Happy Fourth of July

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

We would like to wish you and your family a very blessed and happy Fourth of July! Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend with your family and friends.

Many Blessings,

Fr. Saju Joseph, Fr. Generoso Geronimo, & Staff

AN INDEPENDENCE DAY PRAYER

God, source of all freedom,

this day is bright with the memory

of those who declared that life and liberty

are your gift to every human being.

Help us to continue a good work

begun long ago.

Make our vision clear and our will strong:

that only in human solidarity will we find liberty,

and justice only in the honor that belongs

to every life on earth.

Turn our hearts toward the family of nations:

to understand the ways of others, to offer friendship,

and to find safety only in the common good of all.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

WEEKDAYS

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM

In the Church & Online

RECONCILIATION

Saturdays 4:00 PM In the Church

WEEKENDS

Sunday Vigil - Saturday 5:00 PM

In the Church & Online

Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM & 11:30 AM

In the Church

Online Mass Links: Zoom | Facebook

Mass Intentions

July 2 - July 8

To schedule a Mass intention, please email stmartinoftours@icloud.com.

Saturday 5:00 Joanne Sommers †

and Joe & Diane Juellich, Koda Blais

Sunday 8:30  Lucila Palmaras Alemania †

and Sabrina-Mone Lamontagne

Sunday 10:00  JW Knapen †

and Cindy Wieske Bean †

Sunday 11:30 Latoza Family

Monday 8:00  James & Vincee Viso †

Tuesday 8:00  Margarita Nilda Ilumin †

Wednesday 8:00  Joanne Sommers †

Thursday 8:00  Valerie Murphy †

Friday 8:00  Souls in Purgatory

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE DECEASED:

Zachary Prescott Smith, Joe Carson, Sally Fuentes, Fr. Michael Burns, Margaret Dolores McEnery

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE SICK:

Carino Borjas, Diane Borella,

Carol & Armand Barcelos, Brian Ward, Alexander Licup, Larry Snapp, Krystle Cortz, Brandi Duval, Helena Knapen

Serve Jesus by Serving the Children:

 Become a Catechist for Children's Liturgy of the Word

We hope to resume Children’s Liturgy of the Word for elementary school kids in September at the 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM Masses. Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) offers the children an opportunity to listen and respond to the Sunday Gospel at an age-appropriate level. 

In order to provide the children with this opportunity, we will need adult catechists who will lead the children out of the church before the Liturgy of the Word to read the Mass readings in a simpler form and help the children reflect and talk about what the readings mean for their lives. The children return to the church during the collection so everyone can participate in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Volunteer commitments are on a scheduled rotational basis.

This is also open to youth volunteers who are in the 7^th grade and up. We will sign off on any leadership points needed.

If you are interested in volunteering for this important ministry, please contact Lerma Simpson at lerma.simpson@dsj.org or at (408) 294-8953.

July 1st - 31st

Parish Office Summer Hours

Mon. - Thurs. 10AM to 2PM and by appointment

Monday, July 4th

Happy Fourth of July

Please join us for Mass at 8:00 AM. Parish Office closed in observation of the holiday.

Thursday, July 7th at 7:00 PM

Holy Hour with Happy Hour

in the church

Monday, July 11th at 6:30 PM

Scripture Study

in the Bailey House

Friday, July 15th from 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Food Box Distribution

under the tents

Volunteers Needed from 3:00 - 6:00 PM

FAITH: THE NEXT GENERATION PASS IT ON!

Boldly go where many have gone before and help pass on the Good News of Jesus Christ and our Catholic faith.

This fall, our parish children and young people, grades 1^st through 5^th, will sign up to learn more about Jesus and our Catholic faith. You can help them learn about Jesus and be the face of Jesus to them by becoming a catechist for Faith Formation. As you nurture the faith of our young, you will learn and grow as well! As one long time catechist put it, “I learn so much as I teach the faith and from the children themselves!” You don’t need previous experience as a catechist, just a love for Jesus! You will be trained and will learn along the way. The children’s faith formation sessions are on Thursdays from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm, once a month on Wednesdays from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm and on Sunday mornings.

High school students who seek leadership points and actively practice their faith, we encourage and invite you to pass down the faith to those younger than you by becoming catechist aides.

If interested, please contact Lerma Simpson at lerma.simpson @dsj.org or at (408) 294-8953 ext. 321.   

Summer Family Activity

Food is more than just fuel for our bodies. It is a gift from God that connects us to the earth and to the needs of others.  As a family, thank God for the gift of food and pray for those who don’t have enough to eat.

Set an extra place at your family table for a few weeks. As you eat, remind yourselves of those who don’t have a welcome table at which to sit, or food to eat in this country and throughout the world.

You might like to use our grace cube to thank God for the food you have and pray that everyone may have enough to eat. 

CLICK HERE for the Grace Cube

Catholic IQ...

A self-assessment for your fun and enlightenment.

1.    If a dying person is too sick to be baptized but would seek baptism if they could, this is called a “baptism of _______________,” and that person can also be anointed.

a)  procrastination

b) Anointing

c) too little too late

d) desire

2.    A Protestant can never receive Anointing of the Sick.      

True | False

3.    _________ is the final Eucharist that is given to a person in danger of death along with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

a)   First Communion

b) The Last Supper

c) Viaticum

d) Baptism

4.    ____________ because it is the first profession of faith in Christ, is the gateway sacrament that precedes all other sacraments.

a)  Anointing of the Sick

b) Baptism

c) Confirmation

d) First Communion

5.    The main sickness that needs healing through a sacramental anointing is the sickness of ____________.

a)  anger

b) allergies

c) cancer

d) sin

Answers CLICK HERE

Family Reflection

July 3, 2022 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time

 Isaiah 66:10-14 • Galatians 6:14-18 • Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.”— Luke 10:1

There are a lot of people in the world who need help because they are sick, they don’t have enough to eat, they don’t have a home to live in, or they don’t have family members who can take care of them, so Jesus needs a lot of helpers. When he was alive on this earth he wasn’t everywhere at once, so he relied on family and friends and many others to do help him do his work. The twelve apostles might be the most famous of his helpers, but he asked others, like the 72 people in today’s reading, to help spread the Good News that God loves everyone and wants peace, justice, health, and goodness for all. He told those 72 people that they had a hard job in front of them, but that there was a special place in heaven waiting for them. They soon discovered that with Jesus’ help they could do things he could do, like cure the sick and cast out demons too!

Prayer: Jesus, help us to remember that you need our help to love and care for people who are hurting now. Give us a big heart, ready to help anyone we see who is in need.

Family Reflection: How can you be Jesus for someone else this week?

Children's Sunday Bulletin & Activities

Web Link for this week - Children's Sunday Bulletin & Activities:

CLICK HERE