November 12, 2006, Parish Bulletin

Save the Date!

Nov 18-19 Human Development Fund Collection
Nov 19 Pancake Breakfast for Fr. Steve
Nov 28 Advent Vespers Starts
Dec 3 Gospel Narrative Presentation
See you there!

The Christmas Narratives

All are invited to a spectacular and dramatic presentation of Scripture, light, and movement when Michael Reardon and Patrick Lane bring the Gospel of THE CHRISTMAS NARRATIVES to our community. This is a profoundly
moving and totally captivating work of faith, making the Scripture come alive in a fresh way, with music, lighting, and costuming, proclaimed in the oral tradition of the early church. Michael and Patrick traveled around the
world with this prayerful and powerful ministry of proclamation. Sunday, December 3 at 2 pm in our Church.

From the Faith Formation Director

• Interested in Catholicism? Anyone interested in knowing more about the Catholic Faith, please contact Br. Terry (415-863-6259) about forthcoming programs of instruction, or just to chat.
• Spiritual Direction: There are several trained Spiritual Directors in the Parish available for those who wish to explore issues in their lives or deepening their relationship with God. For further information, please contact Br. Terry at the Rectory.
• 2006 Archdiocesan Eucharistic Retreat: All are invited to the Retreat on Saturday, November 18, 9 am to 3:30 pm at the Cathedral. The Archbishop will celebrate the Mass. Reflection booklet and light lunch will be provided. Fee: Voluntary Donation. To register, please call 415-614-5505.

Come to our Garden

• Our garden volunteers invite parishioners to come and enjoy the garden and possibly help with light garden work every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 am until noon.
• If you would like to give towards the flowers in the Church this Christmas Season, Flower Offering Envelopes are available by the entrance of the Church.

THIS WEEK AT MOST HOLY REDEEMER

Saturday, November 11
10 am Gardening in the Garden
10 am Reconnecting in the Rectory
5 pm Vigil Mass with Anointing of the Sick

Sunday, November 12
8 am and 10 am Mass with Anointing of the Sick
9 am Children’s Catechesis
9:15 am Choir Practice in the Choir Loft
After the 10 am Mass - Coffee Hour in Ellard Hall. Town Hall Meeting follows.

Monday, November 13
7 pm Centering Prayer in the Church

Tuesday, November 14
10 am Gardening in the Garden
1:30 pm Prayer Group for People with HIV/AIDS in the Church
2 pm MCC Outreach in Ellard Hall kitchen
7 pm JustFaith in the Children’s Room

Wednesday, November 15
5:30 pm Wednesday Night Suppers in Ellard Hall
7 pm MCC Taize Prayer Service in the Church

Thursday, November 16
10 am Gardening in the Garden
6:30 pm MCC HIV+ Faith Sharing Group in the Library
7 pm Faith Sharing Group in the Library
7 pm Choir Practice in the Choir Loft

Friday, November 17
2 pm Thomas Aquinas Seminar in the Rectory

Saturday, November 18
10 am Gardening in the Garden
10 am Reconnecting in the Rectory

Sunday, November 19
9:15 am Choir Practice in the Choir Loft
10 am Mass with Children’s Liturgy of the Word
After the 10 am Mass - Pancake Breakfast (in honor of Fr. Steve’s return) in Ellard Hall
11:30 am AIDS Orphans Ministry in Ellard Hall
4 pm Secular Franciscans at MHR in the Children’s Rm

Parking Lot Gate

Do you know of anyone who would be willing to lock our parking lot gate daily? Please call the Parish Office to refer someone or if interested.

