Sr. Jeanette Kong, VDMF, led her group of

January 6, 2013, the Epiphany of the Lord
Sr. Jeanette Kong, VDMF, led her
group of carolers to private homes
and care homes to entertain
families and friends with
Christmas carols.
(Photo right) Sr. Jeanette
and Blake Kashyap pause
to enjoy an evening snack
after caroling.
Photo by Denise
Kashyap
Photos by Carlos Narciso
Mass Intentions
Saturday, January 5th
5:00  Fr. Mat Vellankal, Ordination Anniversary
† Tomas & Emiliana Sabado
† Antonio Aguirre Sr.
The Epiphany of the Lord
January 6, 2013
Sunday, January 6th
7:30  For the People of Holy Spirit Parish
9:00  Marissa Cruzada
Cindy Reyes
† Lourdes Sangil
11:00  † Demetria, Sancho & Alfredo
Letty & Jose Aguirre Jr.
† Toste & Azevedo Families
12:30  Richard Dutrow
Salindong Family
† Christopher Rebeiro & Alphonsa Thomas
5:00  Albert Tan
† Simeona Albano
Charles R. Williams
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!
Your light has come,
the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
— Isaiah 60:1
 Monday, January 7th
7:00  † Rufino & Amelia Borges
8:00  † Dorothy & Russell Weller
 Tuesday, January 8th
7:00  † Remedios Faustino
8:00  † Patricia Dutrow
 Wednesday, January 9th
7:00  † Delmiro Monteiro
8:00  † Andres Sablan
6:30  † Dolores Carter
 Thursday, January 10th
7:00  † Norma Ochoco
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52
Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30
Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or
Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or
Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
8:00  † Jennie & Porfidio Atencio
 Friday, January 11th
7:00  Prudencia Raguindin
8:00  † Christina Hernandez
 Saturday, January 12th
7:00  † King-Sing Tam
8:00  † Terrence Leahy
C
heck out our updated
website at:
holyspiritfremont.org
You’ll find current news, events and
schedules along with access to our facilities calendar, bulletins, school info
and more.
Or access our facilities calendar directly at:
holyspiritfacilities.com
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord;
National Migration Week
Monday: St. Raymond of Penyafort;
Julian Calendar Christmas
Let us pray for those who are ill . . .
Diocese of Oakland Deacons, Angie L. Vega, Sally Ramirez, Lucy Verducci, Milagros Pons Torres,
Maria Blei, Dave Benjamin, Emma Bruno, Malcolm Donato, Thomas Bowman, Rose Makkos, Jack
Texeira, Judy Grace Laserna, Nico Castro, Cliff Chrisman, Brittany Stocking, Joselito
Velasco, Charles Thieman, Peggy Cole, Calvin Oliveira, Violeta Tolentino, Bob
Alden, Joaquin Sullivan, David McKowen, Naval Gonzalez, Nancy Rodrigues, Kathleen Erceg, Aurora Rodriquez, Kevin Scobee, Usin Pisingan, Norma Ochoco, Rebecca
Irineo, Debbie Harika, Leona Protusada, Laura Trussell, Robert Trussell, Lamberto
Bautista, Cecilia Dauz, Paul Phillips, Mina Fernando, Edward Quimbao, Liza & Eduardo Abrientos, Marie Arguello, Erlinda Sanchez, Anna Lopez, Kari Lane, Paul
Hebert, Hope Mendez, Ted Foster, Marvel Valent, Joe Almeda, Kathy Behrens, Linda
Bustos, Julie Domingo, Matt Balajadia, Mary A. Spediacci, Peggy Marquite, Mac
McCrory, Elmo F. Cooley, Placida Cabusas, Nancy Albrecht, Clifford Behrens, Elovy
D’Sa, Dom Belardo and Jimmy Young
Let us pray for those who passed away . . .
Irene Mendonca, Erlinda Batasun & Trevor D’Souza
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The Epiphany of the Lord
In the stories of Jesus’ birth, two
special groups of people came to visit
the new-born babe: the shepherds and
the magi. The church has no special
feast to commemorate the visit of the
shepherds but we have this special
feast of Epiphany today to celebrate
the visit of the magi. Why is that? It is
because the visit of the magi is an eyeopener. The shepherds learnt of the
birth of Jesus through a direct revelation from angels appearing in the midnight sky. This is direct and supernatural revelation. Many of us have no
problem with that. The magi, on the
other hand, learnt of the birth of Jesus
by observing a star. The star did not
say anything to them. They had to interpret this natural sign of the star to
know what it meant and where it led. If
we remember that the magi or the three
wise men were nature worshippers,
people who divined God’s will by
reading the movements of the stars and
other heavenly bodies, then we can see
how the visit of the
magi
challenges
some of our popular
beliefs.
