St. Joachim Catholic Church 21250 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94541-5809

www.stjoachim.net ~ stjoachimoffice@gmail.com (510) 783-2766

Iglesia Católica de San Joaquín Misas Dominicales en Español

Sábado 6:00 PM, Domingo 2:00, 6:00 PM

Misas en Español Miércoles 7:00 PM

Reconciliación Miércoles 6-7 PM, Sábado 3-4:00 PM

Como hacerse miembro de la Parroquia Les damos la Bienvenida a todos los nuevos feligreses a nuestra

parroquia y les exhortamos a que se registren como miembros de la Iglesia. Si usted participa en nuestra Iglesia regularmente y no

se ha registrado todavía, por favor hágalo. Pase por la oficina Parroquial para registrarse.

Bautismos en Español

Por favor contáctese con la oficina Parroquial.

Matrimonio en Español Favor de ponerse en contacto con un Sacerdote o Diacono

después de registrarse. Se necesita seis meses de preparación.

Exposición y Bendición del Santísimo Todos los Viernes 9-1, Primer Viernes 9-6

POR FAVOR . . . RECUERDA A TU PARROQUIA EN TU TESTAMENTO

Sunday Mass in English Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Daily Masses 7:00 and 8:30 AM (Saturday 8:30 AM)

Reconciliation Saturday 3-4:00 PM

How to become a Parishioner We welcome and encourage new parishioners to register as mem-bers of our Church. Also, if you have been here awhile and not registered yet, please register. Registrations are taken daily at the Parish office.

Baptisms in English Please contact the Office Secretary

Marriage in English Please contact a Priest after registration. Six months preparation required.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday 9-1, First Friday from 9-6.

PLEASE . . . REMEMBER YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL

† St. Joachim Catholic Church Mission We are a diverse community, united in faith and guided by the Holy Spirit. We seek to animate all to full conscious and active participation in the life of the Church and the Mission of Jesus Christ. † La Misión de la Iglesia Católica de San Joaquín Somos una comunidad diversa, unida en la fe y guiada por el Espíritu Santo. Animamos a todos los feligreses a participar completa, activa y conscientemente en la vida de la iglesia y la Misión de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. January 11, 2015

The Baptism of the Lord

The Baptism of the Lord January 11, 2015

All you are thirty, come to the water! — Isaiah 55:1

Parish Office................................................... 783-2766 Parish Fax .................................................... 783-2760 Parish Email ……………….…stjoachimoffice@gmail.com Parish Office Hours ~~ Bilingual Available Monday-Friday 10:00am-7:30pm T,W,F— 4—7:30 Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm 10 AM– 4 PM Sunday 9:00am-4:00pm 12PM– 4 PM

Oficina Parroquial

Rev. Joseph Antony Sebastian, SVD ......................... Pastor Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00 am to 12.00 pm

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles, y viernes 10:00 am a 12:00 pm

5.00 pm a 8.00 pm (con cita )

Rev. Mario Olea SVD ................................. Parochial Vicar Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

10:30 am to 12:00 pm 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (with appointment)

lunes, martes, miércoles y jueves 10:30 am a 12:00 pm 5:00 pm a 8:00 pm (con cita)

Ariel Mayormita ............... Music Director/Director de Música Phone Ext. #223 E-Mail 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………………...sjformation510@gmail.com Bertha Cruz…………………………Administrative Assistant

St. Vincent de Paul ...................................... 783-0344 Office hours 1:30-3PM ONLY Monday-Friday San Vicente de Paul Gary Enos ................................................................. President

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 Departamento Especial de Educación Religiosa en Español Hazel Rizo ............................................................... 785-1818

From the pastor’s desk: Mr. George Washington Carver was a great black agricultural scientist who did a lot of research work on the commercial and medical uses of the lowly peanut. He built a great

