U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved revisions in the charter and norms to protect children and deal with clergy sex abuse June 17, they did not weaken either document, Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis told reporters at the final press conference of the bishops’ spring meeting in Chicago.

The archbishop, who has headed the bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse for the past three years, said the bishops continue to have a “zero tolerance” policy on such abuse. He said their policy follows the principle enunciated by the late Pope John Paul II that there is no room in the priesthood for those who would abuse children.

The bishops approved revisions in their “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” by a 228-4 vote and changes in the “Essential Norms” implementing the charter legislatively, 229-3.

In other actions related to dealing with child sexual abuse by clergy and the prevention of such abuse, the bishops: ➣ Committed themselves to providing up to $1 million from their own reserve funds to help finance a planned study on the causes and context of such abuse; the study is expected to cost between $2 million and $5 million. ➣ Adopted by a vote of 223-4 a “Statement of Episcopal Commitment” outlining how they will deal with one another in seeking to assure full implementation of the charter and norms in all dioceses. ➣ Elevated the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse to the level of a permanent committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The restructured committee has been renamed the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, and Archbishop Flynn was appointed its chairman until the bishops can conduct a regular election for a new chairman this November.

Continuing action to deal with clergy sexual abuse of minors and its prevention, especially through the revision of the charter and norms, was the biggest issue facing the U.S. bishops at their June 16-18 meeting in Chicago.

Those two key documents were originally adopted in 2002 with a projected twoyear life span before review. That life span was extended when the bishops were not able to make the revisions at their November 2004 meeting because a consultation with the Vatican over revision of the norms was not yet completed.

The revisions in the “Essential Norms” were few and limited in scope. Since they have the force of law, Vatican approval is required before the revisions can take effect.

The bishops approved the revised charter, norms and episcopal commitment statement for five years, intending to review all three at the end of that time.

Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, U.S. leader of the mixed commission of Vatican and U.S. church officials that drafted revisions of the norms, said the biggest change was adopting the definition of sexual abuse of minors found in the Code of Canon Law as the definition to be used in the norms.

Since the norms deal with legal procedures in the church when a priest or deacon is accused of breaking the church law against clerical sexual activity with minors, it only made sense to use the code’s own legal definition of the crime in YOUTH PROTECTION, page 8 the norms, he said.

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Together for the last time – as classmates at least – are, from left with colleges where they will soon be freshmen, Brian Borella, Chico State, Lokesh Seghal, UC Davis, Casey Gin, UC Berkeley, Dante Zanassi, USF, and Raphael Braganza, University of San Diego. The five recent St. Ignatius College Preparatory grads have attended school together since their kindergarten days at St. Dunstan school in Millbrae. Proud parents are Carmel and Steven Borella, Sunhil and Patricia Sehgal, Lavinia and Richard Zanassi, Mila and Buddy Braganza, and Eulalia and Richard Gin who sent us the good news.

of the Epiphany where all five of their children attended gram- ents who helped” including Donna and Michael Gaul, Suzette mar school,” said daughter, Anita Marquez South. “When Farhang, Helen Lau, Louis Gasparini. In April, St. Matt’s stuthey returned to the mainland, family and friends shared in cele- dents took to SBC Park to sing the National Anthem as a prelbrating their special day,” Anita ude to a SF Giants and Milwaukee said….During Holy Week, the Brewers baseball game. More than Drama Club of St. Matthew 400 family members and friends Elementary School performed an were on hand for the good time. abridged version of “Godspell” A Also in April, 60 members of the cast of 30 belted out tunes from school’s Instrumental Afterthe popular masterwork including School Program performed an “Day by Day”. Gina Judkins, Annual Concert for family and soon a freshman at Burlingame friends. Parish music director, Jim High School, sang the role of Dahlstrom, conducted the effort.

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By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines – Following his death at age 76, Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila was remembered as a prime motivator of the “People Power” movement that led to the ouster of two Philippine presidents.

Cardinal Sin, who had been in poor health for several years, died June 21. He had been suffering from kidney ailments that forced him to undergo daily dialysis treatments even before his retirement as archbishop of Manila in 2003. His health prevented him from participating in the April 18-19 conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI. In a June 21 telegram to the Archdiocese of Manila, Pope Benedict recalled the cardinal’s “unfailing commitment to the spread of the Gospel and to the promotion of the dignity, common good and national unity of the Philippine people.”

The pope offered his prayers “that God, our merciful father, will grant him the reward of his labors and welcome his noble soul into the joy and peace of his eternal kingdom.”

L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, dedicated an entire page to Cardinal Sin’s life and death, saying the cardinal was “one of the most powerful figures in the history of the church in Asia.”

The Philippines has lost “a firm pastor, a sure guide, a sweet father, a caring teacher and a strenuous defender of freedom and democracy,” the newspaper said.

Over the years, Cardinal Sin had been an outspoken commentator on public life in the Philippines, one of two majorityCatholic nations in Asia. He played a leading role in the 1986 “People Power” nonviolent movement that sent former President Ferdinand Marcos into exile.

Born Aug. 31, 1928, in New Washington, Philippines, he was ordained a priest at age 25. He was named a bishop in 1967 and was appointed to head the Diocese of Jaro in 1972. Two years later, Pope Paul VI transferred him to the Archdiocese of Manila.

Pope Paul named him a cardinal in 1976 and Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation as head of the Manila Archdiocese in 2003.

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Cardinal Sin explained his view at the Synod of Bishops in October 1987 in Vatican City. The Western concept of separation of church and state is “unthinkable” in Asia, where “religious traditions form the basis of the establishment, growth and development of cultures and nations,” he said.

“To shut oneself away from the demands of political transformation of Asia is in a sense a denial of Christian identity,” he told fellow bishops, saying lay people must promote the common good in politics, economics, culture and social relations.

A man places flowers below a portrait of the late Cardinal Jaime Nonetheless, he Sin at the Manila cathedral in the Philippines June 21. The stressed that the risk retired Manila archbishop, a voice against government abuses of placing emphasis of power and in favor of traditional moral values, died that day. on ideologies must be avoided. Rather, he cited “particular emphasis on nonvio- 91 priests and other dignitaries viewed the lence as a Christian value” as something lay body before Mass, UCA News reported.

In his homily, Archbishop Gaudencio people could contribute to political life in Rosales of Manila expressed hope that the Philippines.

The late cardinal’s body arrived at the Cardinal Sin would “whisper” a prayer in Manila cathedral, the Minor Basilica of the God’s ear for peace in the Philippines.

Cardinal Sin’s body will remain in the Immaculate Conception, in an open bronze casket June 21. Honor guards dressed in cathedral until the June 28 funeral Mass, white lined both sides of the entrance to the after which it will be entombed in a crypt in church. Ten priests rolled the casket to the the cathedral with the bodies of other archfront of the altar, and Aquino, four bishops, bishops of Manila.

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tion leader Benigno Aquino, husband of future President Corazon Aquino, Cardinal Sin became more outspoken in his criticism of the Marcos regime.

In 1986 elections, both Marcos and Corazon Aquino claimed victory and had themselves sworn into office in separate ceremonies. Aquino accused Marcos of gross election fraud and called for nonviolent demonstrations against the government. The action put the country and its predominantly Catholic population on the brink of civil war.

After top military leaders defected to the rebel side, Cardinal Sin broadcast an appeal on a Catholic radio station for Filipinos to take to the streets in support of the rebels.

The cardinal’s pleas led a million unarmed Filipinos to place themselves between rebel leaders and military loyal to Marcos, thus preventing a bloody confrontation.

Shortly after the protests, Marcos fled the Philippines and Aquino was installed as president.

During the Aquino administration, Cardinal Sin said government corruption remained widespread. But he said the president, whom he strongly supported, was “honest and sincere.” Referring to the corruption during the Marcos regime, he said, “we thought it would end with the fleeing of the ousted dictator, Ali Baba, yet there are still 40 thieves around.”

For a long time, a picture of the smiling Aquino hung in a room at Cardinal Sin’s residence. At the bottom of the ex-president’s picture is a handwritten message from Aquino saying, “Your Eminence, With my thanks for your contribution to People Power and Prayer Power.”

Cardinal Sin reportedly enjoyed the joke about his name, and would welcome visitors to his residence by saying, “Welcome to the house of Sin.” In 2000, President Gloria MacapagalArroyo reportedly sought the cardinal’s advice during events leading up to the second “people power” uprising, which occurred early the following year against impeached president Joseph Estrada.

Cardinal Sin’s continued pronouncements against corruption, social injustice and other moral issues affecting the life of the nation, however, drew criticism from politicians and other critics who believed church authorities should not be involved in politics.

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Archdiocese of San Francisco Announcement of clergy appointments and changes Apostolic Administrator and Archbishop Emeritus William J. Levada has asked that the following appointments and changes be announced. Please note that the effective date of these assignments is July 1, 2005 in most cases.

