Saint Athanasius Church

PASTOR Rev. Oscar D. Tabujara PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Paul-Cuong Phan DEACON Rev. Leonel Mancilla

MASS SCHEDULE/Horario de Misas Vigil (Saturday): 5:30p.m. (English) 7:30p.m. (Español) Sunday (Domingo): 8:00a.m. (English) 9:30a.m. (Español) 11:15a.m (English) 1:00p.m. (Español) 5:30p.m. (English) Daily Masses/Misas Diarias: (solo en Inglés) Monday - Friday: 6:45a.m., 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays 6:30p.m. Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.

Holy Days: 6:45a.m., 9:00a.m., 5:30p.m., 7:00p.m. (Español) RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Saturday/Sabado: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. (English) 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. (Español o Inglés) OR anytime by appointment with a priest/También con cita.

160 N. Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, California 94043 e-mail: athanasius@comcast.net

website: www.stathanasiusparish.com Office: (650) 961-8600 Fax: (650) 968-5633

SCRIPTURE READINGS Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

John 5:1-6 John 20:29

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SAINT ATHANASIUS MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

Death Anniversary Remembrance Week of April 8

REST IN PEACE

Liberato Briones Mary Lyons

Kaitlin Perlas Philip Shoyat

Celestino Vallejos Robert Flynn

Margaret Cecilia Irving Candelaria URango

Ruth Dreike Patricia Ann Fagundes

William Talbot

Richard Nobriga Manuel E. Oribello

Marilyn Riley Grace Reynolds

Margaret Edgmon Carl Ray Lenz Stephen Yozsa

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Mass Intentions for the Week

Sat ( 7) 9:00 Luisa A. Reyes — Deceased (†) Dominic Giuliani — Deceased (†) 5:30 Epifania Adamos Reyes — Deceased (†)

Sun (8) 8:00 Elizabeth & Ferdinand Safuie -- Deceased (†) 11:15 Arevalo’s Organ Donor — Thanksgiving (†) 5:30 Panem & Vallejos Families — Spec. Int (S.I.)

Mon (9) 6:45 ____________________________________ 9:00 Lyn Finkboener — Deceased (†)

Tue (10) 6:45 _____________________________________ 9:00 Ortega Family -- Spec. Int (S.I.) John Safuie — Spec. Int (S.I.)

Wed (11) 6:45 Fr. Abizi Kizito & Fr. Joseph Patrick Healey — Deceased (†) 9:00 Fermin Fontanilla — Deceased (†)

Thu (12) 6:45 ___________________________________

9:00 Ortega Family — Spec. Int (†)

Fri (13) 6:45 ____________________________________ 9:00 Patricia Ala Fontanilla — Deceased (†) †—Deceased; T—Thanksgiving;

S.I.—Special Intention; B—Birthday; S– Sick

Please Pray for the Sick

Jim Cesano, David Sandoval, Maria Merlitti, Kathy Doerr, Julie Hidalgo, Gloria Ramirez, Ellen Poso, Lina Taskovich, Terry Sandoval,

Eugene Taskovich, Sr. Diana Petz, RSM , Paul Leong, Soledad Jara, Danilo Fidel and

JoAnne Arnold.

GOD LOVES US NO MATTER HOW GREAT OUR SINS ARE In the post Easter Gospel, our attention is easily attracted by the doubting Thomas who represents us in many ways. But what really should surprise us is that Jesus came back to the friends who had denied him and deserted him during the biggest crisis in his life. Amazingly instead of shaming them, all what Jesus said to them was "Peace be with you". It was like saying, "It's okay... you are still my dear friends...your friendship still means a lot to me...don't feel so bad about what happened...I understand...I forgive...It's okay." The eleven must have felt a big sigh of relief and a humble repentant joy that continues to resound today in our midst. "Peace be with You" is still the Easter greeting of Jesus to you, to me and to all sinners. And perhaps, what you and I could say to Jesus every time this happens is what Thomas said to him, "My Lord and My God!" and THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR DIVINE MERCY!" This weekend we are celebrating the Feast of the Divine Mercy. This devotion has a beautiful story. In 1930, 88 years ago, a devotion began spreading from the diary of a young Polish nun. This message has always been taught by the Church through the Bible and Apostolic tradition: that God is merciful and forgiving and that we, too, must show mercy and forgiveness. But in the Divine Mercy devotion, the message takes on a powerful new focus, calling people to a deeper understanding that God's love is unlimited and available to everyone - especially the greatest sinners. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of France had already introduced us to this love in the devotion to the Sacred Heart. But just as the Sacred Heart points to the source of this love, the Di-vine Mercy describes the action flowing from that heart. These two devotions are like the two sides of the coin. St. Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God's mercy. God loves - all of us- no matter how great our sins are. His mercy is greater than our sins, and we are to call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others, so all will share His joy. The Divine Mercy A-B-C is : A - ASK FOR HIS MERCY. God wants us to ap-proach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and the world. B - BE MERCIFUL. Receiving His mercy we let His love and forgiveness flow through us to others. C - COM-PLETELY TRUST IN JESUS. The graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive. Thus we see that prayer at the bottom of the image "JESUS I TRUST IN YOU ". HAP-PY FEAST DAY TO ALL WHO ARE DEVOTED TO THE DIVINE MERCY!! Fr. Oscar D. Tabujara, Pastor