Who
actually
Fr. Mathew
got to find Jesus? Herod and his scribes who had the scriptures failed to find Jesus but the magi
who followed the natural light of the
stars were able to find him. Why? Because the Jewish authorities, even
though they possessed the shining truth
of revealed scriptures, did not follow
it. They did not walk in the light of the
scriptures. The magi, on the other
hand, who enjoyed only a star light
followed its guidance. It is not the possession of the truth that matters, it is
how prepared we are to walk in the
light of the truth that we possess. It is
better to have the dim light of the stars
and follow it than to have the bright
light of the holy scriptures and neglect
it.
Join fellow Catholics and Pro-Lifers from all over California and beyond as we
stand up for the littlest among us at the 9th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in
San Francisco on January 26th. The pre-walk rally begins at 12:30 p.m. in San
Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, and the Walk for Life, down the city’s Market
Street, begins at 1:30 p.m. Last year’s Walk drew 40,000 people and eight Catholic bishops! Special guests include actress and model Jennifer O’Neill, and mother
Lacey Buchanan, whose youtube video about her blind son touched the hearts of
11 million people worldwide. For complete information about the Walk, visit
www.walkforlifewc.com or call 415-658-1793.
Sunday, December 23rd
= $ 20,095
Flower Fund
=$
150
Our weekly operating expenses goal
for Sunday Offering is $23,764.
Fr. Mathew Vellankal
Pastor
456- 4964
Fr. Thomas Khue
Parochial Vicar
456-4965
Fr. John Offor
Fr. Thomas Stany
In Residence
797-1660
Dn. Bill Drobick
Director of Religious Ed
456-4975
Dn. Rudy Brazil
797-1660
Dn. Richard Yee
797-1660
Dn. Chuck Glover
789-8652
Verbum Dei Sisters
797-1660 x112
Kerey Quaid
Music Director
797-3409
Jeff Van der Sluis
Business Manager
456-4970
Jennifer Fields
Bookkeeper
456-4976
Kenneth Boegel
Walk for Life West Coast 2013
Stewardship Corner
Parish Staff
From our youngest Stewards…
I helped someone, I prayed, I studied my lessons: Abbie S. & Madeline S. also wrote,
“I Love God”
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School Principal
793-3553
Michele Filice
Preschool Director
793-2013
Deena Benton
Asst. Dir. Religious Ed
456-4977
Fran Marron
Faith Formation Admin.
456-4974
Denise Kashyap
Facilities Scheduling
371-1383
Vanessa Barrett
Parish Secretary
456-4969
Bulletin Submissions
HSparish@gmail.com
J
W
Around the Parish
ear your red & white next Sunday, January
13th at the 9:00 a.m. Mass. We will celebrate our Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) here at
Holy Spirit and our Spartan colors are “red, red, red,
red...white, white, white, white!”
anuary has arrived and that means so is our Annual Women's Retreat. Mark your calendars and
join us on January 19th for a day long retreat in the
Small Hall. We will start by gathering to celebrate at
the 8:00 a.m. Mass then adjourn to the Small Hall for
coffee and breakfast rolls. Next we will get started
with our retreat coordinator and end by 3:00 p.m.
Our retreat master is Dr. Pamela Bjorklund who will
lead us on a journey with Martha & Mary which
combines the tension of work with the nurturing of
our spiritual life. Here's what one parishioner writes
about Dr. Pamela: "The retreat director [Dr.
Bjorklund] was excellent! It was totally from a feminine perspective but very attendant to our Roman
Catholic Doctrine". Retreat tickets are $20 and can
be purchased from Vanessa in the church office,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch is
included. Please email holyspiritwomen@gmail.com
with questions.
S
tarting in 2013 Holy Spirit Parish will be
forming Small Christian Communities. Be-
ginning in Lent, these small groups of 8 to 15
people will meet weekly at homes and at the parish to encourage, support, and grow in their faith.
Information and opportunity to sign-up will
begin on the weekend of January 19th and 20th
at all the Masses.
If you would like to be a group facilitator please
email Sr. Karla and Vicky Vandenbusch at
hssccom@gmail.com
O
ur Faith Formation Office is looking to hire a
part time person who would work 10-25 hours
which will include Saturdays. The person is to be a
practicing Catholic who is active in our Holy Spirit
Parish life, with excellent customer service skills.
The position requires that you be organized, have
computer skills such as email, Microsoft Excel and
Word, with a real desire to share their faith. Those
interested should contact Jeff Van Der Sluis at 510456-4970.
B
ook Club ~ check out our new ministry!
