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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 March 4, 2018
Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon John A. Mignano ● Deacon Timothy L. Moore ● Deacon Burton J. Rigley
LITURGICAL MINISTRY: Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano
FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), 60 Plus or Minus Club, Cursillo Group
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”: Trish Ferrari, (510) 329-9407 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502
HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Monica Corona, 510-239-7941
YOUTH MINISTRY: Alfonso Corona III [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 Rectory. Please call the Parish Office, (510) 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 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”
Third Sunday of Lent March 4, 2018
I, the L , am your God . . . You shall not have other gods besides me.
— Exodus 20:2a, 3
Mass Intentions (March 3-10, 2018) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Eugene O’Brien Sun. 7:30 a.m. For the People 9:00 a.m. Manuel & Antonia Campanario 11:00 a.m. John Marques Mon. 8:00 a.m. Olga & Al Wrobel Tues. 8:00 a.m. Maria Amelia Dutra Wed. 8:00 a.m. Lilia Sousa Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Luiz Capela Fri. 8:00 a.m. Manuel & Mary Carvalho Sat. 4:00 p.m. Angelina Balistreri
Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: February 24th & 25th—$6,958.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Pennies for the Poor—$66.08 Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.
March Birthdays Happy Birthday to you, May God Bless you.
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, May God Bless you!
Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust
Pancake Breakfast Team “B” will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast next Sunday after the 7:30 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall. All-you-can-eat pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Adult: $4, Senior: $3, Child: $3, Family: $8. Be sure to come and enjoy a great meal and the fellowship. See you there!
Transfiguration Catholic Church
Craig & Martha Sihner will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.
During Lent, Mass will begin without the usual proces-sion into the church. We ask the community to be quiet and meditate in silence five minutes before Mass. As we have done in the past, our Lent is also an invitation to our children to share their pennies with the poor. We ask our children to come up and drop their donation in the “Pennies for the Poor” jar when the ushers are taking up the collection for the community at large. You are also invited to join the parish community in pray-ing the Stations of the Cross and Benediction on all the Fridays of Lent at 7:30 p.m.
Dear Parishioners, Lent is a season in which we prepare for Easter, the high point of the Christian year. Over the centuries, Lent has become a special time for fasting, abstinence, communal and private prayer, self-discipline, serving others, study, reflection, and penance. The whole Church re-examines its priorities, to leave sin and self-love behind and inten-sify our love and service of God and others. This conversion requires changes both in our inner atti-tudes and our outer actions. Just as Jesus confronted the powers of evil that held his world in their grasp, so we too must get involved in that struggle to eliminate evil’s domination over us and our lives. Every day we must make the hard choice to eliminate evil and bring good. If we each begin to refuse to introduce any new evil and injustice into the world, then the kingdom of God that Jesus envisioned, preached, and died for would start right now to become a reality for ourselves and those around us. So this Lent let us take a look in the mirror each morning and tell ourselves that now, with God’s help, “the evil stops here”. God Bless You, Fr. Mario L. Borges
St. Patrick’s Day Family Dinner Saturday, March 10, 2018
Tickets on sale after all masses on March 3 & 4 Cost: $25 Adult—$10 Child
Cocktail Hour (no host bar) - 5:00 p.m. Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner - 6:00 p.m.
Dessert Auction, Raffles & 50/50 Live Irish Music provided by:
"Charmas"... want a sneak peek? Go to www.charmasband.com
Interested in helping out? We have plenty of volunteer
opportunities. For more information or to reserve tickets please contact Andrea Sullivan (510) 919-0437 or:
[email protected] Bí linn agus a bheith Gaeilge don oíche!
Catholic Relief Services Collection Next weekend—Funds from this collection help provide food for the hungry and support to displaced families around the world.
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, March 15, 2018, 9:00-11:15 a.m. Speaker: Doreen Jones
Topic: Personal Faith Journey
The next Baptism Class will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018.
Please call the Parish Office to register. There will be no Baptisms during Lent.
Adult Bible Study Monday evening, March 5, 2018 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.
Religious Education News:
Monday classes, as usual, this week.
Last Wednesday we celebrated the end of another great year of CCD with our Middle Schoolers.
