"Let us give thanks to the Lord...It is right to give Him thanks and praise". Familiar words uttered in faith.

Whenever we gather at the Liturgy, it is to give thanks. We celebrate the Eucharist - gathered by the Holy Spirit we give thanks and glory to the Father, in - and - through Jesus Christ our Lord and King.

We are sent forth to be a Eucharistic people. We are commissioned to offer our God thanks in the service we render to one another - the words and deeds of justice and peace which give God praise.

This Thursday, November 28th, we celebrate a National Day of Thanksgiving - a day of gratitude for the blessings we often take for granted. It is a day of food and drink, of family and friends, a day of special memories - a day of thanks.

In the ‘comings and goings’ - the preparations - the ‘busy-ness’ of this day, let us not forget to lift up our hearts to the Lord. For it is right to give God our thanks and praise!

Archbishop Levada has directed us to begin using norms for posture and gesture from the recently revised Roman Missal effective next weekend, November 30-December 1st. Below is a summary of the changes we will enact at Mass beginning at the 4:30pm Mass next Saturday:

KNEELING DURING THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
We will kneel during the Eucharistic Prayer from the completion of the "Holy, Holy" until after the "Great Amen" at the end of the prayer. Standing (preferred) or sitting is acceptable on occasion due to reasons of health, lack of space, the large number of people present, or some other good reason. For the sake of the unity of the assembly of people, all should follow directions given by the priest or deacon at each liturgy.

KNEELING DURING THE INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION
We will kneel from the completion of the "Lamb of God," when the consecrated Bread and Wine are presented before us as the Body and Blood of Christ, until the distribution of Holy Communion at which time all may stand or sit.

BOWING DURING HOLY COMMUNION
The normal posture for the reception of Holy Communion is standing. While the person ahead is receiving communion, communicants should make a simple bow (a bow of the head) as an act of reverence before receiving the consecrated Bread or Wine.

PLEASE NOTE:

RECTORY WILL BE CLOSED
THANKSGIVING DAY, November 28th and
FRIDAY, November 29th

ALSO

We pray for the ill: Sharon Aiello, Marilyn Arancibia, Robert Bacci, Nina Baldonado, Bastiaan Blumenthal, Marcia Bourne, Ann Burns, Maricris Candelaria, Arthur Candia, Josie Clarke, Nan Connolly, Zenaida Cortez, Ana Cosgaya, Imelda Daly, Walton & June Dickhoff, Sandra & William Dill, Carl Edwards, Joyce Flax, Adela Florez, Henry Fosson, Fred Gaedeke, Jesse Grube, Gladys Haff, Denise Hawald, Joanne Johnson, Koret Koelman, Muriel Krause, Abelardo Landin, Josephine Lavoie, Greg Lille, Marky, Daniel McHale, Rosemary McHale, Jeanne McHugh, Terry McLeod, Josefina Mercado, Sal Milizio, Catherine Murtagh, Thomas O’Brien, Louis Ricardo, Bill Reilly, Doris Ross, Pauline Speranza, Don Vickery, William Wegman and Jennifer Westbrook .

Our sincere sympathy to the families of

Joe Herbner,
Jeanne McHugh &
Bernardino A. Vergara

Please keep our RCIA members in your prayers as they journey toward their Easter Sacraments. Our catechumens (those who will be Baptized) and our Candidates (those who will receive First Eucharist and/or Confirmation) are listed below:

Amy Booth, Kris Feger, Kimber Fitzmorgan,
Andrew Kimoto, Hannah Legein, Barbara Mitchell,
Cathline Pascua, Richard Perez, Matt Rudnick,
Daniel Seevers, Colleen Soracco, Amy Vejodovsky
and Maggie Whaley

Many members of our Parish Family are suffering from job losses and other factors that make it difficult for them to feed, shelter and clothe their families. They need us to reach out to them by bringing non-perishable food items to the baskets located on our altar steps. Our St. Vincent de Paul Society will distribute our gifts to those who need them most. Thank you. Also:

PLEASE NO TURKEYS!!!

Please see the magazine rack in the vestibule of church for a list of courses to be offered by the Archdiocesan School of Pastoral Leadership beginning in January. Tuition assistance is available from the parish for some courses.

We welcome you into our Parish!

Patricia Medinas
Joseph & Dianne Cordero & Family

Performances will be:

December 11th at 7:30 p.m
at St. Paul Church
29th and Church
San Francisco

December 13th at 7:30 p.m.
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
3 Oakdale
Mill Valley

December 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
at St. Catherine of Siena Church
1310 Bayswater Ave.
Burlingame

Frederica von Stade
in concert with
The Chamber Orchestra of St. Catherine of Siena

Sunday, December 15th, at 5:00 p.m.

St. Catherine of Siena Chruch
1310 Bayswater Aveune
Burlingame

There will be a catered traditional turkey dinner, music by the Traverso’s, door prizes, and a raffle of table decorations. Proceeds of this event go to Sister Ita’s Christmas charities.

An Annual Women’s Guild event for the children of the Parish. Children are invited to meet Santa and have a memorable morning.

Enjoy a continental breakfast, raffle prizes and the spirit of Christmas. Watch Santa arrive and present each child with a gift. There will also be a "Children’s gift shop" for the children to shop and buy gifts for family and friends. All gifts are inexpensive and will be wrapped and tagged for easy gift giving.

Albertson Community Card. If you shop there and need a card please call Linda Cuddy.