Mass Schedule /Horario de Misas

Saturday Vigil/Sábado de Vigilia 5:30 pm

Sunday/Domingo 7:15 am, 8:45 am, 10:30 am

12:10pm & 1:45 pm Spanish/Español 5:30 pm Life Teen/Jóvenes

Weekday/Diarias Lauds & Rosary 7:30am/Laudes y Rosario

Mass/Misa 8:00 am Vespers/Vísperas 5:15 pm

Mass/Misa 5:30 pm

Holy Days/Días Santos Vigil/Vigilia 5:30 pm

8:00 am, 10:00 am, 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Spanish/Español

Parish Office 1313 A Street

Antioch, CA 94509

Phone: (925) 757-4020

Fax: (925) 757-6828

Office Hours:

Monday -Friday 8:30 am-8:00 pm

(closed 12pm-1pm)

Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm

Sunday 9:00am-1:00pm

Reconciliation/Reconciliación

Saturday/Sábado 4:00-5:00 pm

Daily: Upon Request Diario: A petición

Eucharistic Adoration Adoración

del Santísimo

Weekday Durante la Semana

8:30 am-5pm

First Friday Primer Viernes

24 hours/24 horas

Holy Rosary Church Iglesia del Santo Rosario

Fourth Sunday of Lent Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma

March 30, 2014

2014 Men’s Retreat Retiro de Hombres 2014

Registration

Please stop by the church office or visit our website to

register. Registration enables you to enroll in

sacramental and Religious Education

programs and receive regular parish mailings.

Baptism

1st and 3rd Sundays of the month (Last Sunday in Spanish)

at 3:30pm in the church. You must be a registered Parishioner at Holy Rosary. To register for a baptism, please call the church

office at least two months prior to preferred date.

Sacrament of Annointing of the sick

If you have a serious or ongoing illness or are scheduled for surgery,

contact the church office immediately at 757-4020.

Weddings

Weddings should be scheduled at least six months

in advance. Preparation pamphlets are available inside the church office.

Please call the church office at 757-4020

for more information.

Parish Administration Fr. Roberto Corral, O.P., Pastor………….............757-4020 Fr. Francisco Vicente, O.P., Parochial Vicar Fr. David Bello, O.P., Parochial Vicar Jackie Hooke, Pastoral Associate.......…..…...…. 757-9595 Deacon Jerry Grigg…….…………………….....….757-4020 Deacon Charles Silvernale, O.P.

Dominicans In Residence Fr. Edward Krasevac, O.P.

Parish Office / Oficina Parroquial……….……...757-4020 Barbara Daniels, Secretary Mila Ramirez, Secretary Jorge Aragon, Finance/Administration

Religious Education (CCD)………………...…...757-9515 Jackie Hooke Janet Branson, Secretary Rita Cross, Secretary

Holy Rosary School……………………..............757-1270 Kimberly Cheng, Principal

Youth Ministry………………………….....………757-9515 Karri Reiser

Music Ministry Allen Espinole, Director of Music Ministry & Liturgy…757-1977 hrworship@comcast.net Beatriz Figueroa, Renovación Carolina Bruno, Unidos en Cristo..………………..437-4074 Jose Cadena, Voces de Cristo Nicolas Hernandez, Santo Rosario

Hermanas Dominicas…………………………….757-7333 Sor. Raquel Avelar, O.P. Sor. Maria de Los Angeles Gomes Ramirez, O.P.

Sacramentos /Quinceaneras /CCD…………….757-4084 Alejandrina Martinez

Bulletin Editor Barbara Daniels…………………………………….757-4020 hrsbulletin@comcast.net

*Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Angels Funeral & Cremation Services

E. 18th Street, Antioch (925) 757-0658

Photography by Juan Tinnirello.

Bulletin board cases designed by Kathy Sturgeon.

Holy Rosary Mission Statement/Declaración de la Misión del Santo Rosario

We are Catholic followers of Jesus Christ devoted to worship, spiritual growth, serving others and building community.