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2nd Sunday of Easter/ Sunday of Divine Mercy April 8, 2018

“Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, accord-ing to your means. For the Lord is one who always repays, and he

will give back to you sevenfold” (Sirach)

Please join us for HOSPITALITY at the Parish Hall

on Sunday, April 11 after the 11:15 AM Mass.

Our Next Seniors Luncheon (55 years or older)

will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 11:30 AM - 2PM

in the Parish Hall. We hope to see you there!!

Saturday /Sabado March 31

8:30PM $ 1,978

Sunday / Domingo April 1

8:00AM $ 2,544.35 9:30AM $ 1,777.50 11:15AM $ 2,830 1:00 PM $ 1,209.97

Mail In / Por Correo $ 650

Total $ 9,779.85 Goal / Meta $7,600

Variance/ Diferencia $ 2,179.85

Saint Athanasius Church Goal $132, 430

we are grateful to the 161 families that have made a difference with a generous gift. Our parish has raised $145,414. Many thanks for your participation in this Appeal. Every gift is valued and respectfully used. May God continue to bless you and all the wonderful parishioners of our parish, and of our diocesan faith community, thank you for continued care and support.

Total Pledges: 161 (11.3 % of Parishioners) Total Pledged: $145,414 (109.8% of Goal)

FIRST FRIDAY April 6, 2018 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

after 9:30AM. Benediction at 12:00 PM

MARRIED COUPLES

Give your marriage a well deserved vaca-tion. Plan to go on a Worldwide Marriage En-counter Weekend and come back with a mar-riage that is refreshed and full of energy! The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is May 18-20, 2018 in San Jose. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or

contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org.

Next Weekend’s 2nd Collection will be for The Diocesan Priest’s Retirement Fund

Thank you for your Generosity!

SCRIPTURE READINGS Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 John 5:1-6 John 20:29

SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, April 26th 7 PM – 8:30 PM The Parish Hall

The Respect Life Group invites you to a wonderful presentation by Deacon Ray Gans from Holy Family Parish;

End-of-Life Decisions, A Catholic Perspective

Choices at the end of life present unique challenges. Death with Dignity remains a topic of discussion. This presentation will explore end-of-life choices within the context of faith in Jesus and the moral tradition of the church.

(Refreshments will be available - we welcome teenagers and friends from outside the parish too)

Please contact Carmel or Matt Caligaris @ (650) 967-3807 with any questions - thank you!

The Saint Athanasius Church Hispanic Community would like to THANK YOU for your sup-port and generosity during our KERMES last Sunday, March 25, 2018. With your help, we

were able to raise $8,270.80 towards the Hispanic Commu-nity ADA Pledge of this year.

May God bless you and reward your generosity!

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Queremos agradecer a todas las familias que han contribuido generosamente a nuestra campaña anual de ADA 2018 y a todas las personas que contribuyeron a la realización de nuestra Ker-mes Anual del pasado domingo, 25 de marzo del 2018. Trabajando en equipo y con la bendición de Dios, nuestra comunidad Hispana de San Atana-sio pudo recaudar $8,270.80 para nuestra pro-mesa ADA de $20,000.

¡Dios los bendiga y recompense su generosidad!