industry through his scientific endeavors. In January, 1921, he was brought to Washington, D.C., to the Ways and Means Committee to explain his work on the peanut. As a black man, he was last on the list and so, after three days of waiting, he finally walked up the aisle to speak, ignoring the racial comments and ridicule. Later he wrote in his autobiography, "Whatever they said of me, I knew that I was a child of God, and so I said to myself inwardly, ‘Almighty God, let me carry out Your will.’" He got to the podium and was told that he had twenty minutes to speak. Carver opened up his display case and began to explain his project. So engaging was his discussion that those twenty minutes went all too quickly, and the chairman rose and gave him an extension so he could continue his presentation, which he did for an hour and three-quarters. They voted him four more extensions so he spoke for several hours. At the end of his talk they all stood up and gave him a long round of applause. And all that happened because he knew who, and Whose, he was and because he refused to be defined by the labels of his culture. The feast of the Baptism of our Lord which we celebrate today calls us to become conscious of who we are and Whose we are. A voice which came from the heavens and declared, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleaded”, must have always lingered in the mind and heart of Jesus as he went about carrying out his public ministry. Conscious of this assurance and acceptance, Jesus was able to face praises and criticism, acceptance and rejection with a sense of equanimity. May the celebration of this feast of our Lord’s Baptism help us to become conscious of our own baptism and the fact of ourselves having become children of God. May that consciousness help us to live our life as children of God. A drunk stumbles across a Pentecostal Baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeds to walk down into the water and stand next to the Preacher. The minister turns and notices the old drunk and says, "Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, Preacher. I sure am." The minister then dunks the fellow under the water and pulls him right back up. "Have you found Jesus?" the preacher asked. "No, I didn't!" said the drunk. The preacher then dunks him under for quite a bit longer, brings him up and says, "Now, brother, have you found Jesus?” “No, I did not, Reverend." The preacher in disgust holds the man under for at least 30 seconds this time, brings him out of the water and says in a harsh tone, "My God, have you found Jesus yet?” The old drunk wipes his eyes and says to the preacher... "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"

From the Pastor’s Desk:

We are blessed when we give Acts 20:35... remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive. Please give generously to your Parish Community Somos bendecidos cuando damos Hechos 20:35 ... recordando las palabras del Señor Jesús mismo dijo: "Más bienaventurado es Dar que recibir. Por favor, sea generoso con su comunidad parroquial

Monday 7:00am The Community of St Joachim

Monday 8:30am The Community of St Joachim

Tuesday 7:00 am The Community of St Joachim Tuesday 8:30 pm Remy Landy Watson, (5th anniversary)

Wednesday 7:00 am The Community of St Joachim Wednesday 8 :30 am Melita & Benito Fontanilla (thanksgiving)

Wednesday 7:00 pm Alfonso Ayala , Lizbeth Aguayo , (1st aniversario)

Thursday 7:00 am The Community of St Joachim Thursday 8:30am Angela Kim (birthday) James Bolander , (11 month anniversay)

Friday 7:00 am The Community of St Joachim Friday 8: 30 am Ariel V. Macapugay (birthday)

Saturday 8:30am Tony Ancheta (birthday) Estrellita S. Villegas , (1st anniversary) Bonifacio Talaue ,

Saturday 4:30 pm The Community of St Joachim

Saturday 6:00pm Olga Elenes (sanación) Mariano Preciado , (aniversario) Felix A. Miranda , (10th aniversario) Jesus Villapando , (aniversario)

Sunday 7:30am Edward Villanueva , Imelda Alojado , Sunday 9:00 am May Maglaya (birthday) Jose Paguia , (4th anniversary) Ha Thi Thinh , Mario Ratliff , Max Mercado , Giuseppe De Michino , Albert Luna , (40th day ) Sunday 10:30am Gonsalves Family (thanksgiving) Morris Guiren (thanksgiving) Ofelia Castro , Sunday 12:15pm Hazel Woom (healing) Abelina Garcia (, birthday) Sunday 2:00 pm Olga Elenes (sanacion) Por los Presos (intención especial) Por los almas del Purgatorio Abraham Muro-Soto (8th cumpleanos) Maria Guadalupe Ramirez , (1st aniversario) Miguel Antolin , Sunday 6:00pm Jesus Villalpando , (aniversario)

Mass Intentions Jan 10– 17, 2015

Pray for Those In Need~ ~Oremos por quienes nos necesitan. Patty Gutierrez Patricia Powell Tim Dorr Maria Elena Romero Paul Prado Mr & Mrs Morais Howard Duarte Evelyn Serran Easten Seymour Josephine Alvarez Fr. Jorge Robledo Mario Enrique Rodriguez

The Food Offering for the Poor next week is:

Canned vegetables or pork & beans

Vegetales, carne de puerco o frijol enlatados

COLLECTION FOR WEEK January 4, 2015 The Total amounts for the collection

$ 11,614.20

EFT collection $ 175.00 Checks by mail Dropped at office

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TOTAL FOR THE WEEK

$11,789.20

COLLECTION FOR WEEK December 28 , 2014

The Total amounts for the collection

$ 8,584.00

EFT collection $ 711.00 Christmas Day Collection

$10,272.00

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK

$19,567.00

COLLECTION FOR WEEK December 21, 2014 The Total amounts for the collection

$ 8,416.00

EFT collection $1,085,00 Checks by mail Dropped at office

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TOTAL FOR THE WEEK

$ 9,581.00

In Sympathy Please pray for all the faithful

departed especially:

Por favor, oremos por los que han fallecido; especialmente por:

Patrick Francis Scott

Giuseppe (Joe) De Michino

Guadalupe Yepez

Gordan Quarry

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El Sr. George Washington Carver fue un gran científico agrícola negro quien realizó mucho trabajo de investigación sobre los usos comer-

ciales y médicos del cacahuete corriente. Él construyó una gran indus-tria a través de sus esfuerzos científicos. En enero de 1921, le trajeron a Washington, D.C., al Comité de Medios y Maneras para explicar su trabajo con los cacahuetes. Como un hombre negro, fue el último en la lista y entonces, después de tres días de espera, finalmente caminó por el pasi-llo para hablar, ignorando los comentarios raciales y el ridículo. Más tarde escribió en su autobiografía, "Cualquier cosa que dijeron de mí, yo sabía que era un hijo de Dios, y así me dije internamente, ‘Dios Todopode-roso, déjame cumplir Tu voluntad’.” Consiguió el podio y le dijeron que tenía veinte minutos para hablar. Carver abrió su vitrina y comenzó a explicar su proyecto. Tan interesante fue su discusión, que esos veinte minutos se pasaron rápidamente, y el Presidente se levantó, le dio una extensión, y así pudo continuar su presentación, la cual tomó una hora y cuarenta y cinco minutos. Le dieron cuatro extensiones más y así habló durante varias horas. Al final de su charla todos se pusieron de pie y le dieron un largo aplauso. Y todo lo que pasó fue porque sabía quién y a Quién, él pertenecía y porque se negó a ser definido por las etiquetas de su cultura. La fiesta del Bautismo de Nuestro Señor que celebramos hoy nos llama a tomar conciencia de quién somos y a Quién le pertenecemos. Una voz que vino del cielo y declaró: "Tú eres mi Hijo, el Amado, mi Elegido", debe-ría haber persistido siempre en la mente y el corazón de Jesús cuando llevaba a cabo su ministerio público. Consciente de esta garantía y acep-tación, Jesús fue capaz de afrontar alabanzas y críticas, aceptación y rechazo con un sentido de la ecuanimidad. Que la celebración de esta fiesta del Bautismo de Nuestro Señor nos ayude a tomar conciencia de nuestro propio bautismo y el hecho de que nosotros mismos somos hijos de Dios. Que esa conciencia nos ayude a vivir nuestra vida como hijos de Dios. Un borracho tropieza con un servicio Pentecostal de Bautismo el Domin-go en la tarde por el río. Procede a bajar al agua y se para al lado del Predicador. El Ministro se voltea y ve al viejo borracho y le dice: "Señor, estás listo para encontrar a Jesús?" El borracho mira hacia atrás y dice: "Sí, Predicador. Claro que estoy". El ministro entonces sumerge al hombre bajo el agua y lo saca inmediatamente. "Encontraste a Jesús?" preguntó el predicador. "No, no lo hice!", dijo el borracho. El predicador luego lo sumerge bajo el agua un poco más, lo saca y le dice: "Ahora, hermano, has encontrado a Jesús?" "No, no lo hice, Reverendo." El pre-dicador en disgusto lo sostiene bajo el agua por lo menos por 30 segun-dos esta vez, lo saca fuera del agua y dice en un tono áspero, "Dios mío, has encontrado a Jesús?" El viejo borracho limpia sus ojos y le dice al predicador... "¿Estás seguro que es aquí donde se cayó?"

Nota de nuestro pastor Readings for the Week Lecturas de la Semana Mon/Lunes: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tues/Martes: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wed/Mier: y: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thurs/Juev: : Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Fri/Vier: : Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Sat/Sab : Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sun/Dom: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

Hayward Santo Niño Prayer Group Annual Fiesta

Saint Joachim Church 21250 Hesperian Blvd Hayward, CA 94541

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Rosary 1:00 PM and Mass: 2:00 PM

Celebration to follow at the Gym For more information Angie: (510) 332-1714 Fely: (510) 293-0876

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In the Parish this Week: January 11th — Sunday Portuguese Donuts Don’t forget to pick up your donuts after Masses today. Also check out the Placita there may be some available if you forgot to place your order ~~ Enjoy and thanks for supporting your Church by purchasing the donuts. January 12th — Monday Pastoral Council The Pastoral Council will meet Monday at 7 PM in the Fireside Room. All members are encouraged to attend.