Nosotros somos católicos y seguidores de Jesucristo; comprometidos con el culto litúrgico, crecimiento espiritual, servicio al prójimo y construcción de comunidad.

Pastoral Council / Consejo Pastoral

*We recommend using Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services at Holy Cross Cemetery. Their staff will contact the parish office to assist you with your arrangements.

Greg Baatrup Teresa Celli Len DelChiaro Cathryn Freitas Cara Grahman Mike Hayes

Jenny Lantin Yadira Lopez Larry Mori Matt Riley Wayne Steffen Lisa Yano

Finance Committee / Consejo Economico

Fr. Roberto Corral

Jorge Aragon Domingo Delgadillo Jackie Hooke

Michael Galloway Liza Lucio Bob Martin Joe Stiglich

office@holyrosaryantioch.org www.holyrosaryantioch.org

Additional images courtesy of https://www.google.com/search

THIS WEEK AT HOLY ROSARY

Saturday 3/29 Have a Blessed Day! Sunday 3/30 Angels in Training 10:30am Rectory Basement Baptisms (Spanish) 3:00pm Church Life Teen 3:30pm Parish Center Monday 3/31 Boy Scout Meeting 6:30pm Dominican Hall Tuesday 4/1 Altar Society 8:30am Parish Center CCD 3:45pm Gymnasium RCIA 7:00pm Parish Center Charismatic Prayer Group 7:30pm Chapel Confirmation Teaching Mass 7:30pm Church

Wednesday 4/2 Legion of Mary 8:30am Rectory Basement CCD 3:45pm Gymnasium EDGE 6:00pm Parish Center Our Lady of Perpetual Help 6:00pm Chapel Knights of Columbus 7:30pm Rectory Basement Baptism Class 7:30pm Parish Center Thursday 4/3 CCD 3:45pm Gymnasium Music Ministry 6:00pm Church Grief Ministry 7:00pm Parish Center Friday 4/4 First Friday Adoration 24 Hrs. Chapel Stations of the Cross 5:00pm Church Saturday 4/5 Annual Parish Auction 5:30pm Gymnasium Sunday 4/6 Angels in Training 10:30am Rectory Basement Baptisms (English) 3:30pm Church ¡Gracias por sus contribuciones generosas!

Thank you for your generous contributions!

COMING SOON TO HOLY ROSARY

Today at Holy Rosary

• Holy Rosary Office Open 9am-1pm

• Angels in Training 10:30am Basement A

• Baptisms (Spanish) 3:00pm in Church

• Life Teen 3:30pm in Parish Center

The Collection Report

March 23, 2014

Remember $5 vs. $1 makes a big difference!

Recuerde que $5 en vez de $1 hace la diferencia!

April 5th Parish Auction 5:30pm Gymnasium

April 9th Lenten Penance Service 7pm Church

April 18th Good Friday TBA Church

April 19th Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:30pm Church

April 20th Easter Sunday TBA Church

May 3rd CCD First Communion 10am/2pm Church

May 10th Holy Rosary School First Communion 10am Church

May 3rd Spanish CCD First Communion 10am/2pm Church

May 24th Confirmation 2pm/7pm Church

September 12th-14th Harvest Faire TBA Lawn Area

October 3rd-5th Parish Evangelization Retreat TBA All Facilities

1st Collection $16,939.40

EFT $195.00

Total $17,134.40

Holy Rosary School $1,028.00

Capital Campaign (Through 3/24/14) $3,360.00

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday in the Church

5:00pm (English) 7:00pm (Spanish)

Holy Rosary International Medical Mission is on the road...again!

HRIMM is on its way to Peru in July and is looking for nurses, medical assistants, EMTs, translators, doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Interested?

Please email macahayes1@gmail.com or go to www.hrimm.org for more information.

Spring Cleaning Day!

Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:30am to 1:00pm

Bring extra cleaning towels and join us as we clean and polish

the church and chapel!