NEW PASTORS Rev. Roberto A. Andrey Saint Peter Church, Pacifica Rev. Brian A. Costello Mater Dolorosa Church, So. San Francisco Rev. Paul Gawlowski, OFM Conv Saint Paul of the Shipwreck, San Francisco (September 1, 2005) Rev. David A. Ghiorso Saint Charles Church, San Carlos (April 1, 2005) Rev. Michael J. Healy Saint Bartholomew Church, San Mateo Rev. Jorge Hernandez, OFM Saint Boniface Church, San Francisco (September 1, 2005) Rev. Julian Kaczowka, SCh Church of the Nativity, San Francisco (August 20, 2005) Rev. Paul Warren Saint Teresa Church, San Francisco Rev. Kenneth M. Weare Saint Rita Church, Fairfax Rev. Ramon M. Zarate, SDB Corpus Christi Church, San Francisco PASTORS REAPPOINTED TO SECOND SIX-YEAR TERM Rev. Donald S. D’Angelo Holy Name of Jesus Church, San Francisco Rev. John F. Glogowski Saint Matthias Church, Redwood City Rev. John L. Greene Saint Monica Church, San Francisco Rev. William H. McCain Our Lady of Loretto, Novato

Rev. Mark G. Mazza Rev. William Myers Rev. William C. Nicholas Rev. Vito Perrone Rev. Charles Puthota Rev. Mark Reburiano Rev. Julio Recio Rev. Santos Rodriguez Rev. John Sakowski Rev. Michael Strange, SS Rev. Richard C. Bain Rev. Edward Inyanwachi Rev. John Jimenez Rev. Mr. Leon Kortenkamp Rev. Steven Lopes Rev. Edward K. Murray Rev. Charito E. Suan

PAROCHIAL VICARS Saint Anthony Church, North Fair Oaks Saint Anthony of Padua Church, San Francisco Saint Charles Church, San Carlos All Souls Church, South San Francisco Our Lady of Mercy Church, Daly City Saint Matthew, San Mateo (June 1, 2005) Church of the Epiphany, San Francisco (continuing part-time with ministry to retired priests) Saint Gregory Church, San Mateo Saint Brendan Church, San Francisco Saint Cecilia Church, San Francisco Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park Saint Augustine Church, South San Francisco (July 15, 2005; on October 4, 2005 he will return to The Pontifical North American College Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Daly City Church of the Epiphany, San Francisco Saint Gabriel Church, San Francisco Saint Vincent de Paul, San Francisco SPECIAL MINISTRY Director of Healing & Eucharistic Spirituality; residence continues at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mill Valley Part-Time Chaplaincy continues at Saint Luke Hospital; residence at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School, San Francisco Chaplain, San Francisco General Hospital; residence at Saint Peter Church, San Francisco Administrator, National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi, San Francisco; Part-Time Director, Permanent Diaconate Secretary to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (September 1, 2005) Chaplaincy continues at Saint Mary’s Medical Center; residence at Saint Stephen Church, San Francisco Sabbatical, ICTE, Rome (July 1 – December 31, 2005)

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Jewish community says farewell to Archbishop

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San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada prays during a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Church Extension Society at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago June 15.

More than 180 bishops and archbishops, including six cardinals, vested for the Mass. Extension is a leading supporter of U.S. mission dioceses.

Rabbi Stephen Pearce looked out at the overflow crowd in Congregation Emanu-El’s sanctuary and, tongue planted firmly in cheek, said of Archbishop William J. Levada: “He has been traded to the Cardinals.”

The roar of laughter that followed must have gratified the rabbi. “I waited a month to say that,” he added.

The rabbi, the congregation and clergy from several other faiths gathered on Friday, June 10, to say goodbye to Archbishop Levada, who was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in May and will leave the Archdiocese in August.

The gathering met for regular Friday night Shabbat services, which added a strong measure of spirituality to the farewell.

In his tribute, Pearce called Levada “a wonderful presence in our community … a tower of strength and dignity … he has made his mark on the hearts and souls of our citizens.”

Pearce presented the archbishop with a handmade stole and a plaque commemorating the day.

Marking his first-ever appearance at a Shabbat service, Levada told the gathering, “I couldn’t have been more touched by the service,” noting that the refrain of the song “Hine Ma Tov” comes from Psalm 133, which he adopted as his motto back in seminary (he then recited the passage in Latin).

“It’s nice to be in a community of prayer,” he added.

Levada noted that he had a challenging assignment ahead of him in the Vatican, where he will head up the Vatican position previously held by Pope Benedict XVI. In closing, Levada thanked the interfaith community —

singling out longtime Jewish community activist Rita Semel for special commendation — and noted the importance of continuing to foster interfaith cooperation. “The key to living peacefully,” he said, “is to recognize the goodness in one another.”

Also present were representatives from many religious groups across the Bay Area, including: Auxiliary Bishop John Wester and Chancellor Stephen Meriwether from the Archdiocese of San Francisco; James Donahue, president of the Graduate Theological Union; Rev. Charles Gibbs of the Episcopal Church; Paul Chaffee, director of the Interfaith Center; James De Lange, a Lutheran minister and chair of the S.F. Interfaith Council; His Grace Anthimos of Olympus, bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church; Bishop William Swing of the Episcopal Diocese of California; Swami Vedananda of Vedanta Society; Sister Chandru Desai of the Brahma Kumaris; Imam Souleiman Ghali of the S.F. Islamic Center; and Iftekhar Hai of United Muslims of America.

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Archdiocese announces settlement with 15 clergy abuse claimants The Archdiocese of San Francisco, in a June 10 announcement, said the Archdiocese and its insurance carriers had accepted a proposal by a court appointed mediator, retired Judge Coleman Fannin, that will result in the payment of $21,250,000 to 15 individuals who had filed lawsuits against the Archdiocese stemming from clergy child abuse dating back several decades.

This amount includes the payment of approximately $4.5 million in verdicts rendered by a jury in April in favor of three of the claimants.

Attorneys for the Archdiocese of San Francisco said the settlement resolves one quarter of the pending cases in which the Archdiocese is named as the primary defendant.

As part of the mediator’s proposal, the Archdiocese will contribute approximately $6.6 million to the total settlement amount. The remaining portion of the settlement will come from insurance carriers.

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He also reiterated an apology to clergy abuse victims, “I again express to these victims, and all other victims of the clergy child abuse scandals, my sincere apology for the pain they have endured.”

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Local Serra Club news Coming together to form the Serra Club of San Francisco are members of the Downtown and Golden Gate chapters. Shown top right are Chaplain Msgr. Edward McTaggart; Past President of Serra San Francisco, Terry O’Brien; Past President of the Golden Gate Club, Margaret Diedrich; Newly Elected President of Serra Club of San Francisco, Michael Handlos; and Governor of District 5, Jamie Casey.

On June 9 Casey swore in new officers including Handlos; Paul Crudo, vice president of programs; Ed Dollard, vice president of vocations; Carole Kilgariff, vice president of membership; Vivian Mullaney, vice president of communications; Neal McGettigan, secretary; and Art Green, treasurer.

An additional eight trustees pledged with the new officers their rededication to the goals of the Serra Club, especially “To foster and

promote vocations to the Catholic priesthood and religious life.”

Newly elected President Handlos read a letter of gratitude from Sulpician Father Gerald L. Brown, president/rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary. The vice chancellor thanked the former members of the Golden Gate Club for achieving their pledge of $10,000 to the Menlo Park seminary.

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■ Continued from cover Several other changes in the norms also simply reflected more precision in legal terminology, such as inserting “canonical” before “due process” at one point and, at another point, inserting a note that an accused cleric “enjoys the presumption of innocence” during the investigation of the allegation.

The section on the applicability of the norms to clerics in religious orders was rewritten, with appropriate canon law references added, to state more clearly the autonomy of religious orders over the internal life of their community, while affirming the bishop’s authority to prohibit a religious who has abused a minor from engaging in any public ministry in his diocese.

The charter has been rewritten extensively to reflect the fact that its provisions have now been in place since June 2002.

The main work of dioceses now is continuing implementation — not establishing new policies, programs, offices and other structures to meet charter requirements initially, as many dioceses had to do when it was first adopted.

In the revised charter the relationship of the bishops’ conference and its officers with the National Review Board and

June 24, 2005 USCCB Office of Child and Youth Protection is spelled out more clearly.

Conference officials emphasized that changes in that area did not weaken the authority of the board, which monitors implementation of the charter in every diocese.

The original charter contained 17 articles spelling out specific projects, policies, programs and structures that the bishops would set up nationally and in their dioceses. These included: — Removing from ministry any priests and deacons who have sexually abused minors.

— Reaching out to victims and their families pastorally and in other ways.

— Notifying civil authorities when church personnel are accused of molesting minors.

— Establishing sexual abuse awareness and safe environment programs and policies throughout dioceses, parishes and schools, including background checks on priests, other church personnel and volunteers who work with children.

— Forming diocesan review boards to review cases independently and hire victim outreach coordinators.

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— Conducting two major national studies on clergy sexual abuse of minors, one on its nature and scope and the other on its causes and context.

On one of the most debated substantive issues, the revision remains firm: “For even a single act of sexual abuse of a minor ... the offending priest or deacon is to be permanently removed from ministry and, if warranted, dismissed from the clerical state.”

When a reporter asked Archbishop Flynn about complaints from leaders of victims’ groups that the bishops’ response to sexual abuse is still insufficient, the archbishop said, “Look about you. See what has happened in the past three years and see what is going to happen in the next three.”

The “Statement of Episcopal Commitment” is a slight revision of one adopted in 2002. It notes that since bishops “are directly accountable to the Holy See,” the charter and special U.S. norms cannot be applied to bishops in the same way as it applies to priests and deacons.

“In cases of an allegation of sexual abuse of minors by bishops, we will apply the requirements of the charter also to ourselves, respecting always church law as it applies to bishops,” it says. “In such cases we will inform the apostolic nuncio,” the papal representative to the United States.

The statement pledges the bishops to procedures and practices of moral responsibility to one another and mutual support and correction in helping one another interpret and implement the charter correctly.

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■ Continued from cover to receive spiritual formation. Mark’s parents “knew how well we behave in front of priests.”

The seeds of Mark’s vocation were sown at St. Gregory’s and he was invited by Fr. Marc Ouellet (now Cardinal Archbishop of Quebec) to attend a relatively new house of formation in Rome called Casa Balthasar. There he studied classical and contemporary philosophy, theology and classical literature. Attendance at Casa Balthasar is a “time of discernment and deepening of spiritual life,” Mark said.

The house of formation operates under the guidance of the writings of the great 20th Century theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. Balthasar “taught me how top treat and live theology ‘in ginocchio’ – in one’s knees – through prayer, meditation and contemplation,” Mark said, “’To always do God’s will’ was central in his theology. Mark’s teachers and mentors at Casa Balthasar included Ouellet, Christoph Schonborn (now Cardinal), and then Cardinal Joseph Ratizinger who was Protector of the house.

Mark discerned a vocation to the diocesan priesthood and it was natural for him to desire ordination for the Archdiocese San Francisco where his family, including his cousin Fr. Rene Ramoso, now lived.

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John is thankful to numerous priests, friends, educators and mentors for “nurturing and inspiring” his vocation. He hopes all will continue to pray for him “that I may be a good priest.” His first assignment as parochial vicar will be at St. Gabriel parish in San Francisco.

Ordain . . . music through the Gregorian, Angelicum, and Pontifical Institute for Sacred Music. “I benefited so much from having classmates from all over the world in these institutions as I learn to appreciate more the universality of the Catholic Church,” Mark said.

