OCTOBER 27, 2019

S t . Mary Cathol ic Church www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900

Dear Friends, First and foremost, congratulations to all our teens who celebrated the Sac-rament of Confirmation on October 26 here at St. Mary’s with Bishop Bar-ber. Congratulations and thanks, also, to the parents, sponsors, and cate-chists who have guided these Confirmandi to this point in their lives. Let us continue to pray for them, that the Holy Spirit will guide and bless them throughout their lives. Please remember that, beginning next weekend, we will be preparing throughout the month of November for the Dedication and Opening of our new Adoration Chapel. So far, everything is pointing to the comple-tion by the end of November (God willing!) and we hope to have the Dedication on Sunday, December 8, at the 11:00am Mass with Bishop Barber as our Pre-sider (December 8 is “officially” our feast day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, even though on the liturgical calendar we won’t be celebrating this until Dec. 9). As a help to our preparation, we will have a Parish Mis-sion on Monday and Tuesday, November 4 and 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend this event and to pray throughout this month for the successful completion of this project. May God continue to bless us and fill us with love and peace. Father Fred

There will be a second collection next weekend for Parish Mainte-nance. Thanks for your help in

keeping the parish running!

All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation. Masses are at:

6:30 and 8:15 am, 12:05 and 7:00 pm.

ORGANIZATIONS CYO, Jerry Florence stmarycyo.wc@gmail.com 510-504-5954 Charismatic Prayer Group, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Eucharistic Adoration, Mary Johnstone 954-7205 Finance Council, Brian Mulligan 210-1031 Homebound Ministry, Helene Vizcarra 891-8936 Hospital Ministry, Angeles Ron 640-8146 Knights of Columbus, John Cuddihy 286-4515 Respect Life Ministry, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Rosary Makers, Ana Lau 256-4428 St. Vincent de Paul, Barb Erickson 937-2817 Walking with Purpose, Laura Lencioni 997-4379

MASS TIMES Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. & 12:05 p.m.

Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.

Sundays 6:30 a.m. * 8:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m. * 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Spanish

6:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

DEVOTIONS

Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Fridays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (First Fridays all night)

Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Fatima Devotion: First Saturday Hispanic Holy Hour: Other Saturdays

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturdays 9:00 a.m.

(at the end of 8:30 Mass)

PARISH OFFICE

2051 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Walnut Creek, CA 94596

OFFICE HOURS

8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD Today’s readings invite us into prayer, into relationship with God. Because relationships feel more natural when we know one another well, Sirach en-courages us to know God better. In his wisdom, Sirach tells us what God is like: fair, open-minded, compassion-ate, and attentive. “The Lord will not delay,” he says. Knowing that God’s help comes right on time, whenever we need it, calms our hearts and helps us trust the Lord. In his second Letter to Timothy, Saint Paul demonstrates his own trust in God. Despite the grueling struggles Saint Paul has faced be-cause of his Christian faith, he praises the Lord for rescuing him time and again. Today’s Gospel draws us close to Jesus too, revealing his special love for the poor and humble. As Jesus tells his parable about the prayer habits of a Pharisee and a tax collector, our hearts long to become as gentle as Christ’s. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

DATE TIME MASS INTENTION

10/26 4:30 pm Leonila Ortua

10/27 6:30 am Juanito & Ma. Lina Canos

8:00 am Barbara Wilson (L)

9:30 am Marie Schild

11:00 am Mary Varni

1:00 pm The People of St. Mary Parish

6:00 pm Steve Springer

10/28 6:30 am Mary Beth Naeger

12:05 pm Diane Hogan

10/29 6:30 am Lois Trespacz

12:05 pm Christopher Escano (L)

10/30 6:30 am Michael Peters & family (L)

12:05 pm Fr. John Mallon

10/31 6:30 am Tracy Powell-Carr

12:05 pm Dennis Duffy

11/01 6:30 am Helene Vizcarra (L)

8:15 am St. Mary School Community

12:05 pm The People of St. Mary Parish

11/02 8:30 am Jim Walsh (L) B’D’

7:00 pm Fr. Mathew Vellankal & Archbishop Dominic Jala

MASS SCHEDULE

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Staff and Administration

Parish Office 891-8900 Fax 934-1358 Fr. Fred Riccio, friccio@stmary-wc.org Pastor 891-8900 Fr. Dante Tamayo , frdante@stmary-wc.org Parochial Vicar 891-8900 Fr. John Blaker, 891-8900 In residence Ana Lau, alau@stmary-wc.org Office Manager 891-8908 Aileen Baker, abaker@stmary-wc.org Bookkeeper 891-8911

Faith Formation

Mary Kerfs, lifeteen@stmary-wc.org Administrative Assistant 891-8939 Tim Mannix, RCIA & tmannix@stmary-wc.org Liturgy Coordinator 891-8921 Austin Pisciotto apisciotto@stmary-wc.org Grades 4-8 891-8944 Maureen Tiffany mtiffany@stmary-wc.org Grades K-3 891-8942 Heather Abraham, habraham@stmary-wc.org Confirmation 891-8934

