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CHURCH LOCATION: 606 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - PARISH OFFICE AND 1125 Ferry Street, MAILING ADDRESS: Martinez, CA 94553-1720 TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-228-2230 / 925-228-1318 PARISH WEBSITE: http://parish.stcatherinemartinez.com/ PARISH EMAIL: [email protected] SUBMISSIONS: [email protected] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-1PM & 2 PM-5 PM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GRAMMAR SCHOOL: 604 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-228-4140 / 925-228-0697 SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://school.stcatherinemartinez.com/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - PRE SCHOOL: 1125 Ferry Street, Martinez, CA TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-229-2255 / 925-229-2474 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - SAFE ENVIRONMENT: www.virtusonline.org MISSION STATEMENT: St. Catherine of Siena Parish follows Jesus by welcoming all, sharing our gifts, and giving glory to God. VISION STATEMENT: The Community of St .Catherine of Siena Parish, recognizing its rich heritage and cultural diversity, strength- ened by a vibrant liturgy and formed by ongoing catechesis to be authentic Christians/Catholics live the gospel by reaching out to others, providing a friendly atmosphere, offering parish-wide social activities, and supporting the parochial school in its goals and mission. SATURDAY: 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM SUNDAY: 7:00 AM 8:30 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 AM 12:30 PM Spanish ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - WEEKDAYS:* 7:30 AM Except Wednesday WEDNESDAY: 8:00 AM *Note: Monday is a Communion Service ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - HOLY DAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM and 7:00 PM (8:00 AM if Wednesday, 12:10PM, 7PM) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ADORATION: Fridays from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM RECONCILIATION: Saturdays from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - MASS TIMES ACROSS THE US: WWW.MASSTIMES.ORG Welcome visitors, newcomers, and friends. We open our hearts and offer our hands in Christian fellowship to you worshipping with our community. We invite you to join our parish membership. Please stop by or phone the Parish Office. PARISH & SCHOOL INFORMATION LITURGY SCHEDULE Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2017 Today’s Readings FIRST READING Thus says the Lඈඋൽ: “Stand firm in justice; do what is right” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). PSALM — O God, let all the nations praise you! (Psalm 67). SECOND READING — The gifts and the calling of God are unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32). GOSPEL — Jesus told the Canaanite woman of great faith, “It shall be done as you wish” (Matthew 15:21-28). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish & School Martinez, California

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CHURCH LOCATION: 606 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -

PARISH OFFICE AND 1125 Ferry Street, MAILING ADDRESS: Martinez, CA 94553-1720 TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-228-2230 / 925-228-1318 PARISH WEBSITE: http://parish.stcatherinemartinez.com/ PARISH EMAIL: [email protected] SUBMISSIONS: [email protected]

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OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-1PM & 2 PM-5 PM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

GRAMMAR SCHOOL: 604 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-228-4140 / 925-228-0697 SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://school.stcatherinemartinez.com/~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -

PRE SCHOOL: 1125 Ferry Street, Martinez, CA TELEPHONE/FAX: 925-229-2255 / 925-229-2474

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SAFE ENVIRONMENT: www.virtusonline.org

MISSION STATEMENT: St. Catherine of Siena Parish follows Jesus by welcoming all, sharing our gifts, and giving glory to God. VISION STATEMENT: The Community of St .Catherine of Siena Parish, recognizing its rich heritage and cultural diversity, strength-ened by a vibrant liturgy and formed by ongoing catechesis to be authentic Christians/Catholics live the gospel by reaching out to others, providing a friendly atmosphere, offering parish-wide social activities, and supporting the parochial school in its goals and mission.

SATURDAY: 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM

SUNDAY: 7:00 AM 8:30 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 AM 12:30 PM Spanish

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WEEKDAYS:* 7:30 AM Except Wednesday

WEDNESDAY: 8:00 AM *Note: Monday is a Communion Service

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HOLY DAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM and 7:00 PM (8:00 AM if Wednesday, 12:10PM, 7PM)

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ADORATION: Fridays from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -

MASS TIMES ACROSS THE US: WWW.MASSTIMES.ORG

Welcome visitors, newcomers, and friends. We open our hearts and offer our hands in Christian fellowship to you worshipping with our community. We invite you to join our parish membership. Please stop by or phone the Parish Office.