For more information, please call 757-4020

JoAnna Abranches West Alexander Consuelo Alvarez Maria Lucybel Alvarez Joe Anzini Mark Bagnaschi Dolores Bidema Don Bidema Kathy Bradley Paul Cross Esperanza Esquivel Esperanza Fonseca Jim Gentile Thelma Giovannoni Francisco Gomez Jennifer Hilty Vince Iacona Stella Jensen Claude Johnson

Charles Kain Barbara Karabinos Maria Medrano Eduardo Padilla Gil Rayrao Gina Rubin Amaya Sanchez Amanda Sechrest Robert Solak Artemio Solis Annie Sterling Jarod Telford Ann VanTassel Kristen VanTassel Robert Velasquez Junior Valencia Br. Leroy Viera, S.M. Maureen Wertz

Holy Rosary Grief Ministry

will meet on the following Thursdays: April 3rd & 10th, May 1st & 22nd

7pm—8:30pm in the Parish Center Ann Wangan at 207-9950

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

in the Fatima Chapel

Spend some time with Jesus

Weekdays 8:30am to 5pm

First Friday Adoration- 24 hours April 4, 2014

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY March 29

8:00 a.m. Bernardino Torres† 5:30 p.m. Alberto Manuguerra†

SUNDAY March 30

7:15 a.m. Dave Smith (Special Intention) 8:45 a.m. Tomas & Fran Lucia (Special Intention) 10:30 a.m. Richard Jacques† 12:10 p.m. Ludgerio Rivera† 1:45 p.m. Bernardino Torres† 5:30 p.m. Alfred Freitas†

MONDAY March 31

8:00 a.m. Lucia Tran† 5:30 p.m. John & Mary Baptista†

TUESDAY April 1

8:00 a.m. Russel Maynard† 5:30 p.m. Helen Crawford†

WEDNESDAY April 2

8:00 a.m. Enrico & Ida Lembi† 5:30 p.m. Frank & Gertrude Mendivil†

THURSDAY April 3

8:00 a.m. Sylvie Chateau† 5:30 p.m. Larry Hernandez (Special Intention)

FRIDAY April 4

8:00 a.m. Mary Donohue† 5:30 p.m. Ariana Ortega (Special Intention)

SATURDAY April 5

8:00 a.m. Jose Rubalcaba† 5:30 p.m. Rosita Lopez (Birthday) Jose & Eva Catalina Ramos†

SUNDAY April 6

7:15 a.m. Dave & Vickie Smith (Special Intention) 8:45 a.m. Bob Molinari† 10:30 a.m. Reynaldo Ayala† 12:10 p.m. Maximo & Sofia Salazar† 1:45 p.m. Maria Baudelia Guzman† 5:30 p.m. Alfred Freitas†

A Message From Fr. Roberto

Chrism Mass All parishioners in the Diocese of Oakland are invited to celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at The Ca-

thedral of Christ the Light. It is a beautiful celebration of the blessing of the Holy Oils we use throughout the year as well as the renewal of commitment of all priests in the Diocese. The Mass is Thursday, April 10th at 7 p.m.

God Wants All of You Here are some challenging and insightful thoughts from the book we are

looking at during Lent: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Pastor Rick Warren. This excerpt is from Day 13: Worship that pleases God.

Jesus said: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12: 30). God does-n’t want a part of your life. He asks for all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. God is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the leftovers of your time and money. He desires your full devo-tion, not little bits of your life.

To love God with all your heart and soul means that worship must be genuine and heartfelt. It is not just a matter of saying the right words; you must mean what you say. Heartless praise is not praise at all! It is worthless, an insult to God. When we worship, God looks past our words to see the attitude of our hearts. Since worship involves delighting in God, it engages your emotions. God gave you emotions so you could worship him with deep feeling — but those emotions must be genuine, not faked. God hates hypocrisy. He doesn’t want showmanship or pretense or phoniness in worship. He wants your honest, real love. We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.

