21250 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward, CA 94541 510.783-2766 saintjoachim.net

April

3,

2016

Como Pastor de San Joaquín, con razón tengo un sentido de

orgullo y felicidad sobre el crecimiento de nuestra parroquia. Cuatro años atrás cuando me hice cargo de la parroquia, según nuestros registros, nuestra parroquia tenía un poco más de 1500 de feligreses registrados activos. Pero ahora nuestros records indican que somos casi 4000 familias registradas activas. Esto puede ser debido al hecho de que en tiempos anteriores había muchas familias aún no registradas viniendo regularmente a Misa, o debido a que ahora, nuestra oficina requiere del registro de las familias a la parroquia antes de recibir los sacramentos. Pero sin duda, uno puede ver el crecimiento de nuestra parroquia durante fiestas y festivales. Con el fin de atender a la gran cantidad de gente que viene para la fiesta de Guadalupe, celebraciones del Miércoles de ceniza, hemos estado televisando la Misa en el gimnasio, así como en el salón social de San Joaquín. Pero la multitud que vino a nuestra Iglesia durante las Misas del Domingo de Pascua de este año me hace sentir que podemos televisar en vivo, la transmisión de la Misa en el salón social a pesar de tener siete Misas el Domingo de Pascua! Aunque es mi 4ta celebración de Pascua en nuestra Iglesia, por primera vez vi todas nuestras Misas más concurridas que nunca. Si alguien me preguntara la razón de este crecimiento, sin duda yo lo atribuiría a la maravillosa celebración litúrgica que tenemos en nuestra Iglesia. El crédito principal va para nuestro comité litúrgico que consiste en el Coro, Ministros Eucarísticos, los Lectores, los Acomodadores, los Ministros de Decoración, los Monaguillos, etc. No puede subestimarse el papel de la Escuela de San Joaquín, el Departamento de Formación de Fe, y el Ministerio de Jóvenes en el crecimiento de nuestra parroquia. Muchas asociaciones que tenemos en nuestra parroquia juegan su papel en el crecimiento de ella también. En particular me gustaría destacar el trabajo silencioso de la Sociedad de San Vincent De Paul, el Comité de Eventos, los Guadalupanos, el Comité de Simbang Gabi, los Caballeros de Colón, la Legión de María, Amigos de Cristo, Ministerio de Costura, Ministros para los enfermos, etc. Que Dios bendiga a todos ustedes quienes trabajan con mucho compromiso y dedicación. Sin duda son misioneros en su propia manera. Su contribución y compromiso con Cristo y su Iglesia es la razón por el aumento del número de miembros de nuestra Iglesia. Que Dios les mire a ustedes y sus familias amablemente y derrame sus más selectas bendiciones sobre ustedes, sus hijos y sus familias. Que puedan continuar siendo una bendición para nuestra Iglesia. -------------------------------------------------------- Un sacerdote se vio obligado por un policía de tráfico a detenerse por exceso de velocidad. Cuando el policía estaba a punto de escribir el ticket, el sacerdote le dijo: "Bienaventurados los misericordiosos, porque ellos obtendrán misericordia". El policía le entregó al sacerdote el ticket y dijo: "Id, y no pecar más.” -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Se cuenta la historia de un político que, después de recibir las pruebas de una fotografía, se puso muy enojado con el fotógrafo. Él se dirigió hacia el estudio del hombre y le gritó: "esta foto no me hace justicia!" El fotógrafo respondió: “Señor, con una cara como la suya, lo que necesita es misericordia, no justicia!”

From the Pastor’s Desk: Nota de nuestro pastor:

As the pastor of St. Joachim I can rightly feel a sense of pride and happiness over the growth of our parish. Four years back when I took charge of the parish, as per our records, our parish had a little above 1500 active registered parishioners. But now

our record says that we are almost 4000 active registered families. This may be due to the fact that in past there were many unregistered families yet regularly coming for the mass or due to the fact that in recent times our office encouraged families to register in our parish prior to receiving sacraments. But certainly one can see the growth of our parish during feasts and festivals. In order to cater to the large number of people coming for the feast of Guadalupe and Ash Wednesday celebrations, we have been live telecasting our mass in the Gym as well as in the St. Joachim Hall. But the crowd seen in our church during this year’s Easter Sunday masses makes me feel that we may have to live telecast our mass in the hall in spite of having seven masses on Easter Sunday! Though it is my 4th Easter celebration in our church, for the first time I saw all our masses having over flowing crowd.