School

Office 935-5054 stmary@st-mary.net Website: www.st-mary.net Alumni: stmaryalumni@st-mary.net Garrett Padia, Principal 935-5054 Advisory Council Joel Williams, President 768-6711 Parents Club Shannon Crvarich, Co-President 949-973-8046 Lisa Kavanagh, Co-President 768-9890

The best me you spend on earth is with Je-sus, your Best Friend, in the Blessed Sacrament! “How great is the value of conversa on with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, for there is nothing more consoling on earth, nothing more efficacious for advancing along the road of holiness!” POPE PAUL VI

Allison Flamez Martha Martinez Margarita Caracas Leticia Gomez Elsa de Rossi Monica Jara Ana Alvarez Isabel Castillo Susana Jaime Maria Vargas Anthony De Cristoforo Rosalinda Reyes Annabelle Semira Joseph Suta Jeanine Gordon Christine Pollnow Wayne Alba Mary Alba Jake Johnston Bill Clark Art Coombes

Diane Hewson Tyler Coolie

Clarissa Gutierrez Julia Rodriguez

Fred & Emilia Sohn Raul Gonzalez

Helen Budde Raquel Zittel

Dominador Hontucan Ruth Niedzwicki

Quinn Gurnett Oralee Floria

Henry Escano Mary McLoughlin

Angela Regan Beverly Regan Josefina Zabat

Audry Robinson Loretta Holmes

Nancie Campi Charles Debattista

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR October 28-November 3

FF = Faith Formation Center SA = St. Anthony Rm. (near parish hall) SE = St. Elizabeth Hall (Conf. Rm.) SJ = St. Joseph Room SM= St. Michael Room SP = St. Peter Room

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 7:00 PM Walking with Purpose/FF 7:00 PM G.I.F.T. Study on the Eucharist/SA

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 7:00 AM Men of St. Joseph/SA 8:30 AM Walking with Purpose/FF 7:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/SA 7:00 PM Faith Form. 6th-7th-8th Gr/FF 7:30 PM Choir Practice/Church

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 6:30 PM Magnificat Prayer/FF-SM 6:45 PM Encounter Youth Group/SE 7:00 PM Charismatic Prayer/FF-SM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/FF-SP 7:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/Church 7:00 PM Young Adults/SA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/FF-SP 7:00 PM Hisp. Choir Practice/SA

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:00 AM Men’s Prayer Group/FF-SM 9:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/FF-SP

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 9:30 AM Faith Formation K-3rd/FF 10:30 AM Coffee Sunday/SE 10:30 AM RCIA/FF-SJ 4:00 PM Band Practice/Church

The first-graders are learning all about mindfulness with our school counselor, Mrs. Martinez. With the help of some of our fifth-grade buddies, they are engaging in a variety of hands-on Mindfulness Centers, using everything from glitter jars, bubbles, balloons and butterflies to help them practice mindful breathing in calm, peace-ful and fun ways. They have been able to apply all they learned from the centers to help them qui-et their hearts and ready them-selves for prayer throughout the school day.

Join us for coffee, donuts and fellowship next Sunday, Nov 3, after the 9:30 Mass.

We are finally doing it! The Fil-Am (Filipino-American)Ministry of St. Mary Church is holding their FIRST MEETING on November 3, after the 11:00 am Mass in the St. Elizabeth Hall next to the gym. We invite you to join the organization and we would like to hear your ideas. Fr. Dante will be the club’s advisor. Do let us know if you are coming by calling Elena Gaoiran at 925-525-7089 or emailing her at: elena.gaoiran@gmail.com

VETERANS DAY PRAYER SERVICE

St. Mary School will be celebrat-ing all our wonderful veterans with a special prayer service on Fri-day, November 8, at 8:15am in the church. All are welcome to join us for this special liturgy honoring all who serve our country.

Today we had a possible save at the vigil. Here is the story: A young couple pulled into the park-ing lot this morning and proceeded up the stairs to the clinic. Three of us were praying, and I called out, “Hi guys! We are here and have resources for free pregnancy care and services if you need!” The couple didn’t respond, but contin-ued to walk inside. About ten minutes later, they came out and stood at the bottom of the ramp, talking with each other. The young man put his arms around the wom-an’s waist, affectionately, but it was clear that he was trying to coax her to go back inside. She shook her head, no, and we could tell that she clearly did not want to go back inside. They talked for a few more minutes and then got in their car to drive away. As they were driving out, I was able to of-fer them two brochures listing available resources. The woman reached across the driver, and gladly took the information. I told her we would be out here if she needed help. About 10-15 minutes later, the same couple drove up in front of the clinic. The man saw me, and I was holding a picture of Divine Mercy Jesus. I pointed to the picture, shook my head and just mouthed the words, “No, no.” The man then drove off, and, as of 3:00pm had not returned. SO, please pray for this woman. It was clear they were conflicted, but for today, they chose life. Please hold them in continued prayers--that they will come to understand and appreciate the life that is in them.