Today many equate being emotionally moved by music as being moved by the Spirit, but these are not the same. Real worship happens when your spirit responds to God, not to some musical tone. In fact, some sen-timental, introspective songs hinder worship because they take the spotlight off God and focus on our feelings. Your biggest distraction in worship is yourself — your interests and your worries over what others think about you. Christians often differ on the most appropriate or authentic way to express praise to God, but these argu-ments usually just reflect personality and background differences. Many forms of praise are mentioned in the Bible, among them confessing, singing, shouting, standing in honor, kneeling, dancing, making a joyful noise, testifying, playing musical instruments, and raising hands. 4 The best style of worship is the one that most au-thentically represents your love for God, based on the background and personality God gave you.

In his book Sacred Pathways, Gary identifies nine of the ways people draw near to God: Naturalists are most inspired to love God out-of-doors, in natural settings. Sen-sates love God with their senses and appreciate beautiful worship services that involve their sight, taste, smell, and touch, not just their ears. Traditionalists draw closer to God through rituals, liturgies, symbols, and unchanging structures. Ascetics prefer to love God in solitude and simplicity. Activists love God through confronting evil, battling injustice, and working to make the world a better place. Caregivers love God by loving others and meeting their needs. Enthusiasts love God through celebration. Contempla-tives love God through adoration. Intellectuals love God by studying with their minds.

Real worship costs. David knew this and said: “I cannot sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing” (2Samuel 24:24). One thing wor-

ship costs us is our self-centeredness. You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time. You don’t worship to be seen by others or to please yourself. You deliberately shift the focus from yourself. When Jesus said, “Love God with all your strength,” he pointed out that worship takes effort and energy. It is not always con-venient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will — a willing sacrifice. Passive worship is an oxymoron. When you praise God even when you don’t feel like it, when you get out of bed to worship when you’re tired, or when you help others when you are worn out, you are offering a sacrifice of worship to God. That pleases God.

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Passport to Paradise

Holy Rosary Parish & School Annual Auction

Saturday, April 5th Holy Rosary Gymnasium

Doors open at 5:30pm

Silent Auction, Live Auction, Raffles, Dinner and More!

Tickets $30 Specialty Tables $500

for parties of 10

For more information or to donate auction items,

please call 757-9515

We Need Your Help! We are looking for items to auction:

Basket Items, Time Shares, Air Mileage, Handmade Articles, Business Services,

Financial Sponsorship, and anything else you would like to share! Call our office for more information:

757-9515 or 757-4020

Dear Parishioners: During these cold days and nights,

our homeless brothers and sisters are in desperate need of a few simple comforts. Please consider donating blankets and/or

socks for those who need them. Please label your donations “Fr. David” and drop them off at the rectory office.

Thank you kindly for your generosity!

Holy Rosary School is now enrolling for

Grades Pre-K through 8th for the 2014-2015 school year.

We are excited to offer a new Kindergarten Program allowing for small class sizes for the core subjects, and Extended Care is included from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for our Kindergarten students.

Call the school office at 757-1270 to schedule a tour or to get more information, or visit us at: www.holyrosarycatholicschool.org and see all the exciting things happening at Holy Rosary School.

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2014 Harvest Faire has been moved to

September 12th, 13th, & 14th!

Please mark your calendars for one of the biggest events of the year!

The Annual Crop Walk for Hunger

Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 2507 San Jose Drive in Antioch

Registration: 2:30 p.m Walk: 3:00 p.m.

For details, please contact Rev. Will McGarvey willymac4@me.com, 925-597-9797

2014 Alemany Awards

Saturday, May 10th St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral

San Francisco

Mass at 5:30pm Reception to follow with Dinner at 6:30pm

Honor Catholic education and support the next generation of Dominican priests and Church leaders.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.dspt.edu/alemany2014

or call 888-450-3778.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Christ is our light and He can show us the way to a better marriage. Restore, renew and rekindle your marriage at an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.

Upcoming Weekends are on June 20-22 or September 5-7 held in Livermore/Pleasanton.

