Solemnity of All Saints - November 1, 2020 |
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Have You Met a Saint in Your Life Yet? |
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Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Greetings from Fr. Saju!
This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. What will your answer be, if someone asked you, "Have you ever met a saint?"? I tell my friends, if you have not met a saint yet, you will never meet one. Many of our meetings with saints go unnoticed. The reason is a obvious - because we are looking not for saints but for perfect persons. Where in the Bible do you find that saints are prefect? Christian theology teaches us that only God is perfect. In that case, who are saints?
None of the virtues mentioned in the beatitudes are virtues of Superman, none are virtues of the heroes of fiction. They are not the virtues of a person saturated with a sense of his or her own importance, but of a person saturated with the consciousness of God.
Instead of looking for perfect persons or superheroes, perhaps, if we start to look for persons saturated with consciousness of God, love, humanity, and compassion, we may realize that we meet many saints everywhere.
My prayer is that may you meet many saints. Above all, may you be able to recognize and celebrate the saints living in your midst and those saints that have gone before.
With great love and respect to many of you saints in my life,
Fr. Saju
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MASS SCHEDULE
Additional Sunday Masses will be added if all scheduled Masses are full,
so please sign up early (see below).
WEEKDAYS
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM in the Church
(Reservations & Live-stream)
WEEKENDS
Sunday Vigil - Saturday 5:00 PM in the Church
(Live-stream)
Sunday 8:30 AM in the School Courtyard
Sunday 10:00 AM in the School Courtyard
Sunday 11:30 AM in the Church
(Reservations)
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MASS OF REMEMBRANCE AND ALL SOULS DAY MASSES |
You are cordially invited to a special Mass of Remembrance honoring all Souls – Saturday, October 31, at 10.00am. During this Mass, we will honor your loved ones, parishioners and friends who entered eternal life during this past year. We will also pray for all the people who died due to Covid. The Mass of Remembrance will be inside the church. Please bring a photo of your departed loved ones. Everyone is welcome. To sign up for the Mass of Remembrance Click Here.
We will also have All Souls Day Mass celebrated on Monday, November 2 at 8.00am in the church. To sign up for the Mass Click Here.
Both of these Masses will be live-streamed on the parish Facebook page and on Zoom.
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Join us in the church, or via zoom, for Holy Hour
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT 7:00 PM
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MASS INTENTIONS
October 31 - November 6
To schedule a Mass intention, please email stmartinoftours@icloud.com.
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Saturday, October 31st at 5pm
James Walsh
Sunday, November 1st at 8:30am
James & Vincee Viso †
Sunday, November 1st at 10:00am
Enrique Latoza †
Sunday, November 1st at 11:30am
Justin Semana †
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Monday, November 2nd at 8am
All the Departed
Tuesday, November 3rd at 8am
All the Departed
Wednesday, November 4th at 8am
All the Departed
Thursday, November 5th at 8am
All the Departed
Friday, November 6th at 8am
All the Departed
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Please pray with us for our parishioners, family and friends. |
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Prayer requests for the deceased: All the Faithful Departed during All Souls Week
Prayer requests for the sick: Abdu Daher, David Grimm, Dee Lynn Fields, Joy Albanese, Jim McQuillen, Don Mazzone, William Bushong, David Rodriguez, Sherri Voisinet, Fonnie Rucker, Diane Borella, Jim McQuillen
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Prayer is one of the greatest gifts you can give another. If you or someone you know is in need of prayers (sick, deceased, birthday, anniversary...), please email Therese Lehane at tlehane@stmartin.org and let our Prayer Angels pray for you or someone you know. |
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CANOPIES NEEDED FOR OUTDOOR MASS |
In preparation for the winter season, and with the unknown logistics changes due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the parish and Pastoral Council thought that purchasing two 30'x40' canopies would be beneficial in helping us safely serve the community. We plan to continue offering indoor Masses, as well as outdoor Masses (as long as permitted). As we enter the winter season, with the threat of rain, the canopies will allow us to continue with our outdoor Masses. With the help of the Men's Club, we placed the order last week with an anticipated ship date in December. We need your financial support for this unforeseen purchase. The Men's Club has graciously committed to helping us with a donation of $3,000, and with the setup of the tents.
The total amount needed is: $11,215.15.
After the donation from the Men's Club, we still need $8,215.15. Please prayerfully consider supporting fully or partially the canopies for outdoor Mass. Thank you!!