We wish to CONGRATULATE those with PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
6th Grade: Annabelle Everson, Cristina Rodrigues, Cali Rowe and Sean Trinidad 7th Grade: Haley Azevedo, Hailey Garcia, Timothy Hoang Angelo Santiago, Linda Soto and Christina Yanke 8th Grade: Brianna Borgstede, Cedric David, Christian Dela Cruz, Ava Eagan, Alyssa Gilman-Chun, Ashley Manzano, Camila Sacramento and Naethaniel Trinidad AOK: Jonathan Mikowski
Volunteers Needed! We are in need of volunteers to help with our Flower Ministry. If you are interested in helping in this ministry, please call the Parish Office at (510) 538-7941.
Congratulations to the parents of: Jesus Ramirez Morales Tyson Toshiro Yamagata who were baptized at Transfiguration.
Please Note For your convenience, hand sanitizers are available at all entrances of the church.
Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is
Monday, 4:30 p.m. Thank you for your support!
CONGRATULATIONS To the 39 young people who were
confirmed here yesterday:
Candidate: Sponsored by: Kyle BRUNO Abilar Kaeani Abilar Ethan JAMES Armstrong Christian Corona QUIANA Arre Jessica Masilang VIVIAN Baik Hieu Do Anthony JOSEPH Boragno Jeffrey Petersen Skyler JOHN Bowersmith Donna Ah-Tye Hunter RAY Bowersmith Ember Tom Andrew PIUS Craig Bryanna Craig Emily CATHERINE Darcey Matthew McAusland JONATHAN DeMiguel Cameron DeMiguel Tyler CHRISTIAN D’Errico Brian Visovsky Jensen JOHN Edwards Monica Keyser Bailey JOAN Franzen Chrissy Emmons OLIVIA Gilman-Chun Deborah Gilman GIANNA Giovannoni Nancy Marcotte NICHOLAS Halmagean Stella Tedjakusuma Brianna ESTHER Jarvis Brenda Morocho Sheridan MARGARET Kroll Carmen Tortolani Shannon THERESA Kroll Kim Lopez-Walters Colby JOHN Lambert Richard Purdee ISRAEL Mansouria Linda Mansouria AUDREY Manzano Alma Casale REBECCA Marino James Barthman MAIA Martin Delia Diaz ALEXA Pabalate Antonio Pabalate Alyssa ANTHEA Phillips Gilbert Lopez Logan JOSEPH Ramirez Rori Wright Maria MARY Rodriguez Carmen Rodriguez CHRISTIAN Romero Diane Romero Adrian THEO Santiago Kaela Antonio NICOLE Schouten James Dorhmann CHIARA Scoppetta Siena Scoppetta Shannon ELIZABETH Small JoAnn Powell JOSEPH Speer Steve Lambert SAMUEL Tedjakusuma Kyle Barrera Russell GABRIEL Tom Thea Bowersmith Jazlene MICAH Trinidad Monica Corona Leila ROSE Velasquez Alfonso Corona III ANNIKA Zamora Helen Small
We Pray that you Always see Service as JOY and LIVE the Gospel!
Save the Date! Family Emergency Shelter Coalition
21st Annual FESCO Shuffle Walkathon
Saturday, April 28, 2018 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
“CV Community Info” The Castro Valley Orchestra Spring Concert is on Sunday March 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at The Center for The Arts, 19501 Redwood Rd. The program in-cludes Scheherazade (by Nicolás Rimsky Korsakov), Porgy & Bess Suite (by Gershwin) and Divertimento for Small Orchestra (by Lee Actor). Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Seniors & Students, $5 if bought ahead of time at the CV Adult School offices. Tickets are an additional $2 at the door. There will be a small reception after the concert.
LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL” CONTINUED...
The Proclamation of the Gospel—#226
Unity Prevails Over Conflict
Conflict cannot be ignored or concealed. It has to be faced. But if we remain trapped in conflict, we lose our perspective, our hori-zons shrink and reality itself begins to fall apart. In the midst of conflict, we lose our sense of the profound unity of reality.
Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Unity over Conflict all the time. We cannot avoid being different. After all each of us, we keep telling our-selves, is special! unique! That being so, the grounds for conflict are indeed many. We have to constantly acknowledge that we will differ, then, we have to decide how to resolve our differences in ways that are beneficial. Allowing ourselves to get mired in conflict damages us all, sometimes profoundly. When we witness two brothers fighting we all lose sight of their brotherhood, none more than themselves. It is tragic.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Exodus 17:3-7
Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 Psalm: 95—Gospel: John 4:5-42
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Third Sunday of Lent; First Scrutiny Wednesday: Ss. Perpetua and Felicity Thursday: St. John of God Friday: St. Frances of Rome; Abstinence