Early registration is highly recommended. For more information contact

Greg & Mary @ 925.754.1284 or Joe & Sue @ 925.680.7767 now

or go to oaklandwwme.org

HOLY ROSARY YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

For more information regarding our ministry contact Karri at 925-757-9515 or

yayam@holyrosaryantioch.org and visit our website at www.hryaya.org

High School Youth Ministry

Sundays 3:30pm in the Parish Center

There will be no meeting on April 6th or April 20th

EDGE Jr. High Youth Ministry

Wednesdays 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish Center

There will be no meeting

April 16th & 23rd

Parent/Teen Meeting—Session 3 May 6th at 7:30pm (Church)

Teaching Mass with Fr. Roberto 7:30pm- April 1st in the Church _____________________________

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Confirmation is scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2014

2pm– Ruth, Karen/Alizu, Miguel, Sam, Kay/Julie, Kevin’s Classis

7pm-- Theresa, Karri/Jim, Gaby/Angeles’ Classes

Confirmation Updates

Use #hryaya when posting our activities on social media sites

Good Friday Cross Walk April 18, 2014

4:00 pm

Meet at the Softball Field- Community Park off

James Donolan

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Is 65:17-21; Sal 30 (29):2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Martes: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Miércoles: Is 49:8-15; Sal 145 (144):8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Jueves: Ex 32:7-14; Sal 106 (105):19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Viernes: Sab 2:1a, 12-22; Sal 34 (33):17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Sábado: Jer 11:18-20; Sal 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Domingo: Ez 37:12-14; Sal 130 (129):1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]

Bodas Comunitarias Sábado 23 de Agosto 2014 a las 2:00 pm

en Holy Rosary Church, Antioch, California “Para parejas Católicas con todos sus

Sacramentos y casadas al Civil o unión libre” Se darán unas charlas de explicación de lo que es

el Sacramento y la importancia de la unión ante Dios. Al final de las charlas las parejas estarán preparadas

para recibir el Sacramento del Matrimonio.

Más información llamar al tel. 925-848-6067 (Ministerio Matrimonios) y 925-757-4084 (Oficina Hispana)

El Grupo Carismático Los Invita a una Gran Noche de Predicación y Alabanza

Con Ramón Ochoa “El Soldado de Cristo” Predicador, Compositor y Cantante

Esta Noche Habrá: Predicación y Alabanza Hora Santa Oración de Intercesión

¿Cuando? El Dia Lunes 7 de Abril del 2014 ¿Donde? Holy Rosary Church

¿Hora? De las 7pm hasta las 10pm

Parroquia del Santo Rosario Horario de Semana Santa

Servicio Penitencial Bilingüe miércoles, 9 abril, 7pm

Pláticas Cuaresmales 9, 10, 11 de abril 7pm en la iglesia

Cena Pascual, sábado, 12 abril, 6pm

Domingo de Ramos 13 de abril

Jueves Santo 17 de abril 7:30pm Misa de la Cena del Señor (Bilingüe)

Adoración del Santísimo hasta medianoche 9-10pm – cantos y rezos bilingües;

10-11pm – música instrumental; 11-12am – silencio

Viernes Santo 18 de abril 12:00-3:00pm Confesiones

12:00-12:40pm Stations of the Cross (Inglés) 12:45-2:00pm Seven Last Words (Inglés)

2:00-3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Inglés) 4:00pm Cross Walk (Inglés)

Community Park, James Donlan Blvd. 5:00pm Viacrucis Viviente— 5:00pm en el pasto

6:00pm Siete Palabras de Jesús antes de Morir (español) 7:30pm Adoración de la Cruz, Pésame a la Virgen,

Marcha del Silencio – (español)

Sábado Santo 19 de abril 9:00am-12:00pm Vía Matris en Dominican Hall (español)

—No Hay Confesiones Hoy— 7:30pm Misa de la Vigilia de la Pascua (Bilingüe)

Pascua de Resurrección, 20 de abril English Masses: 7:15am, 8:45am, 10:30am, 5:30pm

Misas en español: 12:10pm & 1:45pm

Oficinas cerradas lunes 21 de abril

Un Mensaje de Padre Roberto

Despiértate a...Jesús; Despiértate a...tu fe católica; Despiértate a...dejar tus redes.