BOLETIN HISPANO

BAUTIZOS La próxima fecha para bautizar será el 28 de abril del 2018 a las 11 AM. La clase de pre-paración será el 11 de abril del 2018 a las 7 PM. Llame a la oficina Hispana para poder registrarse y tener su entrevista inicial (650) 961-8600 Ext 101. NO HABRA BAUTIZOS EN FEBRERO Y

MARZO POR LA CUARESMA

Quinceañeras Este servicio se ofrece sólo a los feligreses registrados y activos que han recibido la pri-mera comunión. Por favor, hacer arreglos 6 meses antes del evento. Por favor llame a Rosa Mancilla al (650) 961-8600 Ext. 101

para obtener más información.

BODAS Este es un llamado a las parejas de novios o también los que ya están viviendo juntos. Si usted esta considerando casarse por la Iglesia, llame a la oficina y con mucho gusto le ayuda-remos. Se necesita hablar con seis meses de anticipación, dentro de este tiempo usted tendrá

que venir de cuatro a cinco juntas. Las reuniones son priva-das. solamente la pareja y el preparador se reúnen.

ADORACION DE PRIMER VIERNES

6 de abril del 2018 Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento de las 9:30 AM a las 12:00 PM. Por favor considera anotarse para una hora de ado-ración, llenando la forma en las entradas de la

Iglesia.

DIOS NOS AMA SIN IMPORTAR QUÉ GRANDES NUESTROS PECADOS SON

En el mensaje del Evangelio de Pascua, nuestra atención es fácilmente atraída por el dudoso Tomás que nos representa de muchas maneras. Pero lo que realmente debería sorpren-dernos es que Jesús regresó con los amigos que lo negaron y lo abandonaron durante la mayor crisis de su vida. Sorpren-dentemente en lugar de avergonzarlos, todo lo que Jesús les dijo fue "La paz sea contigo". Era como decir: "Está bien ... siguen siendo mis queridos amigos ... su amistad todavía significa mucho para mí ... no se sientas tan mal por lo que sucedió ... entiendo ... perdono ...Está bien." Los once deben haber sentido un gran alivio y una gran alegría que continúa resonando hoy en nuestro medio. "La paz sea contigo" sigue siendo el saludo de Pascua de Jesús para ti, para mí y para todos los pecadores. Y tal vez, lo que tú y yo podríamos decirle a Jesús cada vez que esto sucede es lo que Tomás le dijo: "¡Mi Señor y Dios mío!" ¡GRACIAS JE-SÚS POR TU DIVINA MISERICORDIA! Este fin de semana estamos celebrando la Fiesta de la Divina Misericordia. Esta devoción tiene una hermosa historia. En 1930, hace 88 años, una devoción comenzó a extenderse desde el diario de una joven monja polaca. Este mensaje siempre ha sido enseñado por la Iglesia a través de la Biblia y la tradición apostólica: que Dios es misericordioso y per-donada y que nosotros también debemos mostrar misericor-dia y perdón. Pero en la devoción a la Divina Misericordia, el mensaje adquiere un nuevo y poderoso enfoque, llamando a las personas a un entendimiento más profundo de que el amor de Dios es ilimitado y disponible para todos, espe-cialmente para los pecadores más grandes. Santa Margarita María Alacoque de Francia ya nos había presentado a este amor en la devoción al Sagrado Corazón. Pero así como el Sagrado Corazón señala la fuente de este amor, la Divina Misericordia describe la acción que fluye de ese corazón. Estas dos devociones son como las dos caras de la moneda. Santa Faustina Kowalska, una monja polaca sin educación, en obediencia a su director espiritual, escribió un diario de aproximadamente 600 páginas que registra las revelaciones que recibió acerca de la misericordia de Dios. Dios ama, to-dos nosotros, no importa cuán grandes sean nuestros peca-dos. Su misericordia es mayor que nuestros pecados, y debe-mos invocarlo con confianza, recibir su misericordia y dejar que fluya a través de nosotros hacia los demás, para que to-dos compartan su alegría. El A-B-C de la Divina Misericor-dia es: A - PEDIR POR SU MISERICORDIA. Dios quie-re que nos acerquemos a él en oración constantemente, arrepintiéndonos de nuestros pecados y pidiéndole que derrame su misericordia sobre nosotros y el mundo. B - SER MISERICORDIOSOS Al recibir su misericordia, permitamos que su amor y su perdón fluyan a través de nosotros hacia otros. C - CONFIANZA COMPLETA EN JESÚS. Las gracias de Su misericordia dependen de nuestra confianza. Mientras más confiemos en Jesús, más recibiremos. Así lo vemos en la oración en la parte infe-rior de la imagen "JESÚS CONFÍO EN TI". ¡FELIZ DÍA DE FIESTA PARA TODOS LOS DEVOTOS A LA DIVI-NA MISERICORDIA! P. Oscar D. Tabujara, Pastor

