ST. FINN BARR PARISH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
PASTOR'S CORNER
Fr. Raymond Tyohemba, VC
Let us pray for Human Rights and for all workers on September 5: Day of Prayer for Human Rights and Labor (Labor Day).
We are a broken people. Our society is also broken. Some are homeless, alone, oppressed, afraid, and facing discrimination. The list is endless. The prophet Isaiah in the first reading brings Good News-bad times will come to an end. The Psalmist praises God who brings liberation to the broken. Saint James, in the second reading, condemns social discrimination in strong terms. In the Gospel, Jesus shows concern to a deaf and mute person most likely excluded from the community.
Prayer
Dear Jesus,
open our ears
so that we can hear you
in the
cries, the pleading, and the brokenness of those in our lives, homes, and community.
WORSHIP WITH US FOR THE 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Saturday - Sept. 4
4PM English Mass
Sunday - Sept. 5
9AM English Mass
11AM Spanish Mass
NEWS AND UPDATES
THE RECTORY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY.
Salesian Mission Appeal 2021 Homily
I want to thank your pastor and bishop for allowing the Salesians of Don Bosco to preach on behalf of missionaries today.
The Salesians of Don Bosco are the second largest order of men in the Catholic Church, serving in over 130 countries. Our primary ministry is the assistance of poor and abandoned youth, striving to make them good Christians and upright citizens.
Salesians are educators. We are committed to forming the hearts and minds of the young and assisting them to develop all of their talents and skills. While doing this, we accompany the young on their journey of faith, guiding them to a deeper relationship with God and helping them to integrate a spiritual life into their daily occupations.
We accomplish this goal in a variety of settings including schools, both academic and technical; youth centers; skills training programs, preparing the young for the world of work; shelters for homeless or at risk youths; community centers; camps; radio stations in developing countries; catechetical centers; music and art programs; parishes with a special focus on engaging the young. Additionally, we serve migrant and refugee communities, as well as young people with disabilities.
Each country and culture has a distinct set of circumstances that must be respected when you work with the young. In each place, the Salesians work to understand the environment they are in so that they can respond appropriately and with sensitivity. Countries that have a majority Muslim or other faith groups present special challenges for missionaries. In some instances, conversion to Christianity puts a person’s life in danger.
In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Salesian community responds to many of the societal problems there. Gang violence, drug dealing, violence against women and intense poverty are common. Preaching the Gospel in such an environment is difficult, but the Salesians work to do this as they address these issues in collaboration with many other religious groups and agencies. Their efforts focus on creating an enabling environment for the young to thrive and avoid becoming involved in these negative activities. The Salesians also work on the rehabilitation of those who have been involved with these activities, or have been victims of them. Through chaplaincies at a youth prison and a center for HIV infected young adults, street outreach and neighborhood presence, some lives have been transformed. In some of the most impoverished neighborhoods, Salesians and volunteers have earned the confidence of local residents. In the late afternoon, volunteers gather the young from their homes, bring them to a local park, organize games, teach catechism and give the children a snack. Slowly, the environment of these poorer neighborhoods is becoming more hopeful and peaceful as the families see their children being cared for.
Child soldiers are frequently severely traumatized by their involvement in the guerilla form of warfare they participated in. The decision to turn away from that way of life is complicated and needs lots of support to have the youths change. In Colombia and Sudan, Salesians have worked with other agencies to help provide services to effect healing in the lives of these youths. Additionally, the families of those affected by the violence perpetrated by the youths are assisted in healing. The Gospel message of reconciliation is needed for a society to begin anew.
Those who are wounded in body and spirit need the presence of Christ as well. Don Bosco Sobre Ruedas in Mexico and the Nonthaburi Skills Development Center for the Blind in Bangkok, Thailand are just two examples of such healing ministries the Salesians engage in.
Don Bosco Sobre Ruedas works to promote, protect and guarantee quality of life for people who have physical disabilities, often as the result of accidents. They especially seek out children and adolescents living in extreme poverty and work with them to acquire the skills they need to live independent lives, maintain their health and be socially integrated into society. Often, these youngsters want to overcome the physical challenges but don’t know where to start. The Salesians have provided them with the opportunity to develop their skills and potential.
For nearly forty years, the Nonthaburi Skills Development Center for the Blind has given the blind an opportunity to gain an education and learn valuable job skills. Additionally, to the surprise of many, students participate in activities such as judo, baseball, bicycle riding and competitive running, all of which foster physical development and self-confidence.
In India, the Salesians have addressed the issue of child labor and exploitation in the brick factories in Pasahaur. One can find children, many less than 10 years old, working in the brick furnaces. Often the children come from the families of poor immigrants coming from the neighboring provinces.
The Salesian house of Pasahaur Don Bosco has built a village to help these children. In addition to providing shelter, clean water and a safe environment, the Salesians have begun classes to assist women and child laborers to help them avoid exploitation and leave this dangerous work.