Mark said Psalm 34 is particularly significant for him as he approaches ordination: “I will bless the Lord at all times; praise and thanksgiving shall be always in my mouth.” Mark thanks Archbishop Levada, the bishops, priests and deacons “who gave me good examples and showed me their support.” He also thanks his family, friends, and benefactors for their “love and care.” In a “special way” he is thankful to Saint Cecilia’s Parish Family, where he spent “one fruitful” year as transitional deacon.

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St. Teresa’s charity continues to reach far and inspire others in the Archdiocese

By Evelyn Zappia Meanwhile, parish business manager, Rory Desmond got busy contacting his friend, Mary Ahlbach at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory. He explained the great needs of the orphan ministry.

Ahlbach explained, “I’ve been connected with the ministry ever since Rory roped me in.”

As chairperson of Saint Ignatius’ Religious Studies Department, Ahlbach made arrangements for Sister Godbertha to speak to SI students.

Sister easily captured their hearts, Ahlbach said.

The students’ eagerness to help was infectious. Ahlbach said that the students could not do enough for the ministry. They volunteered in record number and created several ways to raise money for the orphanage. In a very short time, the school presented Sister Godbertha $1,200 for her children.

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SAINT IGNATIUS JOINED BY ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN AND MERCY SAN FRANCISCO Within a year, SI’s roster of volunteers supporting the AIDS orphan ministry increased significantly. High school students from Archbishop Riordan and Mercy San Francisco joined the mission. Also, some SI alumni attending Santa Clara University told Ahlbach to add their names to the list.

Ahlbach explained that never in her 13 years at SI has she experienced the level of inventiveness on the part of students to attract the interest of so many to raise money for one particular cause.

The three schools set a fundraising goal of $30,000 which was reached by the end of this school year. The money will go toward the first phase of completing construction of a new AIDS orphan center in Bukoba, Tanzania. The center will include office space, classrooms for job skill training, a medical clinic, and more. The Sisters will be able to serve more than 1,500 orphans at the site.

Ahlbach explained that construction on the center began July 2004 but was stalled because of the lack of funds. Ahlbach is traveling to Tanzania this month where she will present the Saint Therese Sisters with the $30,000 raised by the hardworking, spirited young adults.

Longtime parishioner, Rhonda Kingman, sponsored a young girl’s education at $20 a month. Her example led 13 other St. Teresa parishioners to join as sponsors of children.

MOST HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH JOINS THE MINISTRY This year, Most Holy Redeemer Parish joined St. Teresa’s AIDS min-

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ast year’s decision to support an AIDS orphan ministry in Africa by St. Teresa’s parish in San Francisco launched a growing ministry that encouraged others in the Archdiocese to join in combating the African HIV/AIDS pandemic – one child at a time.

An article published in Catholic San Francisco (Sept. 2003) titled Africa in Crisis initiated parish interest in the AIDS orphan ministry of the Sisters of Saint Therese of the Little Flower in Tanzania.

Saint Therese Sister Godbertha Muganda, while studying at the University of San Francisco, joined an Archdiocesan delegation intended to investigate and bring attention to the severe crises of AIDS, civil war and poverty on the continent.

Sister Godbertha escorted the delegation to Tanzania where the travelers witnessed firsthand the unique orphanage ministry performed by the Sisters of Saint Therese.

Through the Sisters’ ministry, children orphaned by AIDS continue to live in the villages of their birth with appointed guardians, who may be relatives.

The Saint Therese Sisters work closely with the village chiefs and elders to keep harmony and sustain a sense of community for the orphans.

The children report daily to one of 16 learning centers that the Sisters founded for their education. Carpentry and tailoring are some examples of the practical skills taught in some of the centers.

The Sisters also run an elementary school that teaches grades one through seven with an enrollment of 700 pupils. The ministry is performed within the boundaries of Kashozi and Mugana Catholic parishes.

Kibale is one of 15 villages where the Sisters minister to the orphans and those with HIV/AIDS. Much of their time is spent fighting the related diseases to which the HIV/AIDS patients are especially vulnerable such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, malaria, skin and respiratory infections.

Kibale is also where the Sisters started a small plantation farm for the orphans. The young children are given three to ten coffee plants to care for, so they can earn pennies to buy kerosene, pencils and other small items.

Last year, St. Teresa’s parishioners in San Francisco saw the need to respond to the ministry of the Saint Therese Sisters. They agreed to donate a one-time $15,000 contribution to the AIDS orphan project. The donation was a portion of a sizeable bequest left to the parish.

The photographs accompanying this story are by Karen Ande, a San Francisco photojournalist.

The photographs are part of a current exhibit at Most Holy Redeemer parish, which document the effects of HIV/AIDS in Africa. istry. Rory Desmond said he is “incredibly impressed with the passion and leadership MHR has brought to the ministry.”

Michael Nava, head of MHR’s AIDS orphan outreach explained that the parish got involved after Sister Godbertha and Desmond spoke to them about the AIDS ministry.

The parish was so moved, it decided to sponsor the education of 14 orphaned children. The ministry members agreed each child would receive a four-year-education.

To date, MHR has raised $8,000. An additional $5,200 is needed to complete the goal of providing each child with a four-year-education.

With MHR adopting St. Teresa’s model of sponsoring the education of children, the two parishes guarantee that 28 orphans will receive edu-

cations. Nava said MHR plans to increase the number of students it aids in the future.

As part of the ministry’s educational outreach, MHR is exhibiting (now to July 17) the works of San Francisco photojournalist, Karen Ande.

Her photographs document the effects of AIDS in Africa, especially among children and women.

“The series of photographs are stunning,” said Nava. “We hope to attract the general public to the exhibit to raise awareness about the crisis of AIDS in Africa and our ministry.”

To support the mission of the Saint Therese Sisters, you may send a check to Saint Therese Sisters, care of Sister Godbertha Muganda, 2340 Turk Blvd., San Francisco, 94118.

Sisters of Saint Therese The Missionaries of Africa from Holland founded the Saint Therese Sisters of the Little Flower in 1933 in response to the tremendous social, economic and spiritual needs of the Tanzanian people. About 40 years ago, the Sister became independent. Since then, the responsibility for the community has been carried out by the local Tanzanian Sisters.

The community has 415 professed members with the median age of 39 years. Their ministries include working in hospitals, health centers, parish ministry, teaching in schools and social work especially among women and children. AIDS ministry has now become their major area of concern. The community is located among the most afflicted areas in the country.

With nearly 1 million AIDS orphans in Bukoba, the Sisters have become the source of parental care and attention for many of the children. They can be a child’s only source for food, shelter, hospital fees, schooling, or even simple items like soap.

Most Holy Redeemer Photo Exhibit Effects of HIV/AIDS in Africa Most Holy Redeemer’s Ellard Hall will display the works of Karen Ande, a San Francisco photojournalist, whose photographs document the effects of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Now until July 17, the exhibit will be open to the public each Sunday from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. For appointments to view the exhibit other than Sundays call (650) 994-6405. Most Holy Redeemer is located at 100 Diamond St. in San Francisco.

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Guest commentary Church, not state, must advance moral agenda

By Cal Thomas Former Senator and U.N. Ambassador John Danforth has performed a valuable service between elections by writing about a Christian’s role in contemporary American society. In an op-ed for The New York Times last Friday, Danforth, an ordained minister, observed: “Many conservative Christians approach politics with a certainty that they know God’s truth, and that they can advance the kingdom of God through governmental action.”

He writes that the “only absolute standard of behavior is the commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves.” One can quibble over where Danforth’s “absolutist” position may lead politically (and I do, given the position of religious moderates and liberals when it comes to a host of other issues in which they are engaged - from anti-war activism and the environment, to civil rights and same-sex “marriage”), but his central thesis is correct: Christians are limited in what government can do for them and for an earthly agenda.

That does not mean government can’t do some things. It simply means it cannot advance a moral and spiritual agenda, because it is the church, not the state, that is commissioned to preach and observe God’s message.

That much of the country is preoccupied with materialism and pleasure further limits the state’s capabilities in this area. Conservative Christians, while seeking to enact legislation that reflects their moral views, increasingly have found it difficult to impose their morality on themselves.

The pollster George Barna, who regularly checks the spiritual temperature of the Christian church, has chronicled important facts conservative Christians should consider before demanding government act to repair the “moral slide.”

Barna has noted that as many conservative Christians are divorcing as those who are of different religious persuasions, or of no religion, and as many of the children of conservative Christians are having sex as nonChristian children.

But the ordained and self-appointed conservative Christian leaders do not seem to preach as much to their own about these shortcomings (or, if they do, they are not heeded) as they do to the rest of the country about theirs.

Wouldn’t these conservative Christians have greater moral power if they put their own houses in order before trying to cure the disorder in other houses? Isn’t that the principle behind Jesus’ story about noticing a speck in the other fellow’s eye, while ignoring the beam in one’s own eye?

In a week when evangelist Billy Graham is visiting New York for what may be the last mass meeting of a long and noble ministry, Richard Ostling of the Associated Press asked him about social issues. Graham replied, “I don’t give advice. I’m going to stay off these hot-button issues.”

Graham hasn’t always shied away from those topics, but he learned where the greater power comes from and it isn’t government. The 86-yearold Graham “now seeks to shun all public controversies - preferring a simple message of love and unity through Jesus,” writes Ostling.

John Danforth seems to flirt with universalism when he says that he and his fellow religious moderates believe “religion should be inclusive.” Not exactly. Different religions make competing claims and the Christian faith separates “sheep from goats,” the saved from the lost, and heaven from hell.

Jesus said he came to bring a sword. A sword divides. The primary objective for the Christian should be to seek and to point others toward Jesus, not to political parties and agendas.

The social ills confronting us have not produced our collective indifference to a moral code. They reflect that indifference. Fixing social ills does not begin in the halls of Congress or Supreme Court, but in individual human hearts.

Government can’t go there. God can. But if God’s servants prefer government to God, or seek to attach God to political parties and earthly agendas, they are doomed to futility.

Danforth notes that Jesus sat with “tax collectors and sinners” and sees these acts as part of Jesus’ “tolerance” and inclusiveness. But his purpose was not to justify their often corrupt tax-collecting practices and other sins. It was to lead them to repentance and faith in himself. He told the woman taken in adultery that while he did not condemn her, she was to “go and sin no more.” To a moderate, I guess that was intolerant.

