St. Augustine Catholic Church Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3rd, 2017 It was family time. The celebration of the feast of Saint Augustine was all a family time. People came together in prayer, fellowship and sharing. The church family came together as the Scriptures say, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s peo- ple live together in unity!” Psalm 133:1. Holy Mass was beautiful, with melodious singing and active participation by all. Church environment was lovely and crisp. In our search for meaning, Saint Augustine is definitely a great exemplar. I believe that looking at the life and times of Saint Augustine everyone can find inspiration that chal- lenge us to be better people. Our gathering after the Holy Mass was wonder- ful. There was so much food, with great variety, tastes and allurements. It was just impossible not to try the gourmet dishes. Even some of the passersby could not help but step in and taste some of the delicacies. Popsicles were a great hit with the children, not to mention the adults, given the heat of the day. “Little Francis” enjoyed a few of them! Games were as much fun for children as well as adults. I could see the fathers showing off their basketball skills while the children enjoying the wa- ter balloons. I, too, had a try at the ‘cake walk’ with no luck accompanying me. One of the children told me, ‘If you do like this on Sundays, we all would like to come to Church!’ I thank all the members of our Church who made such a fun day possible. Thanks to those who set up and cleaned those who brought the food, those who organized the games and signed up to help with it all. I want thank our parish staff, especially Karen Glen and Doug Castro, who coor- dinated the celebration and saw to the food ar- rangements. Special thanks to Mike Marino, presi- dent of the Parish Council. April McNeely and the choir for their beautiful singing. Linda captured parts of the event on camera. There was a smile on faces, joy in hearts, warmth in the air and Jesus amidst us. ‘Christ is the center of our celebration; the Unseen Guest at every meal; the Silent Listener to every conversa- tion.’ Father Augustine Oakland, California • Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time • September 3rd 2017 Saint Augustine Catholic Church 400 Alcatraz Ave Oakland, CA 94609 • www.staugustineoakland.com • Weekend Mass schedule • Saturday Vigil: 5 p.m. Sunday Eucharist: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. • Weekday Eucharist • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30 a.m. Communion Service: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. • Sacrament of Reconciliation • Saturday 4 p.m. Also upon request “ We are called by Christ to love Him, to follow Him and to bring Him to the world.” Joy of the Gospel (Our Social Justice corner) Look here for exciting opportunities to get involved in serving oth- ers in our community. “I Prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is un- healthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.” Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis #49. As a Parish community we are now serving “Fellowship” coffee. This coffee is a Free Trade, Organic blend coffee that is made available to us through a partnership of Catholic Relief Services Ethical Trade ministry. We hope you will take the time to appreciate the coffee and know that the purchase of the coffee helps insure fair and safe conditions for those who grow, harvest and roast it. If you would like more information about this change, please ask @ the Hospitality table. Catholic Worker of Oakland Transitional housing, community ser- vices, and weekly hot meals. Summer live-in interships available. Address: 4848 International Blvd. Oakland, CA Phone: 510-533-7375 Email: oak- [email protected]The Multicultural Institute Transitioning immigrants from poverty and isolation to prosperity and participation. They need people to prepare meals, perform legal help, tutor kids, train classes in construction. Address: 1920 Seventh St., Berkeley Phone: 510-848-4075 For more information on any of our projects, please contact [email protected]Beautiful Sunday Pastor’s Note
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St. Augustine Catholic Church Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3rd, 2017
It was family time. The celebration of the feast
of Saint Augustine was all a family time. People came together in prayer, fellowship and sharing. The church family came together as the Scriptures say, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s peo-ple live together in unity!” Psalm 133:1.
Holy Mass was beautiful, with melodious singing
and active participation by all. Church environment was lovely and crisp. In our search for meaning, Saint Augustine is definitely a great exemplar. I believe that looking at the life and times of Saint Augustine everyone can find inspiration that chal-lenge us to be better people.
Our gathering after the Holy Mass was wonder-
ful. There was so much food, with great variety, tastes and allurements. It was just impossible not to try the gourmet dishes. Even some of the passersby could not help but step in and taste some of the delicacies. Popsicles were a great hit with the children, not to mention the adults, given the heat of the day. “Little Francis” enjoyed a few of them!
Games were as much fun for children as well as
adults. I could see the fathers showing off their basketball skills while the children enjoying the wa-ter balloons. I, too, had a try at the ‘cake walk’ with no luck accompanying me. One of the children told me, ‘If you do like this on Sundays, we all would like to come to Church!’
I thank all the members of our Church who
made such a fun day possible. Thanks to those who set up and cleaned those who brought the food, those who organized the games and signed up to help with it all. I want thank our parish staff, especially Karen Glen and Doug Castro, who coor-dinated the celebration and saw to the food ar-rangements. Special thanks to Mike Marino, presi-dent of the Parish Council. April McNeely and the choir for their beautiful singing. Linda captured parts of the event on camera.
There was a smile on faces, joy in hearts,
warmth in the air and Jesus amidst us. ‘Christ is the center of our celebration; the Unseen Guest at every meal; the Silent Listener to every conversa-tion.’