Responding to these needs is part of the missionary call of the Church. We are pleased that more and more lay people throughout the world are joining the Salesians in answering the call to be a missionary disciple by volunteering to serve in a distant land. For over thirty years the Salesians in the United States have sent Lay Missioners to serve in countries throughout the world. The Missioners work in a Salesian ministry, often in challenging circumstances, generously giving of themselves on behalf of the young. The talents and capabilities of the volunteer are matched with a mission site that is willing to receive Lay Missioners.
Salesian Missions, located in New Rochelle, New York, fundraises to help the local missionaries as they strive to bring the Gospel to the people. The generosity of many people like you allows the missionary work of the Church to continue and grow. We hope you can contribute to this important ministry of strengthening the Body of Christ among all peoples.
POSITION AVAILABLE FOR HOUSEKEEPER
Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Parish Adminstrator
Interested Applicants please send your resume to:
Rectory Office:
Fr. Raymond Tyohemba, VC
Saint Finn Barr Parish
415 Edna Street San Francisco, CA 94112
E-mail: Tyohemba.Raymond@sfarch.org Contact Phone 415-333-3627 [Mon – Thurs, between the hours of 9 am - 4 pm.]
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Provides cleaning and laundry services for persons living in the rectory. This is a part-time position working one (1) day a week, for four (4) hours.
POSSIBLE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Cleans the rectory by dusting, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming. Develops a cleaning schedule to ensure rectory is maintained in an orderly manner.
2. Provides laundry services for persons living in the rectory. Washes, dry clothing and Linens and arranges for dry cleaning as appropriate.
3. Prepares list of household cleaning supplies needed for the rectory.
4. May serve as receptionist for the rectory. Answers phone when the pastor is absent. Greets visitors and provides information and referral to persons needing assistance.
If you would like to apply, please refer to requirements listed in the job description below. Thank you.
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
Council, Controversy, Conversion, and Communion, A Six-Week Course on the Second Vatican Council
Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. PST (San Francisco) on October 5, 12, 19, 26, and November 2, 9
The Second Vatican Council remains controversial in some Catholic circles. Many people see it as involving a radical break from the Catholic past, for good or bad. Others, such as the popes since the Council, see it as a renewal and reform of the one-and-the same Catholic Church.
The Online Pastoral School of the Archdiocese of San Francisco is pleased to invite Mark Brumley, a former staff apologist at Catholic Answers, to offer an online course on this subject. This is a mini-course covering the main teachings of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). It also examines how the Council’s teaching has been received, misperceived, and resisted, as well as how it has shaped Catholic life and mission in the last half-century. We ask for a donation, but no one will be turned down for inability to pay. Register at www.sfarch.org/vaticanii
PARISH SCHOOL
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PARISH BULLETIN
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
September 5, 2021
RECTORY HOURS:
Monday through Thursday
9AM - 4PM
CLOSED FRIDAYS & ON MONDAY, SEPT. 6TH, LABOR DAY
CONFESSIONS: Saturday - 3PM-4PM
Collections: Weekly Goal: $5,000
Weekend of Aug. 28 & Aug.29
Offerings ........................... $4431
Online................................. $ 35
2nd collections SVDP ........ $ 458
Thank you for your
continued support!!
Archbishop Annual Appeal 2021
2021 Campaign Goal ........... $29,603
Contributions received $16,509 /54%
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
Sunday, September 5, 2021
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First Reading
Isaiah 35:4-7a
Isaiah prophesies about God’s vindication.
Isaiah 35:4-7a
Isaiah prophesies about God’s vindication.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 146:7,8-9,9-10
A song of praise to God
Psalm 146:7,8-9,9-10
A song of praise to God
Second Reading
James 2:1-5
James teaches that there is to be no partiality within the Christian community.
James 2:1-5
James teaches that there is to be no partiality within the Christian community.
Gospel Reading
Mark 7:31-37
Jesus restores a man’s hearing and speech.
Mark 7:31-37
Jesus restores a man’s hearing and speech.
Background on the Gospel Reading
In today’s reading, Jesus heals a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. This is a story about Jesus’ healing power, and in it we find clues about our understanding of sacrament. We are struck by the physical means used to heal the man, the use of spittle and touch. The Church continues to celebrate the sacraments using physical means. In the Sacrament of Baptism, water and oil are used to show the power of the Holy Spirit.
Some, however, see in this Gospel an image of the proclamation of the good news of Jesus to the Gentiles. The geographic references tell us that Jesus is journeying through Gentile territory. Jesus had previously visited this region and healed a person possessed by a demon. Jesus was already famous there, which explains why people brought the deaf man to him.
The story that precedes this reading in Mark’s Gospel sets the stage. Jesus encounters a Gentile, a Syrophoenician woman who asks him to heal her demon-possessed daughter. Jesus engages her in a dialogue about not feeding to dogs the food intended for children. Jesus is struck by the woman’s great faith when she replies that even dogs eat the food that falls from the table, and he heals her daughter immediately. The faith of this Greek woman compels Jesus to respond to her plea.
Mark shows that Jesus’ own mission affirms the early Church’s mission to the Gentiles. This was a significant issue to the early Christian community, which found that the good news of Jesus took root and spread quickly among the Gentiles. Yet there is an irony in the story of healing that Mark tells. Jesus gives the man the gift of speech, but then tells him not to use it. Jesus asks that the news of his healing power, which is evidence of his identity as the Messiah, not be spread. This is a recurring motif in Mark’s Gospel and is sometimes called the “messianic secret.”