These concerns were never raised when religious moderates and liberals had the public square to themselves. They’re upset because they have been marginalized. Still, Danforth is right about where true power to change people comes from, and it isn’t from the state.

Cal Thomas writes a column that is nationally syndicated through Tribune Media Services.

Bravo to Brian Bromberger for what is one the finest explanations of the ministry of the Deacon (CSF — June 10). The newly ordained deacon certainly has started his ministry with great care and concern for the Church in giving such a profound catechetical clarification of the role of the Permanent Deacon.

We often have been told that it is good that we have deacons with the decline of priestly vocations. Having ourselves lived the vocation of a deacon couple in the Archdiocese of San Francisco for fifteen years, we believe that Brian has eloquently explained the deacon’s ministry as we have experienced it firsthand. Indeed we do not believe we have a shortage of priests. Rather, we believe that the Holy Spirit is developing a new way of living out the Church’s call to serve the world.

We need only be open to the Spirit and pray for guidance and understanding.

Congratulations to Brian Bromberger and his fellow deacons ordained to the Permanent Diaconate June 19. Congratulations also to the permanent deacons now serving the Archdiocese and their wives. Indeed, wives are a tremendous witness to marriage and love of the Church. After all, what woman would joyously accept another Bride for her husband? Indeed, the wife of the deacon does exactly that on the day of her husband’s ordination.

Many of the wives of the deacons in our Archdiocese have ministries of their own and serve along side of their husbands as true partners in Christ.

We sincerely offer our prayers, support and congratulations to all of our new deacons and their wives.

Rev. Mr. Joseph Borg and Paulette Borg Novato

Aug. 13. I understand that it is to be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown San Francisco and individual tickets for the affair are priced at $150. I also understand that this is not a fund raising event and I would like to see the plans adjusted to where it could be a more inclusive honorary gathering for our Archbishop.

It seems to me that this would be a splendid opportunity to have the affair organized in such a way that Catholics from all walks of life could attend. It seems that our country as a whole is increasingly becoming a “class society” with a widening gulf between the rich and poor.

Let’s not let that happen in our community for this particular event. I would like to see it advertised and promoted in such a way that all Catholics who wish to can attend this truly historic event. It is something that we would really like to tell our grandchildren that we attended.

Alan Cereghino Merced Ed. note – The individual dinner ticket of $150 does not cover per-person costs for the event and related activities honoring Archbishop Levada in downtown San Francisco Aug. 13. That is why additional funding is being sought from major underwriters. The dinner is not a fund raising event, but any excess monies will be donated to the Mission District Alliance of Catholic Schools.

The faithful are invited to a special liturgy — marking the farewell of Archbishop Levada, which is planned for Aug. 7 at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.

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Dinner for Archbishop I read with great interest of the farewell dinner honoring Archbishop Levada on his appointment to the Vatican. This is really an exciting time for all U.S. Catholics and especially for all of us in California who know of the wonderful things that he has accomplished as San Francisco’s Archbishop.

I do have, however, some concerns about the plans under way for the farewell dinner on

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Wrong on law Once more George Weigel got it wrong (CSF – June 10). His theology may be great. His law is faulty.

First, he took the supposedly “extreme” remarks from Justice Ginsburg out of context. Secondly, he completely misconceives the decision in Scott v.

Sanford, the “Dred Scott Case.” In that case Chief Justice Roger Tawney followed the existing law to the letter. He ruled in accordance with a then and still existing rule of conflicts of law. That is, the law of the place where the plaintiff resides governs his status with reference to civil rights. At the time plaintiff Scott was a resident of Missouri where slavery was legal. The law of Missouri, at that time, also recognized slaves as being the personal property of the owners. Therefore, ruled the Court, Scott did not have legal standing to sue for his freedom in that state.

If the Supreme Court had failed to follow the then existing law, it would have been charged with “extremism.” Mr. Weigel has inadvertently stumbled into becoming an extremist himself.

Jerome F. Downs San Francisco

Thomas first century feast – July 3 Thomas, whose name means “twin,” is listed among the Twelve Apostles in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In John’s Gospel, he was ready to die with Christ (11:16), elicited from Jesus the declaration “I am the way, the truth and the life” Crosiers (14:5-7), prompted the “doubting Thomas” sobriquet for his skepticism about Christ’s resurrection (20:24-28), and was with the other apostles when the risen Lord appeared to them at the Sea of Tiberias (21:2). By legend and tradition, Thomas evangelized in eastern Turkey, Armenia, Iran, India and China.

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The Catholic Difference Milwaukee’s Marquette University has been in a bit of a flap.

Marquette’s athletic teams had long been known as the “Warriors.” When the politically correct protested, the heirs of Jacques Marquette (the legendary 17th century Jesuit missionary honored in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall) caved, renaming the school’s teams the “Golden Eagles.” That made a significant contingent of Marquette fans unhappy. They continued to cheer for their “Warriors;” the vice-chairman of the board even offered a million dollar gift if the old name were restored.

University president Father Robert Wild, SJ, then announced a lengthy “dialogue” to straighten things out; predictably, the “dialogue” produced an anodyne nickname – the Marquette Gold (as in the Harvard Crimson and the Stanford Cardinal).

I’m told that there were minor riots on campus. The local media were having a field day, and Father Wild finally announced yet another “process:” there would be a national plebiscite among interested parties, who would vote on a nickname from a list of ten names.

In the midst of all this, Father Wild, evidently trying to get the conversation refocused, said this about his school: “Just last week we received the largest single donation in university history with a gift of $28 million that will transform our College of Communication. For the third consecutive year, we celebrate the fact that students are applying to Marquette in record numbers.

Marquette has risen in national academic rankings. The campus has undergone a physical transformation, and Marquette has enjoyed the most successful fund-raising period in its history,

raising more than $300 million during the current comprehensive campaign. These are the true measures of a great university.”

They are?

That would come as news to St. Ignatius Loyola, who thought that the real test of higher education was what happened to the students – intellectually, socially, morally, and spiritually – under Jesuit tutelage. A university that measures its “greatness” by application numbers and endowment rather than by the character of its graduates is a school with a decidedly secular notion of greatness.

Father Wild’s measures of “greatness” would also have surprised his predecessors in Jesuit higher education, and not so long ago at that. In 1955, Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, dean of U.S. Catholic historians, wrote an influential essay on the current state and future prospects of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities. Re-reading Msgr. Ellis’s essay on its fiftieth anniversary should remind us not to wax nostalgic about the state of Catholic higher education in the mid-1950s. It did some things well, and it did some things poorly.

Fixing what was broken did not require the wholesale abandonment of required courses and core curricula, however, much less the widespread rejection of character formation and spiritual direction as a function of Catholic higher education – both of which took place in the late 1960s. According to the Ellis formula, improving Catholic higher education should have meant building on the traditional strengths of Catholic colleges and universities: rigorous training in the liberal arts comple-

mented by solid personal formation. Instead, too many Catholic schools began aping Harvard, Stanford, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith, just when those schools were imploding, intellectually and morally.

George Weigel One sad result of that forty-year long trend is intellectual: graduates of Catholic colleges and universities today often have no more idea how to put their knowledge together into a coherent and compelling worldview than do other recent graduates. Another sad outcome is the phenomenon that Loyola-Maryland professor Vigen Guroian calls the “dorm brothel” – the college as sexual free-fire zone, which is a very bad place to learn how to love. (And if you think the “dorm brothel” isn’t a feature of too many Catholic campuses, think again.)

And yet another sad result of misreading Father Ellis’s prescription is a Catholic university that measures its “greatness” by dollar signs and numbers of student applicants.

On this fiftieth anniversary of Msgr. Ellis’s critique, surely another, equally critical reflection is in order.

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Family Life

Been there, done that The 17-year-old boy, a good boy, was insulted.

He had called, thirty minutes after his curfew, from a friend’s house, after they’d spent the evening at a bookstore and coffeeshop. A female friend.

“Can I stay longer?”

“No. Come home.”

So he came home, and his mother asked him what the girl’s parents were like. He said he didn’t know. He hadn’t seen them. Maybe they were asleep. Maybe they weren’t home.

Well, now, that was a problem. The mother told the boy that he wasn’t to be at a girl’s house if her parents weren’t home.

This is where the insulted part comes in.

“You don’t trust me?” He was genuinely, honestly, hurt.

It was late, and the mother didn’t have the time or energy to explain at that moment, but the next day she would, and this is what she’d say: It’s really not a matter of trusting or distrusting who you are as a person. I know you have good values and I know you’re pretty committed to living them. I’m glad.

But what you don’t understand right now, although you probably will soon enough, is that holding good values and saying you hold them only gets you so far.

You’re a human being, and that means you’re made up of more than a brain that can accept ideas. You’re also made up of emotions and a body.

Think about the times you’ve been really, really, angry,

especially about something small. You can look back at that moment now and see how unimportant that issue really was — whose turn it was to set the table or whether or not you’d be allowed to watch a certain movie.

But do you remember how you reacted at the time? You fought, you yelled, you hurled a couple of insults, you made a couple of claims that were, in retrospect, just stupid. You could barely think, your heart was racing and you could feel the blood rushing to your face and turning it that bright red it always turns when you get really mad.

And now, you can look back and see it all so calmly, talk about it, even laugh. You can state your values, honestly and sincerely, and affirm your beliefs in solving conflicts calmly.

But in moment of anger — well, that’s another story.

Not a lot of thinking going on there, was there?

It’s the same with this whole boys and girls alone thing.

You can make all the speeches you want, you can sign papers, you can say what you believe until we’re all bored and would like you to please shut up.

But alone with someone you really care about? Not an adult in sight? Late at night, tired and relaxed, in your own very nice, very private world, talking, laughing, connecting and feeling accepted?

In those circumstances, to tell the truth, it’s natural to start to feel the desire to connect, not only emotionally, but physically as well. And once that gets rolling — just as when you let anger in

and take over your reactions — it’s very difficult to stop, no matter how good your intentions are.

It’s not impossible, at all, mind you. You’re not an uncontrollable animal. But it’s difficult and frustrating, and it Amy Welborn definitely takes the focus away from building a friendship where it counts: emotionally, spiritually and intellectually.