If someone were to ask me the reason for this growth, I will certainly attribute it to the wonderful liturgical celebration we have in our church. The main credit goes to our liturgical committee consisting of the Choir, the Eucharistic ministers, the Lectors, the Ushers, the ministers of environment, and the Altar Servers. The role of our St. Joachim School, Department of Faith Formation and Youth Core Team can never be underrated in the growth of our parish. The various ministries we have in our parish do play their role in the growth of our parish. In particular I would like to mention the silent work of our St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Events committee, the Guadalupanos, the Simbang Gabi committee, the Knights of Columbus, The Legion of Mary, Amigos de Cristo, Hencrafters, and the Ministry to the Sick. God bless all of you who work with so much of commitment and dedication. You are certainly missionaries in your own way. Your contribution and commitment to Christ and his Church is the reason for the increase in the membership of our church. May God look upon you and your families kindly and shower his choicest blessings upon you, your children and your families. May you continue to be a blessing to our church. -----------------------------------------------------------------------A priest was forced by a traffic policeman to pull over for speeding. As the cop was about to write the ticket, the priest said to him, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." The cop handed the priest the ticket, and said, "Go, and sin no more." -----------------------------------------------------------------------The story is told of a politician who, after receiving the proofs of a picture, was very angry with the photographer. He stormed back to the man's studio and screamed at him: "This picture does not do me justice!" The photographer replied, "Sir, with a face like yours, what you need is mercy, not justice!"

WEEKLY READINGS

Readings for the week of 4/3/2016 Sun/Dom: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

Mon/Lun: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-11/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38

Tues/Mar: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1-2, 5/Jn 3:7b-15

Wed/Mie: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-9/Jn 3:16-21

Thurs/Jue: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20/Jn 3:31-36

Fri/Vie: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/Jn 6:1-15

Sat/Sab: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/Jn 6:16-21

Next Sun/Dom: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

OFFICE INFO Parish Office 783-2766

Parish Fax 783-2760

Parish Email office@saintjoachim.net Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 10 AM-7:30 PM Bilingual available T,W,F 4-7:30 PM Saturday 10 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 10 AM-4 PM Sunday 9 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 12 PM-4 PM

—————————————— Rev. Joseph Antony Sebastian, SVD Pastor Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 AM to 12 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles, y viernes 10 AM a 12 PM 5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)

Rev. Stephen Ayisu, SVD Parochial Vicar Monday, Wednesday Thursday, and Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, miércoles , jueves y viernes 10:30 AM a 12:00 PM 5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)

Ariel Mayormita Music Director/ Director de Música Phone Ext. #223 stjoachimmusic1@gmail.com

Flor Herce Bookkeeper

Pat Ludwig Administrative Assistant

Faith Formation Office 785-1818 Oficina de Formación de Fe

Glenda Aragón Director of Faith Formation glendaaragon@comcast.net

Abraham Gonzalez Faith Formation Coordinator /Youth Minister 550-6878 / sjformation510@gmail.com

Bertha Cruz Administrative Assistant

—————————————— St. Vincent de Paul 783-0344

Office hours 1:00-2:30 PM ONLY Monday-Friday

San Vicente de Paul Gary Enos, President

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St. Joachim School 783-3177 Escuela de San Joaquín

Armond Seishas Principal

Sandra Garzon School Secretary

St. Joachim Pre-School 783-0604

Marisa Melgarejo Director

THE WEEK AHEAD ~Saturday and Sunday April 2nd & 3rd Sisters Clarisas Franciscanas from Mexico are back again selling their handcrafted items at the Placita after all Masses this weekend. ~Monday April 4th Liturgy Committee — 7:00 PM in the fireside room. All members are en-couraged to attend.

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUCIONES

COLLECTION FOR WEEK March 20, 2016 March 27, 2016

The Plate Collection $11,338.20 $15,749.00

EFT Collection $ 1,105.00 $ 155.00

On Line Giving $ 330.00 $ 100.00

TOTAL for the WEEK $12,773.20 $16,004.00

PRAY FOR Vivienne Malig

Sheila Bacallo

Anita Z. Ruedas

Helen Karas

Ken Freitas

Cynthia Crutchfield

Tina Gonzales

Leonor J. Enrique

Arsenio S. Reyes, Jr.

Felicisima Buendia

Primo Cosico

Cynthia Crutchfield

Angel Estuardo Vidal-Cardenas

Geraldeen Mae McKinnom

Teresa Salvador

Luz Datayan

FOOD DONATIONS St. Vincent de Paul

Food offering for next week:

Cereal

Welcome

We welcome these 12 new

members of St. Joachim

Catholic Church. They were

baptized and received First

Communion this past

Saturday at the Easter

Vigil. It is a joy to have

you officially as members

of St. Joachim Catholic

Church.