AIDS Orphans Ministry

• SAVE THE DATE! On December 10, from 11 am - 4 pm, the AIDS Orphans Ministry will host Alice's Christmas Bazaar, a Christmas crafts fair with a bake sale and a silent auction named in honor of Alice Dazols. We will have soaps and candles, beautiful wall hangings, Mexican Christmas ornaments and items from all over the world. Join us that day and spread the word to all your friends and family.
• A big thank you to MHR's parishioners. We collected more than 90 pounds of change during our Widow's Mite Campaign, as well as other contributions. We will give you the final tally once it is all added up.
• We will meet on November 19, at 11:30 am in Ellard Hall to discuss the Christmas fair. Please join us if you want to help. For further information e-mail us at aidsinafrica@mhr.org or call Michael Nava through the Parish Office at 415-863-6259.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) funds many projects in the Bay Area. We, the JustFaith graduates, went to two of those projects last year as part of our program. We met with three women who are working mothers, and live in the Bayview/Hunters Point area. These women work hard through ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) to organize their community to end the violence and to clean up the neighborhood of toxic waste. These brave women could not continue their fight to make their streets safe for their children without the help of CCHD. We also met with the organizers of the Chinese Program Association in Chinatown who are working to improve the living conditions of the residents there through community organizing. We visited an SRO hotel where many Chinese residents still live in overcrowded and unsafe conditions. We heard their stories of hardship, but also their stories of hope. Thanks to these programs and many others, CCHD is empowering poor people to help themselves. There will be a second collection on November 18-19 to support the programs of CCHD.

Please be as generous as you possibly can in supporting their good work. Please remember that the collection basket will be passed only once. Kindly place both your regular Sunday Offering and your Campaign for Human Development Contribution in the collection basket. Thank you very much.

Treasury Notes

We thank everyone who gave to our Mortgage Sunday Collection last week. Through your generosity we raised $11,224.50 towards retiring our debt.

Last Week’s Collection (Nov 4-5)

Full income statement, including rent income and expenses, are presented at the end of the month by the Finance Committee.

5 pm Mass $676.00
8 am Mass $705.00
10 am Mass $3,749.00
Miscellaneous $370.00
Total Last Week: $5,500.00
Thank you !

MHR AIDS Support Group

• Volunteer Opportunity: One of our clients is in need of help cleaning out his apartment of accumulated and unnecessary things. If you can spare a few hours a week for a few weeks your help will be greatly appreciated. Please call us at 415-863-1581 if you are interested.
• Our annual Emmanuel Gift Giving Project will begin in two weeks on November 25 and 26. It aims to provide Christmas gifts for HIV/AIDS Clients of MHR ASG, Catholic Charities Leland House and the Rita Da Cascia Community. Gift request ornaments will be located at the Church entrance.
• Plans continue for a joint World AIDS Day service on Friday evening, December 1 with St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church. Please plan to join us for this special commemoration. Exact time and location is currently being decided. More details to come.
• The Annual Christmas Retreat for Persons with HIV/AIDS at San Damiano Retreat will be held on December 15-17. A minimal fee of $40 for the weekend is requested, but scholarships are available for those unable to afford this fee. Please contact San Damiano Retreat 925-837-9141 to register, or the ASG office for more information.

Faxed to MHR November 7, 2006

Dear Friends at Most Holy Redeemer,

Just a note to thank you for the enthusiastic response to our sale (last) Sunday (October 22). It was a pleasant day. I had help especially from Sr. Ruth Patrick and Sr. Cleta Herold, two good friends, and Marilee Hearn and Michael.
This year was a particularly good sale. We sold almost $1,500 worth of merchandise and as always, this will go to benefit the artisan groups we represent.

Everyone really appreciated the work of the artisans.

I always enjoy hearing how everyone has used the things that they bought the year before. I’ll look forward to next year’s feedback. The money we earn from the sale of these handicrafts is used in Guatemala to assist the six small businesses that make the items. I returned from Guatemala in September. I replenished our inventory by buying from these same businesses while I was there. As a member of the Fair Trade Federation, we pledge to establish continuing relationships with them. They therefore have a dependable income and are able to use their skills to support better lives for themselves. It was wonderful to see that your Social Justice Committee is working to encourage buying Fair Trade products.

We are launching a new web site on November 18 (www.mission-guatemala.org). It has lots of information about the people involved in our projects.

Again, thank you. Hope to see you again next year.
In Peace,
Kay Sweeney
Mission: Guatemala

Thanksgiving is coming to Wednesday Suppers

We will have our special Thanksgiving dinner on November 22. If you’d like to help us out by volunteering or bringing dessert, our guests would be especially grateful. The desserts they love best are pumpkin or pecan pies – but anything sweet is great. For more information, contact Ron Pacheco at suppers@mhr.org.