So that’s why it’s maybe better to avoid the situation.

(Your grandparents called it an “occasion of sin.” Think about it. Not a bad concept.)

Not because you don’t have good values. Not because you’re not committed to them. You are. We know that, and we’re proud.

But talking about values is different from living by them. Take it from us. Maybe we learned the hard way and maybe we’re just trying to help you avoid our mistakes.

Can you blame us?

Amy Welborn is a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor and author of De-Coding Da Vinci.

Spirituality

The mystery of saying goodbye When I was 23 years old, in the space of just three months, both my parents died. They were young, I was young, our family was young - too young, we felt, to let them go. But they died despite that and their leaving left a gaping hole in our lives.

But after a time that void began to fill in and our sadness began to dissipate. It took a couple of years, but eventually things changed. Our mother and father came back to us in a new way. We began to feel their presence as a warm nurturing spirit, as a permanent sustaining love. They were now present to us in a deeper way, a way devoid of tension.

When they were still alive, we loved each other, but, as with all families, that love was fraught with some tension.

Love and concern can never be given and received without some shadow, some resistance. It’s like that in all families and it’s like that even inside of our most intimate relationships.

Face to face, in this life, there is no such thing as intimacy without a shadow, clear-cut pure love. No matter how much we love someone, we will still always experience some feelings of resistance, of disappointment, of not being understood.

But, after our parents died and our grief over their leaving dissipated, their love for us and their presence began to flow into our lives in a way beyond those tensions. In going away they were able to give us something that they couldn’t give us when they were with us, namely, presence and love without a shadow.

Was this simply a question of death making us forget about former tensions and disappointments with each other?

Partly, but there is something deeper involved. Intimacy is a curious thing, deep and paradoxical. Inside intimacy, presence and absence play on each other in such a way that, on a given day and in a given season of a relationship, it is hard to tell which provides the deeper connection.

Sometimes when we are physically present to each other we cannot give each other what we need. Sometimes only our absence can deepen and cleanse our presence. Sometimes it is better that we go away, for a day or for a season. That is part of the mystery, theology, and psychology of the Ascension. At one level, this is a mystery, yet we have a sense of how it works.

As a parent, you experience this when your children grow up and move away. First there is the pain of letting them go, but eventually there is the joy of having those same children come back and stand before you in a new way, as adults now who can befriend you and be with you in a way that they couldn’t as children. But, this doesn’t happen unless your children first go away. Good parents know that by hanging on too tightly you not only stunt their growth, but you deprive yourselves of eventually having a wonderful adult came back to you with something deeper to give then the dependent love of a child.

Jesus tries, painstakingly and repeatedly, to teach this to his

disciples before his ascension. He tells them, again and again: “It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go away I cannot send you the spirit. You will grieve now, but later you will rejoice.” We have go away in order for our spirFather its to bloom more fully Ron Rolheiser and be capable of being received by those we love most.

When children leave home for the first time to begin lives on their own, in one fashion or another, they are saying to their parents what Jesus said to his disciples before his ascension: “It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go away I cannot come back to you in a deeper way!”

We speak those words too every time we walk out of a door, for a long time or even for just a day, and have to say the words: “Good-bye!”

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theologian, teacher and award-winning author.

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THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:8-11. 14-16a; Psalm 89:2-3. 16-17, 18-19; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 A READING FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS (2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A) One day Elisha came to Shunem, where there was a woman of influence, who urged him to dine with her. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he used to stop there to dine.

So she said to her husband, “I know that Elisha is a holy man of God. Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed, table, chair, and lamp, so that when he comes to us he can stay there.” Sometime later Elisha arrived and stayed in the room overnight.

Later Elisha asked, “Can something be done for her?” His servant Gehazi answered, “Yes! She has no son, and her husband is getting on in years.” Elisha said, “Call her.” When the woman had been called and stood at the door, Elisha promised, “This time next year you will be fondling a baby son.”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19) R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

The promises of the Lord I will sing forever, through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.

For you have said, “My kindness is established forever;” in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.

R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Blessed the people who know the joyful shout; in the light of your countenance, O Lord, they walk.

At your name they rejoice all the day, and through your justice they are exalted.

R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

You are the splendor of their strength, and by your favor our horn is exalted.

For to the Lord belongs our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.

R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE ROMANS (ROM 6:3-4, 8-11) Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.

If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (MT 10:37-42) Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my will find it.

Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple — amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

Scripture FR. MUNACHI EZEOGU, CSSP

Ministering love is a two-way street Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission. Once he was interviewing candidates for the mission field.

“Why do you wish to go to foreign mission?” he asked them one after another. “I want to go because Christ has commanded us to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” said one.

Another said, “I want to go because millions are perishing without Christ.” Others gave different answers. Then Hudson Taylor said, “All of these motives, however good, will fail you in times of testings, trials, tribulations, and possible death.

There is but one motive that will sustain you in trial and testing; namely, the love of Christ.”

In today’s gospel, Jesus teaches those whom he is sending out as messengers of the gospel that they must be driven by the love they bear for him, and sustained by the love they receive from others. In other words, preaching the gospel is not just a question of being a channel of God’s love, for a channel flows only in one direction.

It is more like being an electrical conduit which receives current only to give it out, and gives out current only to receive again. The high rate of physical fatigue, mental exhaustion and spiritual dehydration among church ministers has to do with the belief that the minister is there to give care and support to all without a corresponding realization that ministers themselves also need to receive care and support. Jesus tells us that it is question of loving and being loved, of giving and receiving.

Today’s gospel reading is the final portion of Matthew 10 in which Jesus gives his disciples an extended teaching on mission or ministry. In the first part of the reading, Jesus paints a portrait of the missionary or minister who is worthy of the name “Christian.”

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

In other words, the messenger of Christ must be someone who is in love with Christ in such a way that love of parents and children (and implicitly, love of spouse) assumes a secondary importance.

Not only love of family but love of one-

self becomes secondary as well. To take up one’s cross and follow Jesus is to sign one’s death warrant because the way of the cross ends up on the Calvary of crucifixion. The only credible (“worthy”) messenger of Christ is the person who has found a reason to live and a reason to die, and that reason is Jesus Christ himself.

That is why the first part of the reading concludes with the general principle: “Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.” (v. 39) The second part of the reading talks about the Christian messenger not as one who dispenses love, but as one who receives the love and hospitality of the people. This time it is the disciple who is on the receiving end. “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me” (v.

40). Many ministers are slow to accept help from the people. They think their part is only to dispense love and consolation to others. The fact is, the person who is incapable of receiving love is equally incapable of giving it. Remember the analogy of the electric cable: a cable that cannot or does not receive electric energy cannot give it either. The best missionaries we know in Africa are missionaries who would visit the natives and sit down to share their meagre meals with them. By accepting the hospitality that the people have to offer, they open themselves more to the give-and-take flow of love.

To conclude his teaching, Jesus encourages the people to be generous with his messengers. Let us take these words of Jesus to heart and act on them to the best of our ability. Remember, we do not need to give gold or silver; a cup of cold water is enough: Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple — truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.

Fr. Munachi Ezeogu is a Nigerian priest in the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritan). Visit his website at www.munachi.com.

What is needed most For the homeless it is a shelter.

For the lonely it’s just a visit.

For the hungry it’s a meal.

For one who stumbles it is helping hands.

For the thirsty, a cup of water.

O God, you ask little of us and bless us, both when we give and when we receive.

Please give us buckets full of your water and don’t let us miss one cup that needs to be filled.

Amen.

The Prophet Elisha – Giorgio Vasari, 1566.

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Year of the Eucharist

After the Fall In our last article (“Out of the Shadows,”June 10) we saw that the first major shift in the history of the Mass came in the fourth century, when the Christian faith was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire. That empire continued in the East until the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and in Russia until the twentieth century. Missionaries carried the Byzantine liturgy throughout eastern Europe, and translated the Greek texts into the language of the people. If you attend the Divine Liturgy today in an Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church, you can have the experience of “heaven on earth” which is a hallmark of the Byzantine Eucharist.

The fate of the western half of the Roman Empire was very different. A series of barbarian invasions led to the collapse of the empire in the fifth and sixth centuries. It took many centuries to restore the ruined social fabric of Europe, and this catastrophe had an impact on the Mass. In the ninth century the emperor Charlemagne sought to unify the disparate tribes of western Europe, and one means was to establish a common form of celebrating the Eucharist. He adopted the solemn papal Roman liturgy and disseminated it throughout his domain. The Latin language created a linguistic bond among the many different European peoples, just as English forms a common language for much of the world today.

Until the twelfth century urban life was rather uncommon in the West; most people lived in the countryside. Monasteries provided oases of learning and security in these remote regions, and monastic liturgy left its stamp on the Mass. Since monks

had practical tasks to perform, it became common for some of them not to concelebrate at the community liturgy, but to offer Mass privately. This made it necessary to say the prayers quietly, and it meant that the priest and his server had to assume the ministries of deacons, readers, choir and assembly. For convenience, all the prayers and readings were put into one book.

Theological controversies had their impact on the Mass.

Disputes about the nature of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist heightened an awareness of the sacredness of the Blessed Sacrament. The celebration of Corpus Christi, the elevation of the Host, and the withholding of the chalice from the laity (in order to avoid the danger of spilling the Precious Blood) grew out of these theological debates. Moved by a sense of their unworthiness, many people refrained from receiving Holy Communion; in 1215 the Lateran Council had to decree that the faithful should receive Communion at least once a year.

Thus by the late Middle Ages western Europe was united by a common pattern of Eucharistic celebration, although local variations found their way into the rites. The Latin language unified the educated elements in society, but it created a barrier for the illiterate. Some ceremonies which originally had a practical purpose assumed a variety of allegorical meanings. Many of the prayers recited by the priest could not be heard by the community, and if they could be heard they would not have been understood.

While the Mass remained at the heart of religious life in Europe, most ordinary people saw it primarily as a sacred

drama. They knew it was the highest form of worship that we could offer to the Father, because it was the sacrifice of Christ Himself, and the great miracle was that Christ Himself became present in the Eucharist. In magnificent cathedrals and humble village churches the Roman rite was celebrated, a liturgy which hearkened back to the early days of the Church and proclaimed that, whatever political divisions might exist, the Catholic people shared a common faith.

