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MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of January 1, 2012

Sun 01 7:30 AM Mass for the People

9:30 AM Carol Crowley Sheridan †

11:30 AM Bernadette Neeley†

Mon 02 7:30 AM Priest’s Intention

9:00 AM Brendan Logan†

Tue 03 7:30 AM Isidora Mangrobang†

9:00 AM John McEllistrim†

Wed 04 7:30 AM Dee Murphy†

9:00 AM Charles Fox†

Thu 05 7:30 AM Heli Rozario†

9:00 AM Brendan Logan†

Fri 06 7:30 AM Thanksgiving Mass†

9:00 AM Antonio Campos†

Sat 07 7:30 AM Edward Nervo†

9:00 AM Bernadette Neeley†

5:00 PM Brendan Logan†

We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Lorenzo Aguirre, Dalmacio Briones Jr., Deogracias Cusi, Evangeline Agbunag, Gene Relam-pagos, Mani Glanz, Janice Di Martini, Mary Medina, Clara Lee, Amy McNally, Theresa Collins, Peggy McCarthy, Jorge Buccat, Arturo Martin, Alexis Rivera, Aurora Urmeneta, Alice Fiumara, Philip Nordstrom, Inge Nordstrom, Rosa Maria Alonso, Marilou L. Dullano, Laura Andrade, Viola Mahoney, Christopher Weinman, Poy Wong, Leny Lopez, Mee Yee, Arturo Palarca, Johanna Bualat, Juan Aguirre, Frank Lynch, Arlene V. Rivera, Kevin Lu , Dory Constantino We pray for those who have Died…that they may be grant-ed a home in heaven. John Libby, Sophie Guichard, Edith “Pat” McCormick, Margaret Keohane, Graciela Cashion

Mary, the Holy Mother of God January 1, 2012 Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. — Luke 2:19

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! (Numbers 6:22-27). Psalm — May God bless us in his mercy (Psalm 67). Second Reading — God sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God (Galatians 4:4-7). Gospel — The shepherds glorified and praised God for all they had heard and seen (Luke 2:16-21). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Jn 1:43-51 Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 2:1-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Octave of Christmas; New Year’s Day; Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God; World Day of Prayer for Peace Monday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tuesday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thursday: St. John Neumann Friday: St. André Bessette; First Friday Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday; Julian Calendar Christmas

THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is pro-claimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God’s loving kindness, the shining glory of God’s face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God’s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the im-age of the invisible God, God’s face is shown to us and God’s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

NEW TIME FOR VIETNAMESE MASS 3:15 PM on Sundays

starting January 1, 2012

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS First Friday devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus will begin at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Friday, January 6, 2012. The day will begin in the Church with the Ro-sary at 8:30 AM followed by Mass at 9:00 AM. During the Mass, an image of the Sa-

cred Heart of Jesus, which will be exposed during the First Friday devotion, will be blessed. Following the Mass, consecration to Sacred Heart of Jesus and other devotional prayers will be offered. All are welcome.

PARISH OFFICE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE The Holy Name Parish office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2 for New Year’s. The 7:30 & 9 AM Masses will be in the Chapel.

Holy Name Preschool Our Holy Name Preschool will be opening its doors next month-January 2012! We are very excited about this new addition to our Holy Name community. Please call the preschool at 415-664-4753 to arrange for a tour with our Director, Alice Ho Seher or visit its website-www.holynamesf.com and click on "Preschool" for more information. Also, please let your friends and neighbors know of the preschool. Priority will be given to Holy Name school and parish families. Welcome to our new preschoolers and their families!

HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS ON JAN. 10

REGISTRATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED For more information about the Conservatory

program or to register for private lessons in voice, violin, guitar or piano, please e-mail Jackie @

hnparishsecretary@yahoo.com or call (415) 664-8590.

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You are cordially Invited

On January 8, 2012, all Holy Name Parish volunteers are invited to the 11:30 AM Mass

followed by a reception in your honor

in the Flanagan Center. Volunteers

are the heart of our community! You are always appreciated!

 No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another.

Thank you.

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HOLY NAME YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets every 2nd and 4th Sun-day of the month after the 11:30 AM Mass. The youth group includes, but is not limited to, teens from ages 13 to 18 years old. Young adults are invited as well.

ACE COLLECTION Today’s Second Collection is the ACE Collection for the benefit of our Parish School. Your generos-ity is always appreciated.