Misa Crismal Se invita a todos los fieles de la Diócesis de Oakland a celebrar la Misa Crismal anual en la Catedral de Cristo la

Luz. Es una hermosa celebración de la bendición de los santos óleos que utilizamos a lo largo del año, así como la reno-vación del compromiso de todos los sacerdotes de la Diócesis. La Misa es Jueves, 10 de abril a las 7 p.m. Dios Quiere Todo de Ti

He aquí algunos pensamientos y retos para nuestra reflexión esta Cuares-ma. Vienen del libro: "Una Vida con Propósito" por el Pastor Rick Warren.

Jesús dijo: "Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma y con toda tu mente y con todas tus fuerzas" (Marcos 12, 30). Dios no quiere solo una parte de tu vida. Él pide todo tu corazón, toda tu alma, con toda tu mente y con todas tus fuerzas. Dios no está interesado en la tibieza, la obediencia parcial y las sobras de tu tiempo y dinero. Él desea tu devoción completa, no pedacitos de tu vida.

Amar a Dios con todo tu corazón y alma significa que la adoración debe ser auténtica y sentida, de corazón. No es solo una cuestión de decir las palabras correctas; debes creer en lo que dices. ¡La alabanza que no brota del corazón no es alabanza! No sirve de nada; es un insulto a Dios. Cuando adoramos, Dios mira más allá de nuestras palabras, observando la actitud de nuestro corazón. Como la adoración implica agradar a Dios, abarca nuestras emociones. Dios nos dio emociones para que pudiéramos adorarlo con sentimientos intensos; pero esas emocio-nes deben ser genuinas, no fingidas. Dios odia la hipocresía. Él no quiere teatralidad ni fingimiento ni farsas en la adora-ción. Quiere nuestro amor sincero y verdadero. Podemos adorar a Dios con imperfecciones, pero no con falta de sinceri-dad.

Hoy en día muchas personas confunden las emociones conmovedoras producidas por la música con las estimu-ladas por el Espíritu, pero no son iguales. La verdadera adoración ocurre cuando nuestro espíritu responde a Dios, no a una melodía. De hecho algunas canciones sentimentales e introspectivas impiden la adoración porque en vez de centrar-nos en Dios pasamos a enfocarnos en nuestros sentimientos. Cuando adoramos, el factor de mayor distracción somos nosotros mismos: nuestros intereses y preocupaciones acerca de la impresión que damos a los demás. Los cristianos a menudo discuten sobre la forma más adecuada o auténtica para expresar alabanza a Dios, pero estos argumentos por lo general simplemente reflejan las diferencias de personalidad y experiencia. La Biblia menciona diversas formas de ala-banza: el canto, los clamores, el estar de pie, el arrodillarse, el baile, el hacer ruidos de gozo, el testimonio, la utilización de instrumentos musicales y el alzar las manos. El mejor estilo de adoración es el que más auténticamente representa nuestro amor a Dios, basado en la personalidad que Dios te dio y la experiencia que has tenido.

También hay diferentes formas en que podemos acercarnos a Dios: Los naturalistas son más inspirados a amar a Dios al aire libre, en entornos natura-les. Los sensoriales aman a Dios con sus sentidos y aprecian los hermosos cultos de adoración que involucran la vista, el sabor, el olfato y el tacto, además de sus oídos. Los tradicionalistas se acercan a Dios mediante rituales, liturgias, símbolos y estructuras estables. Los ascéticos prefieren amar a Dios en soledad y sencillez. Los activistas aman a Dios enfrentándose al mal, lu-chando contra la injusticia y esforzándose por hacer de este mundo un mejor lugar para vivir. Los cuidadores aman a Dios cuidando a los demás y satisfa-ciendo sus necesidades. Los entusiastas aman a Dios a través de la celebra-ción. Los contemplativos aman a Dios con la adoración. Los intelectuales aman a Dios mediante el estudio con sus mentes. La verdadera adoración tiene un precio. El Rey David sabía esto y dijo: "No puedo sacrificar al Señor mi Dios holocaustos que nada me cuesten " (2