It is fashionable to dismiss all this as “the Dark Ages”, but an acquaintance with the history of art and theology tells a different story. Through stone and glass, fresco and architecture the Gospel was handed on. In very difficult circumstances beautiful hymns were composed, spiritual masterpieces written and theological documents produced. But it is also true that for many people the Mass, although clearly very important, was a source of some mystification. The structure remained what it had been when Justin described the second-century Roman Eucharist, but the vicissitudes of history had made that structure difficult to perceive. Ignorance and greed set the stage for Reformers to call for change.

Part of a series presented by the Liturgical Commission of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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‘Ember Days’ to Independence On Monday July 4 our nation celebrates the formal ratification of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of our nation, the United States of America. Friday, however, is the first of three days, which mark the anniversary of another important event in our history that stems from that fateful day on July 4, 1776. By the summer of 1863 our nation had been divided in Civil War for over two years. Emancipation had been declared the previous September and had gone into effect the following January 1, transforming the war from a conflict over states rights to a fight over the very meaning of Freedom itself. While the War raged throughout the country, its effects felt in the political, social and personal realms, two great armies were converging on the peaceful farmland outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in what would become the bloodiest conflict ever fought in North America, and the most vicious in our nation’s history.

For three days, July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863, the Union and Confederate armies fought a decisive battle that became the turning point in the War. The battle, itself, encompassed many individual historic events carried out by remarkably ordinary men. One of these was the heroic charge of Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain down the height of Little Round Top on July 2nd, the second day of battle. With only 256 men and little ammunition with which to fight it became a maneuver that won the day and perhaps the War itself, and earned Colonel Chamberlain, a simple college professor from Maine, the Congressional Medal of Honor. The other, occurring on the third day, was the great charge through the center of battle led by General George Pickett. Pickett’s Charge, the “high water mark” of the Confederate Army of

Northern Virginia, ended in bloody and humiliating failure.

On July 3rd, the Battle of Gettysburg came to an end with a victory for the Union Army, securing the safety of our nation’s capitol just sixty miles to the south. The next day, July 4th, news would arrive of General Ulysses S. Grant’s capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, securing the entire span of the Mississippi River for the Union. With this news, after three days of devastating bloodshed, the victorious troops in Gettysburg, and the entire Union, celebrated the greatest 4th of July in our nation’s history. Union Soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes would later write “July 4, 1863. Was ever the Nations Birthday celebrated in such a way before?”

We the people of the United States will pause from our daily routine next Monday, as is our annual custom, to celebrate the freedom our nation enjoys. Some of us will feel moved to attend Mass that morning to pray that our nation may continue to renew itself in freedom and extend that freedom to all. We will pray to our Lord, whose Cross and Resurrection is the source of all freedom, that we strive to grow ever more worthy of that freedom, and that we may never take that freedom for granted.

Some of us may remember our Church’s tradition of Ember Days. Connected to such feasts as Corpus Christi and the Triumph of the Cross (September 14) Ember or Rogation Days were days that looked to another major feast as a time of prayer and thanksgiving after the feast, or of penance and preparation immediately following it. Originally connected particularly to agrarian societies, Ember Days continue to be a part of our liturgical tradition as days set aside by our bishops for prayer, thanksgiving, penance and preparation.

Non-celibate priests in the Roman Catholic Church Q. There are in the Roman Catholic (Latin) church today many married converts from other Christian faiths who now serve as ordained priests in the United States and Europe.

What is the process that qualifies one to convert and become a noncelibate priest in the Latin rite? Is it limited only to certain designated other Christian faiths? (Ohio) A. Catholic policies permitting married converts to become candidates for the priesthood are relatively recent and still developing. A few basic criteria, however, seem to be emerging.

The largest number of married Roman Catholic priests in our country are former Episcopal priests, members of the Anglican Communion. Their situation is to some degree unique among non-Roman Catholic clergy.

As was true in the Oxford movement during the 1800s in England, some Episcopal priests of the present generation who leaned toward Roman Catholicism felt they should remain within the Anglican tradition and work toward a reunion of larger groups of Anglicans with the church of Rome.

In time, many decided to join the Catholic faith indi-

vidually, usually with their families, and apply as married candidates for ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. As Anglicans, they said, they were formed within the Catholic system, and embraced Catholic tradition and teaching.

Some of them, especially those who looked for the larger reunion of the churches, even accepted the primacy of the bishop of Rome. They maintained that both in marrying and in their movement toward the Roman Catholic Church with hopes for ordination, they acted in good faith.

The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith accepted this reasoning, it seems. It recognized these Episcopal priests and their families as acting in good faith, and approved their reception into the Roman Catholic Church and eventual ordination as married men. They were, in other words, dispensed from the promise and commitment of celibacy.

Some married Lutheran clergy, now Catholic priests, feel that the attitude of Anglican clergy finds a parallel in many Lutherans who consider themselves “evangelical Catholics,” temporarily separated from Rome and working for reunion.

As we pass through these three days prior to the 4th of July, let the 1st3rd of July be for us Ember Days-of-sorts that prepare us to celebrate our nation’s independence and the freedom we enjoy. As we prepare next weekend Father to celebrate on Monday Bill Nicholas the Birth of our Nation, let us remember the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the great sacrifices many throughout our history have given to gain and preserve that freedom. Let us also pray that the many sins of our nation be forgiven and that we be renewed to the task of freedom in our world. Let us remember with profound gratitude that the source of all freedom is found not in the American flag, but ultimately in Christ Himself. His sacrifice on the Cross secured for us freedom from sin – a freedom for which so many have dedicated their lives in the past and continue to give and dedicate their lives today. Let us pray fervently that the true freedom, which is the salvation of Christ, permeate our community, our nation and our world, so that the cause of freedom – political and spiritual – may be extended and celebrated by all.

Fr. William Nicholas is parochial vicar at Nativity Parish in Menlo Park.

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One former Lutheran clergyman, now a Catholic priest, holds that this understanding is grounded in the Lutheran Augsburg Confession of 1530, and opens the way for married Lutherans to be received on the same basis as Episcopalians, with the same possibility of ordination to the priesthood.

On the other hand, people who are raised Roman Catholic are presumed to know and be committed to the present Catholic discipline of a celibate priesthood. They may choose either to marry or be ordained, are aware from the beginning that one of these sacraments precludes the other.

It seems certain that Roman Catholic policies for ordaining married converts are still developing. How those factors are addressed and resolved as time goes on will partly determine which other Christian faiths might possibly be treated similarly.

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco.

Call (415) 567-2020 for more information.

July 1: Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament every First Friday after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Friday and continuing throughout the day and night until 7:45 a.m.

Saturday with Morning Prayer and Benediction.

(Exposition is suspended during scheduled Masses at 12:10 noon, 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. according to liturgical norms.) Join us as we pray for world peace, a culture of life, priests and the special intentions commended to our prayers. For more information or to volunteer please call (415) 567-2020 x224.

Cathedral Autumn Group: All people 55 and over are cordially invited. Call (415) 567-2020, ext.

218. July 21: Summer Luncheon at McCormick & Kuleto’s, Ghirardelli Square. Reservations Required to (415) 567-2020 ext. 218

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Respect Life/ Family Life Are you in a troubled marriage? Retrouvaille, a program for couples with serious marital problems, might help. For information, call Tony and Pat Fernandez at (415) 893-1005.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available from the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Archdiocese, Chris Lyford, director, at (415) 614-5680.

Sat. at 9 a.m.: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF. Call (415) 752-4922.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 5683018.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month. Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care.

Call (415) 406-2387 for information.

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Reunions June 25: Class of ’95, Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School with Mass at 5 p.m. in parish church and reception in Flanagan Center. Contact Juliet Palarca at laxcat1@aol.com or go to www.holynamesf.com/alumni. The class of ’50 meets Nov. 12th for its 55th reunion. Contact Joe Murray at jdmsail1@cs.com or the Web site. The school is searching for class members from ’64, Kevin Brady at kbrady2626@msn.com and ’65, Helen Sigmund Fisicaro at (415) 973-1022.

June 30: Anniversary vigil at St. Brigid Church, Van Ness at Broadway in San Francisco beginning with Rosary at 6 p.m. Call (415) 364-1511 or visit www.stbrigid.org.

Aug. 14: Reunion of former members and friends of the now closed Blessed Sacrament Parish, San Rafael at China Camp Miwok Meadows Picnic Grounds from noon – 5 p.m. Bring your own picnic.

Contact Joan Powers 479-9482 or Chuck Chiapellone 479-3921 for additional information.

Sept. 17: St. Paul’s Grammar School reunion for class of 1960, 6 p.m. at Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco.

Call Liz Hinds Hannan at (650) 342-1759.

Oct. 1: Golden Diploma ceremony for 1955 graduates from Marin Catholic High School beginning with Mass at 4 p.m. in MC’s St. Francis Chapel.

Father Tom Daly, school president, will preside.

Dinner and dancing follows at Marin Art & Garden Center.

Oct. 29: Class of ’55, Immaculate Conception Academy at Embassy Suites in Burlingame. Contact Anne Nolan Dowd at (650) 359-2601 or andown@aol.com.

Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949.

San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle, 725 Diamond St. at Elizabeth/24th, SF. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, (415) 664-8590.

San Mateo County: St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Sylvia Miles at (650) 355-6650, Jerry Trecroci at (650) 355-1799, Frank Erbacher at (650) 355-4355; St. Matthew, San Mateo. Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622.

Taize Prayer The St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir will present a Farewell Concert on June 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the cathedral. The choir leaves on June 30 to sing Masses in the cathedrals of Lugano, Switzerland, and Cologne, Germany, as well as concerts in similar locales. This concert will represent the best of the musical offerings of the tour. The choir will ask for a free-will offering at the door to help defray some of the cost of the tour. The Cathedral Choir’s 25 members sing every Sunday from September through June at the 11a.m. Mass and also assist at archdiocesan liturgies including Ordinations. Christoph Tietze conducts the choir. Mimi Ruiz, Choir Assistant, will conduct Sunday’s program.

Holy Angels Elementary School in Colma is looking for graduates of its class of ’56 with a reunion in mind.

Call (65) 755-0220 or email Holyangls@aol.com.

Prayer/Lectures/Trainings

Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr.

Harry Schlitt presiding.