Saint Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Conference at MHR

• Our Annual Advent Drive is coming up in December. All are requested to accumulate Men’s clothing items for donation.
• Also , the SVdP winter shelter meal program is coming soon. It is an opportunity to volunteer to help the poor. Dates will be published later.

Catholic San Francisco

As a registered Parishioner at Most Holy Redeemer, you are entitled to receive the Catholic San Francisco paper for free. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to start receiving this paper or if you would like to discontinue receiving it.

MHR Online

We have an extensive web site available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection. You can see our Liturgical schedule; view the calendar of events and activities at MHR; register as a Parishioner or update your information; download the current and past bulletins; find the contact information for the different groups and ministries of the Parish; even
enter your own comments at our Blog; and view submitted pictures of our past events. Visit our our web site at www.mhr.org.

Parish Town Hall Meeting

All are invited to participate at our Parish Town Hall Meeting this Sunday, November 12, after the Coffee Hour scheduled after the 10 am Mass so that Parishioners may voice their opinions and concerns regarding recent developments in the Parish. Bob Nelson has agreed to facilitate this meeting.

Pancake Breakfast

Everyone is invited to our pancake breakfast celebrating Fr. Steve’s return next week after the 10 am Mass.

You are part of Most Holy Redeemer

• Have you observed something that needs repair,maintenance or attention in our facilities? You can help by doing any of the following: 1) let the Parish Office know, 2) let the members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee know (Ron Pacheco and Nick Andrade), 3) write it down on our handyman’s to do list located in the sacristy and hall kitchen.

• Is there a particular ministry or service that you feel called to? Let the Parish Office know so you may be directed to the appropriate group. You can also look at our web site and contact them directly.

• Is there something you would like other Parishioners to know? Communications is important in maintaining our Parish life. Keep your fellow Parishioners informed. We need you to report on things that relate to the life of the Parish, upcoming events, news about past events and updates about your Parish group. For the bulletin, submit your notice Thursday, nine days before publication. For additions or modifications to our web site, email mhr-webadmin@mhr.org.

╬ MASS INTENTIONS ╬

Our Mass celebrants will remember the following intentions during the celebration of the Eucharist:

Saturday November 11
8 am Caroline Roggero †
5 pm William McGrath †

Sunday November 12
8 am November Birthday Celebrants at MHR
10 am MHR Parishioners

Monday November 13
8 am Marie and Robert Coffey
and their parents †

Tuesday November 14
8 am Maria Corazon †

Wednesday November 15
8 am Wednesday Night Suppers Guests,
Volunteers and Donors

Thursday November 16
8 am Deceased Members of the Raggero
and Paccioretti Families †

Friday November 17
8 am Giuseppe Fazio †

Saturday November 18
8 am Lucy and Frank Sweetman †
5 pm George Monds †

Sunday November 19
8 am Agnes Sheppard †
10 am MHR Parishioners

Contact the Parish Office at 415-863-6259 to donate towards the Church flowers or to have Mass celebrated for a special intentions.

We pray for parishioners, relatives & friends who are ill

Helen Aragundi, David Arizmendi, Pido Austria, Marie Bettencourt, Juanita Brooks, Sr. Cathy Cahur SC, Bob Carr, Lito Castro, Lyle Cockrum, Brenda Cromie, Raymond Dean, Bob Echele, Alice Fedawa, Jenny Firth, Edna Flores, Linda Gallo, Kirk Giles, Evan Hanning, Fr. Joe Healy, Mary Jo Henry, Sr. Sophie Hoffman OP, Kim & Eleanor Howes, David Ilvedsen, Natalie Kosche, Madeline Leykamm, Daniel Macchello Taylor, Fr. Steve Meriwether, Thomas O’Donnell, Mark Osborne, Fran Patrick, Rodney Pearson, Torrey Penney, Fr. Richard Purcell, Warren Ryan, Flor Santos, Fr. Zachary Shore, Gracie Silva, Ricardo Souza, Dolores Valdez, Robert Valdez, Tim Wilson.

To update the list, kindly call the Parish Office at 415-863-6259. Thank you very much.