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PEACE & JUSTICE MINISTRY
Prayer for the Election Year of a President
God of mercy, our nation is in a time of great transition.
With all of the injustice and fear in our world today, we ask you to inspire us and guide us as we participate in the upcoming presidential elections.
We seek a government that upholds and protects human rights and justice for all its citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, or religion.
Move and inspire us by your presence among us in the most vulnerable in our society.
For their tears are your tears, their pain is your pain, their suffering is your suffering.
In gratitude for the right to vote, we pray.
- Anna Misleh
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FAITH FORMATION & SPIRITUALITY |
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BLESSING OUR CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES |
This Sunday at the 10:00 AM Mass our parish community welcomes and blesses the children who are preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please pray for the following children and for their families as they walk in their journey of faith. |
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Elena Buchner Manteca
Adliyah Bustamante
Brianna Bustamante
Max Cannatelli
Gianna DeLuca
Nicole Eby
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Christian Fallis
Jayden Fallis
Lucas Gallagher
Emmanuel Garcia
Thomas Johnson
Izabelle Kokkat
Henry Kovac
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Finnegan Papier
Nayomi Pele
Andre Pezzia
Elijah Santos
Jacinda Santos
Grace Saso
Cesar Valencia
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BISHOP'S CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST |
I want to officially invite your students (school & Faith Formation) to participate in the Bishop’s Nineteenth Christmas Card Competition (for Christmas of 2020). Although this year’s contest is unique due to the pandemic, I continue to count on you for this project, hoping that you will encourage your teachers, catechists, and students to participate.
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FAMILY REFLECTION AND ACTION |
November 1, 2020 All Saints Day
Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 • 1 John 3:1-3 • Matthew 5:1-12a
“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” —Matt. 5:12
Today is a great day of hope in the Church. We remember and celebrate all the men and women who have gone before us… the saints. Many of them had difficult lives, suffering for their love and faith in Jesus. All of them lived lives of great example. They showed us how to live out the beatitudes (also from today’s Gospel). They taught us how to pray and live lives pleasing to God. May we be inspired by them and strive to also live lives that will be pleasing to God.
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you not only for your Son who lived the perfect example in life, but also for all the saints who continue to reinforce Jesus’ teachings.
Find out about our parish patron saint, St. Martin of Tours. How did he show his love for Jesus?
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CHILDREN'S SUNDAY BULLETIN & ACTIVITIES
Web Link for this week - Children's Sunday Bulletin & Activities:
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Building Intercultural Competencies for Ministers: |
Building Intercultural Competencies for Ministers: This four-part series will equip ministers in light of the call to missionary discipleship with the requisite skills for proper integration of faith and culture for all ages, national, and cultural backgrounds. Click Here for details. To register Click Here. Certificate available upon completion.
Sessions will be held:
- 6-9 pm on Fri. 10/23 and 9-5 pm on Sat. 10/24
- 6-9 pm on Fri. 11/6 and 9-5 pm on Sat. 11/7
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STEWARDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT |
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PARISH DIRECTORIES ARE HERE
We have some good news. Our parish photo directories are here. All parishioners that took part in the directory, it is time to pickup your copy of the printed church directory at the parish office!!!
You can schedule a time to pick up your copy of the directory by calling the parish office.
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PARISH OFFICE IS OPEN
Our parish office is open Monday - Thursday from 9am to 5pm. Please call ahead and make an appointments.
Our Phone Number is: (408) 294-8953.
For staff directory and email addresses: Click Here
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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARISH AND MINISTRIES |
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Thank you for your support to the parish! We need your financial support now more than ever to continue our ministries. The online donation system that we use is safe, secure and convenient. You can use credit cards, debit cards or direct transfer from your bank account. Please use the button below for online donations and offerings to the parish. If you are unable to give online, please mail in your weekly offertory gift to: 200 O'Connor Dr., San Jose, CA 95128
Thank you again for your continued support!!
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PEASE UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
We are in the process of cleaning up our internal parishioner database. Please take a minute to submit your information (see below). This contact information is confidential and is used only to stay in touch with our parishioners. Thank you!!
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Fr. McGivney, who founded the Knights of Columbus will be beatified in Hartford on October 31. Fr. McGivney grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut, and founded the group in 1882 while he was a priest in New Haven.
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s charity organization -- one of the largest in the world. Fr. McGivney would be the first U.S. parish priest to be canonized. The beatification is set for October 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
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HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION |
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