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Church of the Transfiguration 4000 E. Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, CA 94552-4908
(510) 538-7941 Fax (510) 538-7983 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.transfigchurch.com January 10, 2016
Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon Martin J. Leach ● Deacon John A. Mignano ● Deacon Timothy L. Moore ● Deacon Burton J. Rigley
LITURGICAL MINISTRY: Liturgy Coordinator, Sean Cooper Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman
FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), 60 Plus or Minus Club, Hospitality Committee
SAINT VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY: (510) 274-0830 Serving our community.
SICK & HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: Claudia Paquette, (510) 537-8986
STEWARDSHIP: Chairperson, Ed Coelho, (510) 881-5705
WINGS “Women in God’s Spirit”: Bobbie Blackard,510-581-4149 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502
HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Ann McAusland, 510-239-7941
YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE: Phone: (510) 538-7941 Fax: (510) 538-7983 Hours: 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday (Closed between 12:00 & 1:00 p.m.) Friday, 9:00a.m. — 12:00 Noon - Saturday & Sunday—Closed Secretary, Gloria Meeker Secretary/Bookkeeper, Phyllis Moore
SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturdays 4:00 p.m. Sundays 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. (Except First Fridays - 9:30 a.m.) Communion Service - Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. BAPTISMS: Pre-baptismal class is required. Class is held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Marian Room, Parish Hall. Please call the Parish Office, 538-7941, to register. MATRIMONY: Six months advance notice required. Please call the parish office. WEDDING COORDINATOR: Mel Speed (510) 909-9334 or [email protected] FUNERALS: Please contact the funeral home of your choice and then the parish office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director, Patrice Ballinger (510) 537-1502 or [email protected] RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Director, Martin Mijalski. Please call the parish office. MUSIC MINISTRY: Director, Alexander Katsman (510) 538-7941, Ext. 302 or [email protected]
Mission Statement: “Transfiguring Our Community Through Faith”
The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2016
He saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
— Titus 3:5
Transfiguration Catholic Church
Mass Intentions (January 9-16, 2016) Sat. 4:00p.m. Alice Sullivan Sun. 7:30a.m. Hazel Woon 9:00a.m. For the People 11:00a.m. Maggie Simeons Mon. 8:00a.m. Louis & Patricia Georges Tues. 8:00a.m. Jean and Elmer Pearson Wed. 8:00a.m. Al & Hester Powers Thurs. 8:00a.m. Joel Sousa Fri. 8:00a.m. Stephen Ambro Sat. 4:00p.m. Kay Murray
Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: December 26th & 27th—$10,896.00 January 1st—$1,883.00 January 2nd & 3rd—$10,518.50 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Christmas—$31,992.50 Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.
Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust
We invite all women to join us for: WINGS (“Women in God’s Spirit”)
Wings is a faith enhancement group that encourages Spiritual growth through prayer, scripture study,
Catechesis, life sharing and community. Transfiguration Church, Marian Rm. Parish Hall
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 9:15-11:15a.m. Speaker: Mary Ann Wiesinger
Topic: “Interior Freedom”
Coffee and Donuts Julie Monteiro & Sunita D’Costa will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.
We extend a warm welcome to new parishioners. Please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office. This helps us to serve you better.
Baptism Class
The next Baptism class will be Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Please call the Parish Office to register.
Transfiguration Parish Goal Update Our goal here at Transfiguration Parish for the “Reclaiming Christ’s Mission Together” campaign is $549,431.11. So far, we have raised $325,437.68 (59.23% of our goal). We still have $223,993.43 to be raised. Let’s keep going to reach our goal! If you have not yet responded, please consid-er doing so soon. Remember, our parish will receive 25% of all monies collected up to our goal and 50% of funds raised above our goal. Thank you for your support!
Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is Monday,4:30p.m.
Thank you for your support!
Upcoming Events February 20, 2016 Annual Transfiguration Crab Feed March 19, 2016 St. Patrick’s Dinner
Congratulations to the parents of: Sofia Grace Maggetti Lucas Scott Bonifacio Kate Leigh Rogers
who were baptized here recently.
Liturgy Meeting Thursday, January 17, 2016, 7:00p.m.
Parish Hall—All are welcome.
MANIFESTING THE SPIRIT The Christmas season closes this Sunday with the Bap-tism of the Lord. This feast is a sister to last week’s feast of the Epiphany. Each of them celebrates an “epiphany,” or a manifestation of the Spirit of God in Jesus—first in his birth, and now at his baptism. The divine Spirit is manifested in all of the scriptures for this feast. Psalm 104 highlights the Spirit of God creating and renewing the earth, while the reading from Isaiah describes God restoring Israel. In Luke’s account of the baptism of the Lord the Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus. And the letter to Titus reminds us that the Holy Spirit was “richly poured out” on us also, through the “bath of rebirth” (Titus 3:5, 6). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Sunday, January 17, 2016—10:00p.m.