Please sign up for vigil hours at 40daysforlife.com/walnutcreek

before going to bed on Saturday night!

Molte grazie to the Knights of Columbus and to all who came to show their appreciation for our priests last Saturday. The pasta dinner was delicious and the Nea-politan ballads, bellissime!

St. Mary Parish 2039 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA

Each Evening at 7:00 PM

**CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL TEENS**

Join us on Saturday, November 2, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM as we put our faith

into action by serving the Oakland Community through City Team.

Contact our office at 925-891-8939 for more information OR visit the

H.S. Youth Group Page at: stmary-wc.org

SAVE THE DATE First Reconciliation

Parent Meeting Thursday, Nov. 7,

at 7pm in the Church

THE VINEYARD St. Mary Church

YOUTH MINISTRY (K-12)

Congratulations to all teens who received the Sacrament of Confirmation this Saturday, 10/26/2019

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Sheena Catherine Cannon Dalton Jordan Cooke James Daniel Crosby Matthew Daniel Crosby Nicholas Daniel Crosby Casey Gabriel Drouillard Taylor Michelle Hill Emily Frances Keeler

Peter Michael Kraszulyak

Teresa Rose Locher Jack Everett McGuinness

Rose Katheryn Morse Shane David Roche

Julian José Schmilinsky Jennifer Stauber

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ef 2:19-22; Sal 19 (18):2-5; Lc 6:12-16 Martes: Rom 8:18-25; Sal 126 (125):1b-6; Lc 13:18-21 Miércoles: Rom 8:26-30; Sal 13 (12):4-6; Lc 13:22-30 Jueves: Rom 8:31b-39; Sal 109 (108):21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Lc 13:31-35 Viernes: Ap 7:2-4, 9-14; Sal 24 (23):1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Sábado: Sab 3:1-9; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Rom 5:5-11 o 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, Domingo: Sab 11:22 — 12:2; Sal 145 (144):1-2, 8-11, 13-14; 2 Tes 1:11 — 2:2; Lc 19:1-10

Continuamos en este domingo con la insistencia en la oración. Tal pareciera que sin ella la vida no tuviera ningún sentido. La necesidad del ser humano de estar unido a su creador es por medio del diálogo sincero que nace de lo profundo del cora-zón. Los místicos a través de los tiempos nos enseñan y dan ejemplo con su propia vida de lo que es el proceso de la oración. No es fácil, pero sí es seguro que Dios desde siempre ha escuchado las plegarias de las viudas y los huérfanos. Su respuesta es acudir con su justicia en todo momento. “Porque el Señor es el juez y no hace favoritismo. El nunca recibirá mal al pobre, escuchará la oración del oprimido. No menospreciará la súplica del huérfano y los gemidos de la viuda.” (Sirácides 35:12-14). El Evangelio nos narra otra hermosa parábola de Jesús, la del fariseo y el publicano. El fariseo es arrogante y va frente al templo, habla de sí mismo, centra su oración en la perfección, olvidando que solo Dios es perfec-to. El publicano, por el contario, se sabe humilde pecador y de retiradito le pide perdón a Dios. Se siente hu-millado e implora justicia. Ahora, hablando francamente, debemos admitir que algunas veces somos como el fariseo y otras como el publicano. ¿Has descubierto eso cuando haces oración? ¿Cómo te sientes al descubrirlo? El punto es que se reflexione en las últimas palabras del Evangelio de este domingo: “Porque el que se hace grande será humillado, y el que se humilla será enaltecido.” (Lucas 18:14). ©LPi

FECHAS IMPORTANTES

Octubre 27, Clase 11:15am REUNION DE PADRES

Noviembre 3, NO HAY CLASE

Janet (925)357-3048 jcain@stmary-wc.org

¡Feliz Dia de los Santos! ¡Feliz Dia de los Muertos!

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El 31 de octubre muchos se visten de monstruos y al día siguiente, los cristianos celebramos a todos los santos. Es interesante el contraste entre los dos días. Un día recordamos a brujas y zombis y al siguiente conmemora-mos a vírgenes y mártires, religiosos y laicos comprometidos todos con una cosa en común: su amor a Dios, un amor que se hace carne en obras de caridad y justicia. La mayoría de los santos se hicieron santos gracias a los monstruos que los rodeaban. Los primeros mártires cristianos murieron a mano de los monstruos romanos. Muchos religiosos medievales se refugiaban en Dios pa-ra protegerse de los monstruos internos que los tentaban con sexo, dinero y poder. Y en América muchos como Manuel Chin Sooj se hicieron testigos de la justicia en manos de los monstruos de gobiernos injustos. Los monstruos, en fin, no pueden vencer a los santos; por eso en Guatemala el martirio de Manuel Chin Sooj animó a los obispos guatemaltecos a unirse con la carta “El clamor de la tierra” a los esfuerzos de pobres en búsqueda de tierra y dignidad humana. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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