PARISH BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Next Sunday’s Second Collection is for our building & Maintenance fund. Please be generous.

PENNY DRIVE 2011 We are still collecting for our penny drive...

Pennies, Silver Change, Dollars & Checks welcome! We have collected $3,160.71 towards our goal.

Proceeds of this fundraiser will be used to pay for a candle stand for the Chapel You may drop off your donations in the glass

containers at the back of the Church or at the Pastoral Center office.

Weekly Offering 12/25/11 12/26/2010

CASH 3,714.90 1,007.10

CHECKS 10, 671.00 4,263.00

Total Collection 14,385.90 5,270.10

# of Envelopes 287 171

HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE The Holy Name “Tree of Life”, a bronze tree trunk with ap-proximately 400 leaves is located at the back of the Church. Donors can have their names, or those they wish to honor, en-graved on the leaf. The proceeds of the donations to the “Tree of Life” will go towards a much-needed Capital Improve-ment Fund. Each leaf costs $500 with a $25.00 engraving charge. We suggest setting a MAXIMUM number of charac-ters per leaf to 5 lines, 25 characters per line including spaces. Leaf color choices are ___Gold, ___Silver or ___Bronze.

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Please send engraving request with check payment (payable to Holy Name Parish) or drop by the church office, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. For more information, please call (415) 664-8590.

FAZtor’s Notes By Fr. Arnold Zamora If you read this Bulletin on Saturday (December 31st), you are a Bulletin ender. It is your last time to read a Church Bulletin for the year. If you read this on Sunday (January 1st), you are a Bulletin starter. It is your first time to read a Church Bulletin for the year. Same Bulletin, different year!

Cheers to our past, present and future! Thank God for this New Year 2012. Thank God also for the year 2011. What we have left behind, we can continue. What we have not accomplished in 2011, we can put to completion in 2012. We continue to hope, we continue to dream.

Jemima was taking an afternoon nap on New Year's Eve before the festivities. After she woke up, she confided to Max, her husband, 'I just dreamed that you gave me a dia-mond ring for a New Year's present. What do you think it all means?'

'Aha, you'll know tonight,' answered Max smiling broadly.

At midnight, as the New Year was chiming, Max approached Jemima and handed her small package. Delighted and excited she opened it quickly. There in her hand rested a book entitled: 'The meaning of dreams'. Keep dreaming! Keep hoping!

Do you know the first city to celebrate New Year’s? Sydney, Australia hosts the first major New Year’s Eve celebration each year.

Do you know what “Auld Lang Syne” means? “Auld Lang Syne” was written by Robert Burns in 1741 and literally means “old long since,” or “days gone by.” This song is traditionally sung in many countries at mid-night on January 1st, signaling the beginning of the New Year.

The best way to start the year is with a prayer with all your best wishes and great dreams for the New Year.

Somebody said this prayer: Dear Lord, So far this year I've done well. I haven't gossiped; I haven't lost my temper; I haven't

been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help. Amen.

Our prayers through some of our devotions would surely help us as we journey this New Year 2012. This Friday, the first Friday of the year starts our new devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will now be moved to eve-ry Saturday after the 9AM mass. We will also have our first Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary this coming Saturday. January 3rd, is the feast day of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. It’s our feast day! May His Holy Name be praised!

FORWARD IN FAITH EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR THE THINKING CATHOLIC FORWARD IN FAITH is a 20-week course which seeks to develop among Catholic adults a deeper sense of faith in God and life in the Church. The first semester, which runs from the week of January 17, 2012 through the week of March 20, 2012, will deal with the themes of encountering Christ in the Scrip-tures and the identity of the Church. The second semester, which will run from the week of September 4, 2012 through November 6, 2012, will focus on Sacraments as actions of the Church, and on the Christian moral life. FORWARD IN FAITH is a bold new initiative to help adult Catholics inte-grate their faith more fully into their every-day lives. To register, please fill out the form below and return it along with a check in the amount of $50 (which covers the cost of the entire 20-week program), payable to the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Send to: Forward in Faith, Archdiocese of San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 CUT HERE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name:________________________________________ Phone:_____________Address:___________________________________________E-mail: ______________ Your Parish _____________________ Please select the location where you will attend FORWARD IN FAITH (listed are the locations nearby that offer the classes: __ St. Cecilia, San Francisco, Wednesdays __Star of the Sea, San Francisco, Thursdays __Notre Dames des Victoires, San Francisco, Thursdays __Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City, Thursdays __St. Anthony, San Francisco, Tuesdays __St. Elizabeth, San Francisco, Tuesdays