Vatican Corner Pope Francis has found a way of clearing out the unwanted and unneeded gifts he receives and at the same time raising money for the poor. The Vatican began selling raffle tickets for a chance to win one of those unwanted gifts. Sales began in November, making a ticket the perfect gift for Christmas. Tickets cost 10 Euros – about $12.50 and were sold at the Vatican post office and pharmacy but not on the Internet or anywhere outside of Vatican City. The grand prize was a new white Fiat Panda 4x4 small SUV fully loaded. There were also thirty consolation prizes include: a tandem bike, a video camera, an expresso machine, a silver pen, a leather briefcase and a Panama hat. The prizes give a window into just what sort of presents people give the Pope. Future raffles may be held if this first one proves successful. Thousands of euros are expected to go to the Papal Almoner - Bishopo Krajewski, who will travel to the poor areas of Rome and distributes money, gifts and food. Vatican reformers have discovered hundreds of millions of euros that did not appear on the Vatican balance sheets says Cardinal George Pell, the Australian conservative that Pope Francis chose earlier in 2014 to put the Vatican’s finances in order. Secretive accounting practices and fiercely guarded departmental independence have kept “some hundreds of millions of euros tucked away in particular sectional accounts. The Vatican’s finances are much healthier than many had thought, Pell writes. “It is important to point out that the Vatican is not broke. Apart from the pension fund, which needs to be strengthened for the demands on it in 15 or 20 years, the Holy See is paying its way, while possessing substantial assets and investments.” In February Pope Francis created a new Council of the Economy to monitor all economic and administrative activities of the Holy See and created the Secretariat of the Economy to provide administrative oversight and to carry out the guidelines of the council. Cardinal Pell was appointed its president. Pell released a 45-page manual, "Financial Management Policies,” that spells out new rules for budgeting and financial reporting that all Vatican offices must follow beginning Jan. 1, 2015. The intent of the manual is to modernize and internationalize the Vatican bureaucracy while reducing its overall size, improve checks and balances and increase transparency and oversight by laypeople. Pell says, “Donors expect their gifts to be handled efficiently and honestly, so that the best returns are achieved to finance the works of the Church, especially those aimed at preaching the Gospel and helping the poor escape from poverty. A Church for the poor should not be poorly managed.” Pell says Pope Francis wants a "poor church for the poor," but that "doesn't necessarily mean a church with empty coffers, and it certainly doesn't mean a church that is sloppy or inefficient or open to being robbed." Source: The dailybeast.com & National Catholic Reporter

Thanks to the Hardworking Crew that set up Christmas in our Church this year — You did a Beautiful Job ~ Thank You!

El Bautismo del Senor ST. JOACHIM CHURCH 11 de Enero de 2015

WALK for LIFE

Saturday, January 24

Walk with us as we continue to peacefully proclaim our life

message in ever greater numbers. Walk with us to challenge the belief that

abortion is a good choice for women. Join St. Joachim’s

Parishioners to proclaim that choosing Life is the best

choice for women.

www.WalkforlifeWC.com

CAMINATA por la VIDA

Sábado, 24 de Enero

Camina con nosotros mientras continuamos proclamando pa-cíficamente nuestro mensaje de vida con muchos más. Camina

con nosotros para retar la creencia que el aborto es una

buena elección para la mujer. Únete a los

Feligreses de San Joaquín para proclamar que escoger Vida es la mejor opción para la mujer.

www.WalkforlifeWC.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR SENIORS

We hope you had a great Christmas and are ready to get back to work.

Our next meeting will be at 12:30 PM on Friday, Jan 16 in the Par-ish Hall .PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE.

Please come prepared with lots of ideas of what to do and what restaurants we would like to go.

Also if you wish a snack would be great. Any questions, call Lorry or Ken Goode at 276-9338. See you there.

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PAN DE VIDA RETREAT A weekend for, of, and by young people.

All youth and young adults ages 13-18 are invited.

“The Pan de Vida Retreat program promotes, organizes, and directs retreats based on the Gospel of St. John, Chapter 6, ” I am the Bread of Life.” The focus on the

Eucharist shows young people that Christ must be at the center of their lives”.

January 16, 17, 18, 2015

ST. JOACHIM PARISH

Registra on Forms are available at the Faith Forma on and Rectory Offices.

For more informa on contact the Faith Forma on Office at 510-785-1818