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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 31, 2019

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: Eucharistic Ministers, Elmer & Puri Serrano 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”: Peggy Maurer, (510) 538-5671

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”

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 31, 2019

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

Mass Intentions (March 30-April 6, 2019) Sat. 4:00 p.m. For the People Sun. 7:30 a.m. Angelo Pereira 9:00 a.m. Special Intention for Maria & Manuel Costa & Family 11:00 a.m. Gregorio and Santiago Ramirez Mon. 8:00 a.m. Richard Monteiro Tues. 8:00 a.m. Antonio Coelho Wed. 8:00 a.m. Gene O’Brien Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Maria Teresa Silva Fri. 9:30 a.m. Special Intention for Herman Silva Sat. 4:00 p.m. Frank Baca

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: March 16th & 17th—$7,692.50 March 23rd & 24th—$8,860.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Catholic Relief Services—$1,398.00 Rice Bowl—$223.00 Pennies for the Poor—$65.50 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, April 4, 2019, 9:00-11:15 a.m. Speaker: Sr. Marilyn Lacey

Topic: “Faith as a Catapult, Not Cocoon”

Credit, Debit, and Electronic Check Offerings If you would like to make your Sunday offering by credit or debit card, or electronic check, please go to our website: transfigchurch.com, and click on the “Donate” tab. From there, click on the “Donate Now” button to be taken to a secure website to complete the setup of your offering.

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Isaac Nodal & Jocelyn Nodal will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, April 1, 2019 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free-will offering.

Baptism Class The next Baptism Class will be

Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Please call the Parish Office to register.

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. The Church will be open during Lent from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. so that in these days in which the whole church, our world and our country are in such pain, we can bring healing with our quiet, prayer and genuine repentance.

St. Vincent de Paul There will be a collection this weekend for our Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an opportunity for Lenten almsgiv-ing. THANK YOU for providing resources for food, transportation, utilities, furniture and other basic support for those in need in our Parish.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us April 5th in the Hall following the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Our hosts will be Adele Jenkins and Doug Paulo. Bingo will be played after the meeting. Guests are always welcome. Sign up today if you plan to attend.

Note: Mass on Friday, April 5th will be at 9:30 a.m.

Transfiguration Church Wednesday, April 10 7:30 p.m.

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners: May 7, 2019—Pasta Pesto/Chicken June 4, 2019—Cannelloni If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Reservations must be made by the Friday before the dinner.

NO CLASS on Monday.

We Remember and Celebrate the legacy of a true Agent for Social Justice.

Cesar Chavez 3-31-27 to 4-23-93

C I : Next Sunday …. Bring Your Sponsor!

~~Religious Education~~

Excerpts from the Letter of the Holy Father Pope Francis

to the Bishops of the United States of America Credibility is born of trust, and trust is born of sincere, daily, humble and generous service to all, but especially to those dearest to the Lord’s heart (cf. Mt. 25:31-46). It will be a service offered not out of concern with market-ing or strategizing to reclaim lost prestige or to seek acco-lades, but rather—as I insisted in the recent Apostolic Ex-hortation Gaudete et Exsultate—because it belongs to “the beating heart of the Gospel”.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Psalm: 34—Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. 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: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent; Second Scrutiny Monday: April Fool’s Day Tuesday: St. Francis of Paola Thursday: St. Isidore of Seville Friday: St. Vincent Ferrer; First Friday; Abstinence Saturday: First Saturday

Walk to End Family Homelessness Please join FESCO

(Family Emergency Shelter Coalition) for the 22nd Annual FESCO Shuffle

Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. San Leandro Marina Park—Seagull Picnic area

This is a family-friendly, dog-friendly event with morning refreshments, lunch, entertainment and a drawing for door prizes. If you are attending, you can sponsor yourself or get your friends and families to sponsor you. If you are unable to attend, please consider sponsoring a walker or making a direct financial contribution to FESCO. Your donations impact hundreds of homeless children and their parents each year. Sign up to walk or donate at www.FESCOShuffle.org For more information or a pledge sheet, go to www.fescofamilyshelter.org or call Stephanie Miller at the FESCO office at (510) 886-5473, Ext. 105.

C.C.D. C . C . D .

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of: Barbara Borgstede Elizabeth Imelda Souza

Confirmation

Italian Catholic Federation will host a Pasta Dinner on April 11, 2019 at Our Lady of Grace Hall. According to Chef Miraglia, menu includes; Farfalle Pasta with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce, Mixed greens with Vinaigrette, Antipasti platter and garlic bread, dessert included. Doors will open at 6 P.M., dinner is @ 6:30 and meeting will follow. For reser-vations, please call Juanita @ 510-582-7242, dead-line is April 7th. Mangia! Mangia!

NEW Annual Chrism Mass Thursday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.

All are invited to the Chrism Mass, celebrated April 11, 6:30 p.m. at Cathedral of Christ the Light. This liturgy, celebrated by Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, unites the diocese in recalling the gifts of the priesthood and the Eucharist. The Oil of the Sick and the Oil of the Catechumens are blessed and the Sacred Chrism is consecrated at this time. These holy oils impact the lives of those who are preparing to enter into the Church, those who are ill, and all preparing for confirmation and holy orders. In a sign of unity and fidelity, the priests of the diocese concele-brate the Mass with our bishop and recommit themselves to their priestly ministry.

Bishop’s Appeal Next Weekend We ask for your generosity in helping the parish meet our goal for the Diocesan Bishop’s Appeal. Envelopes are available in the back of the church. Thank you for your support.

LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL”

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#282

The Missionary Power of Intercessory Prayer

This attitude becomes a prayer of gratitude to God for others. “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you” (Rom 1:8). It is constant thank-fulness: “I give thanks to God always for you be-cause of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus” (1 Cor 1:4); “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you” (Phil 1:3). Far from being sus-picious, negative and despairing, it is a spiritual gaze born of deep faith which acknowledges what God is doing in the lives of others. At the same time, it is the gratitude which flows from a heart attentive to others. When evangelizers rise from prayer, their hearts are more open; freed of self-absorption, they are desirous of doing good and sharing their lives with others.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks— One of the lovely benefits of praying for others is that we become part of an ever increasing family. However, we are not living too close so we don't feel too much pressure. So like Paul we are able; ''to give thanks to God through Je-sus Christ for everyone of them''. At this time when we see so much rancor all around us, instead of giv-ing way to frustration and resentment let us all start praying more for each other, so that more and more of us become missionaries of love and forgiveness. Our world needs us to draw closer to each other to see people, to recognize every person as a brother or sister, as a child of God sent on earth to enrich our lives; above all with generous humanity, graceful tolerance and find in every soul an aspect of the God who has created them. Evangelization is not just about bringing others to Jesus. It is also about we ourselves discovering the infinite beauty of God in each one.