1st Sun, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: Mosaic, featuring conversations on current Catholic issues.

3rd Sun, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: For Heaven’s Sake, featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality.

Returning Catholics

July 8 – 10: Silent Women’s Retreat at St. Clare’s Retreat Center in Santa Cruz mountains. Charter bus transportation available from SF. Dominican Father Serge Probst will facilitate. Call Machado Arrendando at (415) 392-0958 for costs and details.

Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-614-5596, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org.

Check out our Web site for a list of events around the Bay Area and download our Newsletter at www.sfyam.org. We publish a quarterly newsletter to connect college students and young adults to the Catholic Church.

Sept 24: Fall Fest 2005, 9th Annual Young Adult Conference at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Volunteers needed.

Contact Mary, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org, 415-6145596. Registration available in June. www.sfyam.org.

Young adults recite the rosary in chapel of St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Contact Tony at (415) 3871654.

2nd and 4th Mon.: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meets. “Just show up and be part of our community.” Meetings take place at SVDP, Steiner and Green, SF at 7:30 p.m.

Thurs. at 7:30 p.m.: St. Dominic Adult Formation Series in the parish hall 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Explore the skills needed to understand the bible and help it inform daily life. Join at any time.

Contact Scott Moyer at scott@stdominics.org.

3rd/4th Sundays: St. Vincent de Paul YAG provide nourishment for the less fortunate, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Contact Tricia Reilly at (415) 505-4313.

Single, Divorced, Separated Separated and Divorced support group meets 1st and 3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Parish Center, SF, call Gail at (650) 591-8452.

Saturdays: Prayer Group, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Hilary Church 761 Hilary Drive, Tiburon, (415) 7565505. Father James Tarantino, presides. Call (415) 756-5505. Also at St. Hilary’s, Bible Study beginning Sept. 3. Sign-ups begin August 1st.

July 10: Monthly Mass - St. Vincent Church, 1 St. Vincent Dr. San Rafael –Marinwood, 9:30 am.

Lunch to follow at nearby restaurant. Call Moriah at (415) 756-5505 by July 7.

July 13: Monthly Planning Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Roast Haus Hof Brau 1545 S. Novato Blvd, Novato.

Call Dot at (415) 892-2801 by July 12.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc. of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 3663802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850.

Marin County: St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

San Francisco: St.Gabriel. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr in English and Spanish.

Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. St. Dominic. Call Margaret Passanisi at (415) 931-5241.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Information about children’s and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in their Province Center Chapel, 1520 Ralston Ave., Belmont across from Ralston Hall on the campus of their Notre Dame de Namur University. Call (650) 593-2045, ext. 350 or www.SistersofNotreDameCa.org.

1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan.

Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Catherine Rondainaro at (415) 713-0225

Volunteer Opportunities Do you have a few hours each week to spare?

St. Anthony Foundation can use your help. For more than 54 years, St. Anthony Foundation has worked to provide for the physical and emotional needs of the poor and homeless. A staple of its12 programs is the support of more than 300 volunteers. If you are interested in sharing the gift of time with St. Anthony Foundation in its free Dining Room or other programs, please call (415) 241- 2600 for more information. Weekday volunteers are especially needed - www.stanthonysf.org.

St. Anthony Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park needs volunteers Wed., Thurs, and Sat. from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help prepare and serve noon meals. More than 500 people daily are helped by the program. Call (650) 365-9664.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco needs your help at its Help Desk. Service includes sorting donations and helping clients. If anyone would like to volunteer - also small groups of volunteers one Saturday a month - they should call (415) 202-9955.”

St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County needs Spanish/English-speaking volunteers to answer phones in 2 – 3 hour shifts between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at their offices, 50 No. B St., San Mateo.

Volunteers do intake of clients’ requests, log the call and enter into Access-based computer data system.

Call (650) 373-0620.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633.

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The 3-D effects are an improvement over Rodriguez’s last foray into funhouse filmmaking (“Spy Kids 3-D”), but he still hasn’t figured out how to incorporate them into the narrative without a feeling of gimmickry. The 3-D detours — though visually entertaining — grow tedious and distract from the genial tale.

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Unlike Walter Mitty, Max is not the star of his flights of fancy, merely their chronicler, living vicariously through two invented superheroes: Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner), a gilled lad raised by sharks with the jaws to prove it; and the flaming Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley) who, as her name implies, can turn into molten lava.

But Max spends so much time in his own head that he has trouble distinguishing between what’s real and what’s imagined. So he’s only somewhat surprised when the aquatic wonder and the volcanic vixen actually appear — interrupting his math class — and enlist his help.

They blast off on a mission to save a distant world — the planet Drool — from the sinister machinations of Mr. Electric (George Lopez, also Max’s teacher), who wants to rid Drool of its dream power.

With its bubblegum-colored sky and computer-generated Candy-Land terrain, Drool is about as far removed as possible from the gritty monochrome back alleys of “Sin City” (Rodriguez’s most recent attempt at virtual world creation).

Instead of hulking hit men, Drool is inhabited by roly-poly giants who lumber through valleys of milk and cookies.

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Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin.

Pray for us (3X).

Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X).

Say prayers 3 days. M.B.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal.

You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted.

M.B.

Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked.

Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen.

This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks.

M.B.

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us.

Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days.

Thank You St. Jude.

Never known to fail.

You may publish.

M.B.

Your prayer will be published in our newspaper

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us.

Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days.

Thank You St. Jude.

Never known to fail.

You may publish.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us.

Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days.

Thank You St. Jude.

Never known to fail.

You may publish.

M.L.

C.O.O.Sr.

M.G.

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SERVICE DIRECTORY For Advertising Information Call 415-614-5642 E-mail: jpena@catholic-sf.org

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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AUTO SALES Wally Mooney

Ages 16 and up!

Earn a license while in High School!

Cosmetology and Esthetics start every month Manicuring begins July 5 Complete your hours at your convenience Flexible Schedules A great way to put yourself through college –an even greater job opportunity career change.

Auto Broker

650-244-9255 Spells Wally 650-740-7505 Cell Phone All Mfg. Warranty: Rebates and Special Dealer Finacing goes to Registered Owner/s P.O. Box 214 San Bruno, CA 94066

St. Robert’s Parish San Bruno

REAL ESTATE SPECIALIZING IN SAN MATEO COUNTY REAL ESTATE If I can be of service to you, or if you know of anyone who is interested in buying or selling a home, please do not hesitate to call me . . . * Parishioner of St. Gregory’s Church, San Mateo

Today

MIKE TEIJEIRO Realtor (650) 523-5815 m.teijeiro@remax.net

REAL ESTATE San Francisco & San Mateo County Real Estate CATHY CANDELARIA Broker Associate (415) 682-6684 or (415) 254-3724

cathycandelaria@aol.com

REALTORS Joe Kurpinsky & Annemarie Kurpinsky Parishioners, St. Brendan’s, S.F. RealtorsSpecializing in Probate & Trust Sales www.georgedevinerealtor.com (415)661.4853

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us.

Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days.

Thank You St. Jude.

Never known to fail.

You may publish.

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail.

Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin.

Pray for us (3X).

Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X).

Say prayers 3 days.

J.R.

Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin.

Pray for us (3X).

Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X).

Say prayers 3 days. M.M.L.

CONSTRUCTION

Handyman

REPAIRS & PRESSURE WASHING

Painting, roof repair, fence (repair/ build) demolition, carpenter, gutter (clean/ repair), skylight repairs, landscaping, gardening, hauling, moving, janitorial. All purpose.

Leaks, Dryrot, Decks, Safety grab bars Mike: (650) 355-8858 Lic # 778332

– Senior Discount –

HI TECH HARDWOOD FLOOR

FAMILY OWNED

415-661-3707

Lic. # 663641

24 HR

Plumbing • Fire Protection • Certified Backflow

John Bianchi Phone: 415.468.1877 Fax: 415.468.1875 100 North Hill Drive, Unit 18 • Brisbane, CA 94005 Lic. No. 390254

HOLLAND Plumbing Works San Francisco ALL PLUMBING WORK PAT HOLLAND CA LIC #817607

BONDED & INSURED

415-205-1235

NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR

SPIRITUAL HEALING

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

Professional Installation & Refinishing Specialist • New Floor Installation • Refinishing • Water & Fire Restoration • Patching • Sanding • Staining Free Estimates. Call Anytime

415-720-1612 415-387-9561 (home) www.hitechhardwoodfloor.com Insured PL, PD & Workmen’s Comp.

Contract Lic. #859459 SERVING THE BAY AREA • MANY LOCAL REFEFERENCES

John Holt

Ca. Lic 391053 General Contractor Since 1980

(650) 355-4926

Painting & Remodeling •Interiors •Exteriors •Kitchens •Baths Contractor inspection reports and pre-purchase consulting

COUNSELING PAULA B. HOLT, LCSW, ACSW Adult, Family, Couple Psychotherapy, LCS 18043 Divorce resolution, Grief resolution, Supportive consultation.

Substance abuse counseling, Post trauma resolution, Family Consultation.

Support and help a phone call away!

415-289-6990

4000 Geary Blvd., Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94118

When Life Hurts It Helps To Talk • Family • Work • Depression • Anxiety

• Relationships • Addictions

Dr. Daniel J. Kugler Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Over 25 years experience

Confidential • Compassionate • Practical (415) 921-1619 1537 Franklin Street • San Francisco, CA 94109

Christian Family Counselor HANDYMAN

LILA CAFFERY, MA, CCHT

Carpentry, Cabinetry, Painting,Refinishing Floors and Furniture, Door & Window Instal.,Cement Work.

Se habla Español & Tagalog.

Serving also the East Bay, Contra Costa,&Marin Counties

•Induviduals, Couples, Family •Addictions; Food, Chemical, Love •Enneagram Personality Work •Spiritual Direction• Sliding Scale

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Call (650) 757-1946 Cell (415) 517-5977

HIGH QUALITY SERVICE AT REASONABLE RATES

Painting & Remodeling

PLUMBING

(415) 668-1960

Floors

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail.

415-239-8491 not a licensed contractor

NOTICE TO READERS Licensed contractors are required by law to list their license numbers in advertisments.

The law also state that contractors performing work totaling $500 or more must be statelicensed. Advertisments appearing in this newspaper without a license number indicate that the contractor is not licensed.