Samuel 24,24). Una cosa que la adoración nos cuesta es nuestro egocentrismo. No podemos exaltar a Dios y exaltarnos al mismo tiempo. No podemos adorar para impresionar a los demás y agradarnos a nosotros mismos. Necesitamos retirar deliberadamente el enfoque de nuestra persona. Cuando Jesús dijo: "Ama a Dios con todas tus fuerzas", señaló que la adoración requiere esfuerzo y energía. No siempre es conveniente o cómodo, y a veces la adoración es un acto de la vo-luntad absoluto: un sacrificio de buena voluntad. La adoración pasiva es una incongruencia. Ofrecemos sacrificio de ado-ración a Dios cuando lo alabamos aunque no tengamos ganas, cuando nos levantamos de la cama para adorarle aunque estemos cansados, y cuando ayudamos a los demás aunque estemos agotados. Eso agrada a Dios.

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Mobile Mall News

Please drop items off Monday through Friday at the storage containers behind rectory.

Please do not leave donations in the church or on office steps!

Thank you!

Schedule of Events

Do you have Celiac disease? Are you allergic to gluten?

Are you unable to partake in the Eucharist because of this condition?

If you’ve been unable to receive communion due to an allergy to gluten,

please call the rectory office. We now have gluten free hosts

available to those who need them.

Please call 757-4020 for more information.

St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive

Our volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul need our help. In order to keep up with the demands of our struggling econ-omy, they are asking for donations of specific items each month to help restock their shelves to better serve those in need. This ministry distributes food every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00am to 10:00am at the Holy Rosary Gymnasium. Each bag is identical and care-fully packed with nonperishable items.

This month, they need the following items:

Pork & Beans 15oz. Canned Corn 15oz.

Canned Green Beans 15oz.

Thank you for your continued support & generosity! We appreciate your donations!

Sorting April 23, 2014

Sorting from 4pm-7pm

Holy Rosary Dominican Hall

Angels In Training Daycare during 10:30am Mass

Angels in Training Daycare is available every Sunday during 10:30am Mass below the Rectory.

Children ages 2-6 years are welcome to join us for an hour of spiritual growth. This is a great opportunity for children to

learn about God in their language.

For more information or to volunteer, please call Karina Coria at 956-6218

Distribution May 17, 2014

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Jack London Elementary School 4550 Country Hills Drive in Antioch

A Great Way to Support Our School!

Support Holy Rosary School by purchasing tickets to an Oakland A's game, Field Level $30 or Plaza Outfield $20, on 4/5 Fleece Blanket, 4/19 Donaldson bobblehead, 5/11, 5/26 Elephant cap, 6/19 Red Sox or 8/3 Holy Rosary Day. The school gets 50% of the sales and pricing is cheaper than online with fees.

To place an order, the website is www.oaklandathletics/holyrosary.

Deadline is April 30th. We raised over 3K last year!

GO A's and Holy Rosary School!

Distribution April 26, 2014

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Kimball Elementary School 1310 August Way in Antioch

Sorting May 10, 2014

Sorting from 8am-12pm

Holy Rosary Dominican Hall

Holy Week/Easter Schedule

Bilingual Penance Service Wednesday, April 9th, 7pm Palm Sunday April 13th

Holy Thursday April 17th 7:30pm Mass of the Lord's Supper (Bilingual)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight 9-10pm – bilingual songs and prayers

10-11pm – instrumental music 11-12am – silence

Good Friday April 18th 12:00-3:00pm Confessions

12:00-12:40pm Stations of the Cross (English) 12:45-2:00pm Seven Last Words (English)

2:00-3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (English) 4:00pm Cross Walk -Community Park, James Donlan Blvd.

Holy Saturday April 19th —No Confessions Today—

7:30pm Easter Vigil Mass (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday April 20th English Masses: 7:15am, 8:45am, 10:30am, 5:30pm

Spanish Masses: 12:10pm & 1:45pm

Offices closed Monday April 21st