Holy Spirit Parish Book Club will meet
monthly to discuss current reads on our Catholic faith. Our first book for discussion is written by well known Catholic author and educator, Dr. Scott Hahn, and is titled The Lamb’s
Supper: Mass as Heaven on Earth. Get started
reading over the holidays! We’ll meet the 4th
Thursday of the month starting with our first
discussion meeting January 24th at 6:30 p.m. in
the Fireside Lounge. Questions? Email hsparish@gmail.com
T
he Holy Spirit Social Ministry Committee is once
again sponsoring the One Warm
Coat drive to benefit families and
individuals served by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Drop off
your coats in the designated bins on the old and new
side of the church beginning Saturday, January 5th
through Sunday, January 20th.
Questions?
Please
contact
Carol
Adamson
at
caroladamson@comcast.net
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Pro Life Corner
The path to the attainment of the common good and
to peace is above all that of respect for human life in
all its many aspects, beginning with its conception,
through its development and up to its natural end.
True peacemakers, then, are those who love, defend
and promote human life in all its dimensions, personal, communitarian and transcendent. Life in its
fullness is the height of peace. Anyone who loves
peace cannot tolerate attacks and crimes against life.
~Pope Benedict XVI, “Message for the World Day of Peace,”
January 1, 2013
We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love
and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ
in the presence of our God and Father.
- 1 Thessalonians 1: 2-3
Parish Events
Women’s Retreat 1/19 Small Hall 9-3:00
Book Club 1/24 Fireside
S
Walk for Life West Coast 1/26 San Fran.
piritual Guidance ~ The Verbum Dei sisters are
able to provide spiritual accompaniment and pastoral care, to accompany you in your spiritual journey
of growing and living your daily life in an intimate
relationship with God. Interested? It doesn’t cost anything and is as simple as having a conversation with
a friend. Try it! Call Sr. Bella or Sr. Jeanette to
schedule a one-hour session: 797-1660.
School Open House 1/27 School
12:30 p.m.
10 - 12:30
Kinder Info Night 1/29 Small Hall 7:00 p.m.
Tea with Our Lady 2/23 De Sousa 2:00 p.m.
HS School Crab Feed
3/9
Parish Ctr 6:00 p.m.
Camping with Fr. Mat 8/9-12 Yosemite
Around the Community
M
arried Couples: The best gift a father can
give his children is to love their mother.
Consider a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
as a belated Christmas gift for your spouse and yourself. Register today for an upcoming Weekend.
Learn how to bring back the passion and strengthen
your relationship. Experience a WWME weekend
being held in Pleasanton February 22-24 and you
will understand the phrase: “A Weekend of Discovery; A Lifetime of Love!” For more information call
Ray & Roberta @ 916-806-4601 or Joe & Sue @
925-680-7767 now or go to oaklandwwme.org
6:30 p.m.
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Catch the Spirit!
H
oly Spirit School offers a preschool program for children from 3 to 5 years of age
and an elementary school for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. We are fully ac-
credited by WCEA (Western Catholic Educational Association) and WASC (Western Associ-
ation of Schools and Colleges). There are many ways to learn more about our school and
what it has to offer your child:
♦
Check out our school website www.holyspiritfmt.com to learn more about this
year’s school theme: “This is Holy Ground”.
♦
Plan to come to our Open House at our preschool and elementary school on Sunday, January 27th, following the 9 a.m. Mass, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
♦
Come learn about our full-day Kindergarten program at the Kindergarten Information Night on Tuesday, January 29th, at 7 p.m. in the Kindergarten classroom
in the back of the Small Hall.
Principal Ken Boegel is looking forward to meeting you and answering all of your questions.
Save the Date
- Holy Spirit School’s 12th annual Crab Feed & Live Auction ~ Mardi Gras
style! Join us on Saturday, March 9th. Tickets go on sale at the HSS Open House on January 27th at
10:00 a.m. in the Small Hall.
HOLY SPIRIT CYO BOYS & GIRLS
TRACK AND FIELD 2013 - GRADES K-8
Come join the Holy Spirit track and field team! Run for fun. Run for your health, mind and spirit! Practice begins on Wednesday, Feb. 27th, at Holy Spirit track for K- 2nd grade, and at American H. S. for 3rd through 8th grade. Track meets will be held on Sunday afternoons, starting mid
-March through the beginning of May. Kids can participate in sprints, distance runs, relays,
jumping and throwing events. Running experience is not required. Our focus will be on participation, achieving your personal best, and good sportsmanship. Sign-ups will be on Thursday,
Jan. 24th (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.) and on Friday, Jan. 25th (3:30 – 5:00 p.m.) at the Holy Spirit Gym.
A “Holy Spirit Player Application Form” can be printed from the CYO website at
“www.holyspiritcyo.com” and dropped off at the rectory (Attn: CYO Track & Field) if you cannot come to sign-ups. Registration forms must be filled out by parents before a child can practice. The fee is $65.00, with a $10.00 discount for siblings, payable to “Holy Spirit
CYO” (Spartan T-shirt included). Please contact Valerie at track@holyspiritcyo.com if you
have questions. GO SPARTANS!
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