-Loyola Press
XXIII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Ciclo B
Domingo, 5 de septiembre de 2021
Primera lectura
Isaías 35: 4-7a
Isaías profetiza acerca de la vindicación de Dios.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 146: 7,8-9,9-10
Un canto de alabanza a Dios
Segunda lectura
Santiago 2: 1-5
Santiago enseña que no debe haber parcialidad dentro de la comunidad cristiana.
Lectura del Evangelio
San Marcos 7: 31-37
Jesús restaura la audición y el habla de un hombre.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
En la lectura de hoy, Jesús sana a un hombre que era sordo y tenía problemas del habla. Esta es una historia sobre el poder sanador de Jesús, y en ella encontramos pistas sobre nuestra comprensión de la Santa Cena. Nos llama la atención los medios físicos que se utilizan para curar al hombre, el uso de la saliva y el tacto. La Iglesia continúa celebrando los sacramentos con medios físicos. En el sacramento del bautismo, el agua y el aceite se utilizan para mostrar el poder del Espíritu Santo.
En el Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos, somos ungidos con aceite santo en la frente y las manos. En la Eucaristía, el pan y el vino se convierten en el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo. Somos un pueblo sacramental que creemos que la gracia de Dios nos es dada a través de estos signos físicos.
Domingo, 5 de septiembre de 2021
Primera lectura
Isaías 35: 4-7a
Isaías profetiza acerca de la vindicación de Dios.
Salmo responsorial
Salmo 146: 7,8-9,9-10
Un canto de alabanza a Dios
Segunda lectura
Santiago 2: 1-5
Santiago enseña que no debe haber parcialidad dentro de la comunidad cristiana.
Lectura del Evangelio
San Marcos 7: 31-37
Jesús restaura la audición y el habla de un hombre.
Antecedentes de la lectura del Evangelio
En la lectura de hoy, Jesús sana a un hombre que era sordo y tenía problemas del habla. Esta es una historia sobre el poder sanador de Jesús, y en ella encontramos pistas sobre nuestra comprensión de la Santa Cena. Nos llama la atención los medios físicos que se utilizan para curar al hombre, el uso de la saliva y el tacto. La Iglesia continúa celebrando los sacramentos con medios físicos. En el sacramento del bautismo, el agua y el aceite se utilizan para mostrar el poder del Espíritu Santo.
En el Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos, somos ungidos con aceite santo en la frente y las manos. En la Eucaristía, el pan y el vino se convierten en el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo. Somos un pueblo sacramental que creemos que la gracia de Dios nos es dada a través de estos signos físicos.
Algunos, sin embargo, ven en este Evangelio una imagen del anuncio de la buena nueva de Jesús a los gentiles. Las referencias geográficas nos dicen que Jesús está viajando por territorio gentil. Jesús había visitado previamente esta región y sanó a una persona poseída por un demonio. Jesús ya era famoso allí, lo que explica por qué la gente le trajo al sordo.
La historia que precede a esta lectura en el Evangelio de Marcos prepara el escenario. Jesús se encuentra con un gentil, una mujer sirofenicia que le pide que sane a su hija endemoniada. Jesús la involucra en un diálogo sobre no alimentar a los perros con la comida destinada a los niños. A Jesús le impresiona la gran fe de la mujer cuando ella le responde que hasta los perros comen la comida que cae de la mesa, y él sana a su hija de inmediato. La fe de esta mujer griega obliga a Jesús a responder a su súplica.
Marcos muestra que la propia misión de Jesús afirma la misión de la Iglesia primitiva a los gentiles. Este fue un tema importante para la comunidad cristiana primitiva, que descubrió que las buenas nuevas de Jesús se arraigaron y se difundieron rápidamente entre los gentiles. Sin embargo, hay una ironía en la historia de curación que cuenta Mark. Jesús le da al hombre el don del habla, pero luego le dice que no lo use. Jesús pide que no se difunda la noticia de su poder sanador, que es una prueba de su identidad como Mesías. Este es un motivo recurrente en el Evangelio de Marcos y a veces se le llama el "secreto mesiánico".
-Prensa Loyola
Marcos muestra que la propia misión de Jesús afirma la misión de la Iglesia primitiva a los gentiles. Este fue un tema importante para la comunidad cristiana primitiva, que descubrió que las buenas nuevas de Jesús se arraigaron y se difundieron rápidamente entre los gentiles. Sin embargo, hay una ironía en la historia de curación que cuenta Mark. Jesús le da al hombre el don del habla, pero luego le dice que no lo use. Jesús pide que no se difunda la noticia de su poder sanador, que es una prueba de su identidad como Mesías. Este es un motivo recurrente en el Evangelio de Marcos y a veces se le llama el "secreto mesiánico".
-Prensa Loyola
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SEPTEMBER 4 & 5
SATURDAY: 4:00PM SUNDAY: 9:00AM
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