Parish Hall—All are welcome.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38
Psalm 104 —Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14‐20 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21‐28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29‐39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40‐45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1‐12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13‐17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11
Thank you for advertising in our bulletin. We appreciate your support!
Men’s Clothing Drive
GENTLEMEN — Today is the last “official” day in our quest for Men’s clothing for St. Vin-cent de Paul. However, you have one last chance to get that closet cleaned out. Our Confirmation Candidates will be meeting this coming Tuesday evening to sort and bag the donations. If you are a last-minute type of guy, please feel free to come by the parish hall this Tuesday at 7:30 and drop off your outdated clothing. We are looking for “every day” clothes ... pants and shirts and T-shirts and socks and SHOES (only NEW under-wear please). The candidates will be taking the clothing with them when they go to serve in the dining room on Saturday, January 16. Therefore, the 12th is our dead-line. Thank you, in advance, for your kind generosity.
We Need Your Help! We will be taking down the church Christmas decorations
this Sunday, January 10 at 12:00 noon. We will need many helpers to take down and put away the decorations, so if you can spare an hour or two, please join us! Please RSVP to Sean Cooper at [email protected] or (510) 581-5870.
Adult Bible Study Monday evening, January 11, 2016 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.
St. Vincent de Paul Collection There will be a second collection for St. Vincent de Paul the weekend of January 30 and 31. SVdP helps the poor in our parish by providing food, gas, and household assis-tance to our neighbors in need. In December, SVdP vol-unteers mad 73 visits, providing assistance to 203 individ-uals, the majority of whom were children. We appreciate your generosity and encourage you to be generous once again for the collection at the Masses on January 30 and 31. Please use the envelopes in the pews for the collec-tion.
Classes, as usual, this week.
Class, as usual, this Thursday. Lit. Service: Kindness and Love will be serving today at 9:00 Mass. See our candidates in action as greeters, ush-ers, lectors and gift bearers. Thank you all. PGO Events: Thank you to those of you who participated in our Red Cross Blood Drive yesterday. Men’s clothing Drive crew will meet this Tuesday, Janu-ary 12 at 7:30 in the hall to sort and bag and label. St. Vincent Dining Room—Next Saturday, Jan. 16.
WOW! You are One BUSY Group!
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Italian Catholic Federation Dinner
Happy New Year! Start your year off right! Join ICF Branch #343 at our ravioli dinner and meeting. Thursday, January 14th at 6:30pm at Our Lady of Grace Stack Cen-ter. $14 for members, $16 for guests. If you join as a member, your dinner is free! Call Stella at (510) 582-7242 for reservations. See you there!
Lucky & Food Maxx SHARES Program
We are doing a GREAT job of using our SHARES cards each time we shop at Lucky and Food Maxx! Lucky Super-markets have donated over $11,400.00 to our youth programs since 2012! We thank Lucky Supermarkets for their generosity, and ask you to give a SHARES card to any family and friends who shop at Lucky, so we can contin-ue to benefit from this wonderful program! SHARES cards are avail-able in the vestibule, in the parish office, or the youth ministry office.
LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL” CONTINUED...
The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#115 A people of many faces The People of God is incarnate in the peoples of the earth, each of which has its own culture. The concept of culture is valuable for grasping the various expressions of the Christian life present in God’s people. It has to do with the lifestyle of a given society, the specific way in which its members relate to one another, to other creatures and to God. Understood in this way, culture embraces the to-tality of a people’s life. Each people in the course of its history develops its culture with legitimate autonomy. This is due to the fact that the human person, “by nature stands completely in need of life in society” and always exists in reference to society, finding there a concrete way of relating to reality. The human person is always situated in a culture: “nature and culture are intimately linked”. Grace supposes culture, and God’s gift becomes flesh in the culture of those who receive it.
Fr. Terry’s Remarks—When Christ, the Son of God, became flesh and the person Jesus in the womb of Mary, then we all became brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. Now we the Church, the children of God, are incarnate in the world; we are living among all nations; we are part of all the peoples of the earth; we share Jesus with them; we live Jesus with them. When they relate to us as they do intimately by being human they are meeting Jesus in us. This relationship affects and is part of all the aspects of ours and their lives. This effects our various cultures, just as we come to see Jesus in the person, so too we need to see the power and wonder of God in the many cultures. God, Jesus is in all our cultures.