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! FROM THE PRIESTS, SISTERS & STAFF OF HOLY NAME

Antonio Campos Yolanda Arnaudo Blanche & Patrick O’Connor Kenneth Ma York Lin Leung York Ping Chan Teresa Yung Christina JaiJames Lynch Ellen Lynch Joseph Prunty Bridget Prunty Susan Burnett Vicenta & Sotera Panganiban Eulogio & Maria Aguirre Jack & Winefred Lai Benilde Aguirre Santiago Panganiban Dominga Lowther Diony A. Lagrimas Florencio G. Mangrobang Isidora P. Mangrobang Fidela, Ismael & Editha Mangrobang Pat Kinahan Kinahan & Prosser Family Andy Raymond White Valle S. Bond Louise S. BondDolores & Elias Ronas Rosita & Ignacio Veron Departed Brothers and Sisters Donald Van Tricht Mr. & Mrs. John Snow Josefina Sanchez Alberto Sanchez Margarita Sanchez Rudolf Schulze Rudy Schulze Gus & Josephine Marino Georgette Schulze Ramos-Timog-Sabado Families Roger Pendenza Christopher Pendenza Cesario & Mercedes Austria Silverio & Francisca Palarca Austria Brothers Pedro F. Ceniza Consorcia O. Ceniza Nicholas L. Petropoulos Dativa C. Agustin

CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING In Memory/Honor of...

Walt Pudlow The Durkin, Costello & Perotti Families Deceased Members of the P. Dullano & C. Laygo Families Primitivo & Esperanza de Guzman Flor de Aquino Antonio I. De la Peña, Sr. Irene Medina de la Peña Ceferino Carag, Sr. Eleonora Da Silva Carag Rustica De la Peña-Agas Aurelio de la Cruz Maria de la Cruz Conrado A.Galarosa Consorcia A. Galarosa Kieran Dunne James Fields Alice Fields Basilio Gambon Perpetua Gambon In Memory of all our Deceased Hagan/Jordan Family & Friends and all the poor souls in Purgatory Mr. & Mrs. Celso Herrera Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Javier The Deceased Members of the Manguera & Jacinto Families Robert Q. Lee Mr. Carigma Ruth Matias Delia D. Bautista Mrs. Igesmundo Letty Serrano Deceased Members of Mariannee and Laurent Etchelet Families Flowers and greens for Christmas services and throughout the year are made possible by your generous donations via the Christ-mas and Easter flower donations. The amount is voluntary and your donations for flowers for Holy Name can be made any-time. Please make your check payable to Holy Name Church and put on your memo line that it is for flowers. Place the check in the offering basket, or drop it off at the church office mailbox (1555 39th Ave.)

Welcome New Parishioners! Please complete and return form to the Pastoral Center (1555 39th Ave.), or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information. Name(s) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City & Zip __________________________________ Phone ______________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________

RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

Holy Name Parish Business Office: est. 1925 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.HolyName-SF.org

HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Judy Cosmos, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122

Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin. Registration information is available at our website: (HolyName-sf.org)

Patrick Cody, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson Pls. contact the Parish office if you would like to contact members of the Pastoral or Finance Councils.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 3:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM

Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—7:30 PM Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children) Kindergarten to 9th, Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Every Sunday from 9:30-11:00 AM at the Pastoral Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese) Every Saturday—Pastoral Center—10:00 AM Religious Education (for Adults) : Please call Sr. Stella 664-8590 Bible Class every Tuesday@10-11 AM (Flanagan Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese) Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until Noon (Pastoral Center) except JULY & AUGUST Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Flanagan Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 11:00 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) Monday Night Yoga: every Monday at 6:15 PM (Assembly Room); Please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590 FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7:00 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) at the Flanagan Center.

PARISH STAFF: Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Nicasio Paloso, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, JCD Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus/In Residence Sr. Stella Negri, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Sr. Herminia Cosico, FdCC, Pastoral Outreach Minister Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC, Spiritual Director Chinese Ministry/D.R.E., Holy Name School Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Tony Eiras, Music Director Carol Elliott, RN, Parish Nurse Joe Nicolas, Webmaster Ron Alcaraz, Gym Director Rodil Hidalgo, Boys Athletic Director Vince de Lucca, Girls Athletic Director