$18,514.55

GOAL $20,000

Hispanic Community

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Mission Statement for St. Athanasius Parish --“St. Athanasius Church’s mission is to build disciples of Jesus Christ and assist them in responding to God’s call to love and to serve”

Misión de la Parroquia de San Atanasio -- "La Misión de la Iglesia de San Atanasio es cons-truir discípulos de Jesucristo y ayudarles a responder el llamado de Dios a amar y servir"

JUNTOS COMO HERMANOS Lunes - 7:00 PM FAMILY PRAYER HOUR Tuesdays - 7:00 PM We need only to look around to see the tremendous pres-sures facing our families and how those pressures pull our families apart. There’s little doubt that we live in a society of instant everything, one of the major contribu-tions to family deterioration. Family Prayer Night is a response. It is a way for families to set aside an hour a week to be together in the presence of God, to pray and appreciate the most important people in our lives. Join us every Tuesday in church, 7-8 pm for Adoration, Benedic-tion and Prayer. OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP MASS Wednesdays - 6:30 PM HIJOS DE MARIA SANTISIMA Jueves - 7:00 PM GRUPO DE JOVENES Viernes a las 7 de la noche se reune el grupo de jovenes en el salón parroquial. Mayores de 18 años unicamente. ST. ATHANASIUS BEREAVEMENT, COMFORT AND SUPPORT GROUP Meets every 4th Friday of the month at the Rectory at 7PM. For details, please call (650) 961-8600 FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament All Day the First Friday of the month starting after 9:00 AM Mass. Please sign-up for an hour of adoration on the sign-up sheet in the back of church. Benediction at 12 PM. SENIORS LUNCH Meet the second Tuesday of the Month (October-April) in the Parish Hall at 11:30 AM. For more information please call the Rectory (650) 961 8600 Ext 102. RESPECT LIFE / GABRIEL PROJECT Supports the sacredness of all human life through direct ser-vice to women in crisis pregnancies, education, advocacy and direct action on behalf of human life. Meets every first Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory. For more infor-mation please call Carmel Caligaris at (650) 967-3807.

Sacrament Preparation for Children & Teens Preparation for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist (Grades 1-12) and for Confirmation (Grades 9-12) is a two year process. For more information please contact the Catechetical Office at (650) 961-8600 Ext 111.

Faith Formation for Children, Teens and Adults Our Faith Formation program seeks to empower our most important Catechists—our parents—to guide the faith for-mation of their children. We deepen our faith in Jesus through Scripture stories, reflection, prayer and seasonal celebrations in large and small groups. Formation sessions will be provided to the parents and students in Grades 1-5 on Sunday mornings during the school year. Our Middle and High School Youth Formation program features a variety of small and large group activities. For more information, please contact our Catechetical Office at (650) 961-8600 Ext 111.

Baptism of Children Parents are invited to contact our parish Secretary to set up an appointment for an initial interview with one of our priests. Parents and Godparents are required to attend a Baptismal preparation session prior to the Baptism. No Baptism date can be set until the interview with the priest. Children age 7 or above are required to participate in our Children’s Faith Formation program to prepare for this sacrament. Para bautizos en Español, llamar a Rosa Manci-lla al (650) 961-8600 Ext. 101.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Parish volunteers serve the needy of our area through our Food Pantry and Emergency Assistance program. Volun-teers are needed to staff the Food Pantry for an hour or two Tue. Wed. or Fri. Please call (650) 562-1000 and leave a message. ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTIONS REAL OPTIONS (650) 559-1550 298 San Antonio Rd. Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94040 CATHOLIC CEMETERIES For burial information and pre-planning assistance, please call 888-715-2150. We help you meet eternal life with faith, hope, and love.