Continued …Despite the many difficulties, the Franciscans continued

to perform their pastoral duties in the Holy Land and are still doing so today. There are now nearly 400 Franciscan friars and nuns in and around Israel. Their calling includes three principal elements: prayer in the Holy Places; welcoming pilgrims; and looking after Christians and the poor. The daily prayer of the friars in the Holy Places is a reminder that these places are not museums. Each place commemorates a particular moment in the life of Christ and of His disciples. The Franciscans care for 54 Christian shrines and sanctuaries in and around Israel. Praying there and commemorating the Salvation Story means making Christ Himself present. The task of the Franciscans is not only to support pilgrims from all over the world during their stay in the Holy Land but also to assist them in their walk of faith. There are many tours of the Holy Land available, most conducted by Israeli tour companies. But a Franciscan pilgrimage of the Holy Land is one journey that addresses a new dimension to Christian faith. Through an integration of prayer, reflection and relaxation, you will feel a spiritual awakening touch your hearts. As you follow in the footsteps of Christ, you will see the stories of the Bible come to life. Picture yourself in Bethlehem as you pray inside a cave and wonder at the mystery of Christ’s birth. Think about crossing the Sea of Galilee, climbing the Mount of Beatitudes, celebrating Eucharist while overlooking the Sea. Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, and listen for the sounds of yesteryear along the narrow streets of Old Jerusalem. Many say a pilgrimage of the Holy Land has changed their views, attitudes & faith. The Franciscans have always been committed to not only caring for the sanctuaries in the physical sense, but also the “living stones” of the Holy Land, that is the believers and local Christian communities that live in very difficult conditions. In all the countries of the Middle East the Christian communities are a tiny minority compared to Muslims or Jews. There are about 150,000 Arab Christians in the Holy Land, (currently less than 2% of the population) and about 500 families leave each year. Christian in Gaza now number about 2,500. The extremely difficult situation created by the Arab-Israeli conflict has led to a constant migration away from the area. All this gives rise to unusual problems, which the Franciscans strive to solve concretely in the best possible ways by promoting the moral uplifting of the Christian communities. The “preference for the poor” is not limited to Christians: the Franciscans are committed to serving the poorest within the population, regardless of their religious persuasion. They remain faithful to their task as missionaries and prophets of reconciliation and peace, and the simplicity of style and the openness to dialogue what St Francis taught. The Good Friday Collection required by the Pope in every Catholic parish brings in each year about $12 million for the support of the Holy Land. It increases a little each year. Sources: pbs.org., catholicnewsagency.com , franciscanpilgrimages.com, myfranciscan.org

VATICAN CORNER

~~~SALE OF RELIGIOUS ITEMS IN THE PLACITA~~~~

This weekend after all Masses come visit with the Sisters Clarisas Franciscanas from The

Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico. They are back again selling religious and other handmade

items to raise money for the Construction of their Monastery. Come and check out all the

beautiful items that they will have for Sale. They thank you in advance for purchasing from

them and remind you that in purchasing items you too are participating in the work of the

Church for the Glory of God.

They will be at the placita after ALL Masses this weekend.

MASS INTENTIONS April 2-9, 2016

Saturday 4:30 PM Pat Marcelo & Grace Hernandez † (anniversary)

Saturday 6:00 PM Luis Ramirez Martinez † (6th aniversario)

Jose Refugio Martinez † (aniversario)

Ezequiel Perez Jr. † (aniversario)

Salvador Haro † Jesucita Orantes† (20th aniversario) Ma. De Jesus Medina †

Sunday 7:30 AM The Community of St. Joachim Sunday 9:00 AM Bernadette & Robert Hammond (45th wedding anniversary) Tran Thi Nhieu † David, Stella, & Terence Pereira † Dominguez & Gonzalez families † Ella Clemente † Felix Sosa † (30th anniversary) Sunday 10:30 AM Talaue Famiy (thanksgiving)

Teresa Zabalzo † (1st anniversary)

Pura Doria Viray † Apolonia Aranda † (anniversary)

Sunday 12:15 PM Glenda Aragon (birthday)

Jose F. Acorda † Sunday 2:00 PM Rosendo & Celia Pulido † (9th aniversario)

Guadalupe & Tranquilno Garcia † (aniversario)

Ramon & Olga Rodriguez † (aniversario)

Margarita Cruz † (1st aniversario)

Zenaida Zaragoza †

Sunday 6:00 PM Paula & David Cruz † Jose Avila & Miguel Herrera † Coinda Razo† Ricardo Preciado † Monday 7:00 AM The Community of St. Joachim Monday 8:30 AM Alvin Marquez (birthday) Tuesday 7:00 AM Eva Joy Parras (birthday)

Tuesday 8:30 AM Jayson C. Garcia (birthday)

Wednesday 7:00 AM The Community of St. Joachim Wednesday 8 :30 AM The Community of St. Joachim Wednesday 7:00 PM Paula & David Cruz † Teresa Zabalza † (1st aniversario)

Jose Nery Mendoza † Consuelo Carrasco † (aniversario)

Jesus Cida † Thursday 7:00 AM The Community of St. Joachim Thursday 8:30 AM Mothusi Pahl (birthday) Friday 7:00 AM The Community of St. Joachim Friday 8:30 AM The Community of St. Joachim Saturday 8:30 AM The Community of St. Joachim

Thank You Very Much !!!

We would like to thank Richard Ogle,

owner of Hayward Body Shop at

25087 Mission Blvd. for so generously

donating this cart to St. Joachim

Church. You may have seen it during the Live Stations of the Cross on Good Friday,

and you will see it for other outside processions we have here to help move the

sound system around so that we can hear. We also plan on using it to move

heavy or large amounts of items from one building to another building. Thanks to

Mr. Ogle’s kindness he has helped us improve our outdoor sound and to “lighten

our load”. When we get the time we will get its proper name painted on it —-

Joachim 1. Look for Joachim 1 in our next outdoor event!!!