For more information, contact:

Contractors State License Board 800-321-2752

St. Dominic’s Parishioner

Healing Your Inner Child

415-337-9474 • 650-888-2873 www.innerchildhealing.com Barbara Elordi, MFT Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist.

Offers individual, couple + family and group counseling.

The Peninsula Men’s Group, now in it’s 7th year, is a support group which provides affordable counseling in a safe and nurturing setting. Interested candidates may call for a free brochure.

(650) 591-3784 974 Ralston Ave. #6, Belmont, CA 94002

June 24, 2005 For Advertising Information Please Call 415-614-5642

heaven can’t wait

PASTORAL ADMINISTRATOR

Serra for Priestly Vocations

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yakima, WA has an immediate opening for a Pastoral Administrator, bilingual in Spanish/English. Must have considerable experience in Catholic parish ministry and confirmed ability to work with bi-cultural community. BA required.

Candidate should have leadership experience and proven organizational skills. If interested please call for application packet 509-248-1911.

Deadline July 31.

Please Call Archdiocese of San Francisco Fr. Tom Daly 415-614-5683

ORGANIST WEDDINGS • FUNERALS

For The Largest Publisher of Catholic Church Bulletins

Worship Services, Catholic Experience Marie DuMabeiller 415-441-3069, Page: 823-3664 VISA, MASTERCARD Accepted

ADVERTISING SALES This is a Career Opportunity!

• Generous Commissions • Minimal Travel • Excellent Benefit Package • Stong Office Support • Work in Your Community

Please confirm your event before contracting music!

Call 1-800-675-5051, Fax resume: 707-258-1195

Apartment For Rent

YOUTH MINISTER

3br/1ba in-law apt., big bkyard nr. fwy, City Col, SFSU, trans Muni M, 26, 54 line. $1300/mo, credit check/refs. (415) 333-9221 & (415) 260-9225.

Clothing Alterations CLOTHING ALTERATION AND REPAIR. Hemming pants, skirts and jackets.

CALL MARIA (415)643-5826

Caregiver Available Filipino caregiver, 11 yrs. experience, excellent refs.

Honest and reliable, available live-in or live-out. Please call (650) 892-3366, or leave message (650) 997-4948.

Apartment For Rent 1br $550 (share 2ba, kitchen, utilities, livingrm, etc.)

Large studio $800 3br $2,000 (up to four people, 1-1/2 ba, upper unit)

Call (415) 468-8178;519-2210

Apartment For Rent STUDIO FOR RENT non-smoker, garage, utilities inc. Miraloma Park. $800 mo. or negotiable. Call Maria Eve. Sat/Sun (415) 586 - 8366

Elderly Care ORI’S ELDER CARE AGENCY

The Parish of St.Thomas More, Paradise, CA is seeking an outgoing, faithfilled Catholic with experience in youth ministry for a full-time position as youth minister.

For information call (530) 877-4501 or see www.stmparadise.com Resumes due by noon, July 8, 2005.

Mail to: St. Thomas More Catholic Church 767 Elliott Road, Paradise, CA 95969 or E-mail to: FrStevenFoppiano@aol.com

St. Joseph Catholic Church, a large and diverse parish in Salem, Oregon seeks an experienced coordinator of Youth Ministry to develop and coordinate youth and young adult ministry. Includes faith formation, confirmation preparation, retreats, community service and social activities. Applicant must have related Religious Studies/Theology preferred, or equivalent experience; proven ability in religious education as well as motivating and organizing youth and adult volunteers. Ability to plan, organize and manage program is required. Ability to speak Spanish is desired.

Full-time salaried position with excellent benefit package. For application contact St. Joseph Parish Office (503)-581-1623 or e-mail carolyn@stjosephchurch.com.

Closes June 19, 2005.

Special Needs Companion Services

Help Wanted Personal care companion, Help with daily activities; driving, grocery shopping, doctor appts. Honest, reliable, excellent refs, Part-time: 5:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Call (650) 952-2750

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Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Employment Opportunities

Organist

Catholic San Francisco

We are looking for you.

• Honest • Generous • Compassionate • Make a Difference • Respectful

Work Full or Part-time in San Francisco – Marin County • Provide non medical elder care in the home • Generous benefit package

Special Needs Nursing, Inc.

Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421

RNs or LVNs We are looking for you.

Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920

Work FULL or PART time while your children are in school.

Nurses are needed to provide specialized nursing care for children in the San Francisco Public School setting.

Generous benefit packages for generous nurses.

Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421

– Front Desk Receptionist – Mercy Center / Motherhouse

Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920

Two receptionist positions are available at Sisters of Mercy in Burlingame: F/T, benefited one with work hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mon – Thurs. and 1:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Fri. and a P/T (14 hours per week), non-benefited one with work hours of 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. Mon. – Thurs. Duties include welcoming guests and retreat/conference center participants, answering phones and providing clerical assistance. HS diploma is required; college and/or technical training preferred. Min of 2 years experience in a receptionist, telephone operator, clerical and/or customer service position required. Qualifications we are looking for: excellent communication skills; oral and written; can speak in front of a group; strong interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with varied people; detail-oriented; can multi-task and prioritize work; knowledge in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. S/he must be flexible about work schedules and can work overtime when needed.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Notre Dame High School, a Catholic independent school sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and serving 730 young women, is seeking a Director of Development.

The Director of Development will report to the Principal and will provide leadership, direction, oversight, and coordination of annual and capital fund-raising, communications, alumnae affairs, special events, scholarship and endowment, planned giving, and stewardship programs. The Director will manage a staff to accomplish the administrative and financial activities of the department including record keeping, gift tracking, pledge fulfillment, and data analysis.

The successful candidate will have a proven record of accomplishments in development and communications and an appreciation of the mission of Catholic education for young women.

Interested candidates should send a resume and references to: Rita Gleason, Principal Notre Dame High School 1540 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 E-mail: rgleason@ndhsb.org Website: www.ndhsb.org

Personal care companion.

Help with daily activities; driving, grocery shopping, doctor appts. Required: CNA, Nurse’s Aid, Certificate, honest, reliable, excellent refs, bonded.

Call Ori 415-713-1366

– Transportation Coordinator – Marian Care Center P/T (32 hours/week), benefited position responsible for the scheduling of various appointments for individual Sisters (medical, general outing, shopping, etc.) and the arrangement of transportation needs for these appointments.

HS diploma and valid and current CA drivers license required.

Two years experience and/or training in medical office preferred. Familiarity with Bay Area roads and locations a plus.

Can work independently, with good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

Send resume to Sisters of Mercy, Human Resources, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 or cricafrente@mercyburl.org or fax (650) 373-4509.

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Catholic San Francisco

June 24, 2005

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of May HOLY CROSS COLMA Doris E. Andrews Ciara Victoria Ayon Violet S. Azevedo Susan J. Kahar Bailey Socorro Balderramos Walter J. Bank John C. Barnett Mary Barry Elizabeth M. Benedict Ruby I. Benjamin Richard W. Biermann Kathleen E. Blake Inez V. Boitano Andrew W. Boitano Georgie B. Bourne Louella Brueck Walter L. Campbell Catalina C. Casuga Guy A. Clarke, Sr. Ina A. Cokeley Josephine Compani Albert A. Compani Michael F. Connolly Sophie M. Cotton Ida M. Brooks DeCastro Rino Del Curto Stanley P. DeMatteis

Paul C. Diebels Dulcinea O. dos Remedios Rev. Gerald F. Dybdal Ronald Erwin Natale C. Fioranelli Augusta B. Firpo Sean Thomas Flannery Gina Pisani Fontana Juan M. Fontanilla Thomas J. Foudy Patricia A. Franks Myrtle V. Furth Gloria L. Galang Louis Ganem Kevon J. Gastinell Nancy A. Gava Leonora A. Gil George J. Giusto Mary D. Guastavino Theresa E. Harris Langmade Helen F. Agnes C. Herbst Clare M. Joseph Francisco Jovel-Mendez William B. Kerns Bernard J. Kilkenny Jakob Korbus Dorothy V. Kucich Helena Kupczak Salvador Kury Helen P. Landau Mary C. Lemos

Lawrence S. Lorenzini Angela K. Lude Theodore A. Lude Carmen D. Lunardini Barbara M. MacCord Edith C. Maffei Teresa S. Marcos Frank Joseph McHugh Cathy F. Meirana Juan Carlos Melendez Robert M. Meyerkamp Victor M. Miranda Cesar B. Montalban Bonnie L. Newman Conchita Marie O'Brien George M. O'Connor Richard M. O'Donnell Kathleen Branson O'Sullivan Valentine F. Padovan Larry P. Panelo Mary T. Pfeiffer Theresa L. Pistello Rose Kathleen Poggi Marguerite Poston Consolidacion L. Prijoles Gustavo E. Proano Elizabeth Raffaelli Sally Anne Rainey Florentina B. Recede Beatrice Virginia Reed John F. Renault Bonnie A. Reyff Steven James Roddy Diana Rodella Norberta Cristina Romero John A. Rossi Clare H. Ryan Cecelia D. Sanchez William Sanchez Luis Sanchez Denise A. Schaldack Bruna M. Sereni Diane M. Service

Leila J. Shatara Amelia Ann Simmons John Joseph Simmons Dennis F. Smith Mrs. Ruth G. Smith Williams Sr. Lorraine C. SHF Patricia G. Sweeney Cayden R. Taylor Florence F. Thomas Barbara A. Topper Laura Tryon Lita Twohey Georgia M. Valenzuela Bernardina N. Valenzuela Charlotte A. Vallero Lucille J. Waldvogel Christine Zamora

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Georgia T. Hathorne Mark H. Horan Gertrude Meade Nelligan Una C. Van Epern Jose Vazquez

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Velinda O. Benedicto Valentine E. Duckett Grace Dupont John W. Fleming Afife A. Hattar Walter R. Jorgenson Justine J. Matteucci Inelda McClain John F. Napoli Thi Thi Nguyen Richard L. Plum Eileen Cash Reid Patricia O'Dell Sigur Suzanne Barry Tysko Austin Patrick Walsh Gale C. Woodall

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY – COLMA First Saturday Mass – Saturday, July 2, 2005 Rev. Joseph Walsh – Pastor, Saint Stephen Church All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 a.m.

The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.