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Holy Week and Triduum Volunteers 2018 -- Thank You! Thanks to Jesus Ponce for cutting the big palms for Palm Sunday from our own parish palm trees. Thanks to all of the generous parishioners who donated flowers for Easter or money to buy them especially Rosa Perez, An-nette Chasuk, Pat Papa, Deolinda Avila and Julie Hildalgo. Thanks to Lilia Flores for 2 lovely flower arrange-ments that we used on Holy Thursday and Easter. Special thanks to Deacon Leonel and members of our Spanish Prayer group for decorating the Parish Hall for the Chapel of Repose on Holy Thursday. Thanks as well to the many generous parishioners who helped decorate and clean the church (4 times in all!) during Holy Week. They are as follows (in no particular order): Pat Papa, Fr. Paul, Vickie Mabutus, Rosa Perez, Dennis Villanueva, Peter Taskovich, Margaret Henriksen, Mike Cavera, Evelyn and Randy Aguon, Len, Sarah and Andrew Radzilowski, Jeanette Patterson, Jean Ramaciotti, Leticia Rios, Millie DeWitt and all of the following members of our High School Youth Group: Anthony Aguilar, Ulises Romero, Raul Lucas, Edgar Rios, Rowena Christhuraj, Jason Cal-deron, Jacqueline Hernandez, Ramiro Galicia, Janeth Palma Cuesta, Krizia Aranacap, Lizabeth Rios, and David Arista. Special thanks to all of the musicians and singers at the Triduum services, especially our choir leaders Jo-Anne Arnold (Good Friday and Easter Sunday) and Jerry Pintar (Holy Thursday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday) and our Spanish Choirs for all their beautiful music. Thanks to all the wonderful actors that participated in the outdoor drama of the Stations of the Cross in Spanish on Good Friday. Special thanks to Mike Cavera, Rosa Mancilla, and Deacon Leonel for planning and organizing the Holy Week Liturgies and to Rafael Agreda for co-ordinating our Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil Altar Servers. We give thanks to all our Altar Servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Musicians, Singers, Ushers and Greeters (too numerous to mention individually) for help-ing to create such prayer-filled services! Special thanks to the volunteers who put on the lovely reception follow-ing the Easter Vigil: Pat Papa (coordinator), Alexis Magnie (for decorating), America Di Lascio, Hilda Jensen, Lady Perez, Nusly Zuniga and Lori Abrahamsohn. Finally, special thanks to Carol Wilson and her family for put-ting on the children's Easter Egg Hunt following the 11:15am Easter Sunday Mass.

Thank you, one and all!

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PARISH OFFICE/ OFICINA PARROQUIAL:

(650) 961-8600 HOURS: 9:00 am.-12:30 pm and 1:30-5:00 pm Tue- Friday.

(Office is closed on Mondays/Cerrada los Lunes)

PARISH STAFF/PERSONAL:

Rev. Oscar D. Tabujara (Pastor/Párroco) Rev. Paul-Cuong Phan (Parochial Vicar)

E-mail: paphan@dsj.org Rosa Maria Mancilla (Pastoral Associate)

OFICINA DEL MINISTERIO HISPANO 961-8600 Ext. 101 - E-mail: rmancilla@dsj.org

Mike Cavera (Pastoral Associate)

ADULT FAITH FORMATION / LITURGY 961-8600 Ext. 108 - E-mail: mcavera@dsj.org

Rev. Dcn. Leonel Mancilla (Deacon/Diácono) CATECHETICAL PROGRAM

961-8600 Ext. 111- E-mail: lmancilla@dsj.org Betty Dominguez

(Business Manager / Secretary) 961-8600 Ext. 102 - E-mail: becruz@dsj.org

For Maintenance Issues Please Contact our Parish Office.

To reach a priest after office hours in an EMERGENCY situation, such as a death or the need for the Last Rites call: (408) 444-0257

Para hablarle a un sacerdote después de las horas de oficina en una situación de emergencia, ya sea de muerte o nece-sidad del sacramento de la unción de los enfermos llamar al: (408) 444-0257

WELCOME TO ALL NEW PARISHIONERS! ¡Bienvenidos todos los nuevos feligreses!

Please register by filling in the details below and dropping in the collection basket, or at the rectory. Por favor inicie el proceso de registracion llenando este pequeño formulario y depositándolo en la canasta de

la colecta, o llevándolo a la rectoría. NAME (Nombre):_______________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS (Dirección) ___________________________________________________________________________ PHONE (Teléfono) ____________________E-mail:_____________________________________________________ Envelopes (Sobres de contribución):

Saint Athanasius Hispanic Community

KERMES 2018