PARISH & SCHOOL INFORMATION LITURGY SCHEDULE

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 20, 2017

Today’s Readings

FIRST READING — Thus says the L : “Stand firm

in justice; do what is right” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7).

PSALM — O God, let all the nations praise you!

(Psalm 67).

SECOND READING — The gifts and the calling of

God are unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32).

GOSPEL — Jesus told the Canaanite woman of great

faith, “It shall be done as you wish” (Matthew 15:21-28).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish & School

Martinez, California

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Fr. Clarence S. A. Zamora, Pastor ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -

Deacon Albert Dizon Deacon David Holland [email protected] [email protected]

Pamela Seto, Principal Kelly Pola, Director Saint Catherine Elementary School Saint Catherine Pre-School [email protected] [email protected] 925-228-4140 925-229-2255

Parish Office Andrea Watkins RCIA Director Religious Education [email protected] [email protected]

Fr. Sean Murray Michael Chio Priest in Residence Director of Music Ministry

Sylvia Lloren Diana Palmer Secretary Bookkeeper

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - BAPTISMS: Registration is mandatory two months prior to Baptism. Parents and Godparents are required to attend a mandatory Baptism preparation class before reception of the Sacrament.

MARRIAGES: Arrangements and mandatory preparation eight months prior to the wedding.

FUNERALS: We recommend using Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services at 925-932-0900. A representative will contact the parish office to make your arrangements. ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL: offers small class sizes and challenging curriculum in a caring, close-knit, and family environment. Enrolls grades Preschool through 8th grade. Call 925-228-4140 to learn more about Catholic Education in Martinez. Financial aid is available. SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN PROJECT Before serving or continuing in your ministry, complete the Diocesan required Training @ www.virtusonline.org.

BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS:

To place an announcement in the bulletin email the request to: [email protected]. The deadline for requests is no later than Monday at noon. All are encouraged to submit requests in advance of the deadline and the event date. Allow ample time for approval process. Every attempt will be made to include the submission when requested. All submissions are reviewed and approved by the Pastor.

EARLY DEADLINES: Closely watch early deadlines imposed by the publisher and plan ahead accordingly. Generally submis-sions are due by noon on Monday before the bulletin date. Please note that the next deadline is Monday, August 21 for submission in the Sunday, August 27 bulletin. All submission requests should be as brief as possible and will be edited and approved by the parish clergy before being published.

ADDITIONS, CONCERNS, OR COMMENTS If you have bulletin additions, concerns, or comments, please email your inquiries to [email protected] or call 925.370.8143 or 925.229.2665. Thank you.

PARISH & SCHOOL STAFF Week-at-a-glance dates, times, & locations are taken from the website

calendar: http:/parish.stcatherinemartinez.com/parish-calendar

Sunday, 8/20 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Most of the Day Youth Group Art in the Park—Susana Street 8:00 AM PH Hospitality—OPEN Monday, 8/21 St. Pope Pius X, pray for us. 8:00 AM SC First Day of SCS School Tuesday, 8/22 St. Andrew the Scot, pray for us. 3:15 PM PCL St. Vincent de Paul Food Distribution 6:30 PM SC SCS School Board Meeting 7:30 PM CH Spanish Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, 8/23 St. Rose of Lima, pray for us. 5:00 PM CH Summer Choral Workshop 6:30 PM PCL Legion of Mary Meeting 7:30 PM CH Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, 8/24 St. Bartholomew, pray for us. Friday, 8/25 St. Louis, pray for us. 9:00 PM CH SCS School Mass—ALL WELCOME! 12:00 PM CH Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 5:00 PM CH Benediction Saturday, 8/26 St. Alexander, pray for us. 11:00 PM CH Baptism 3:00 PM CH Reconciliation 5:30 PM PH Aloha Fr. Clarence Reception Sunday, 8/27 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME After All Masses PH Faith Formation Registration 8:00 AM PH Hospitality—OPEN 2:00 PM CH Baptisms 3:45 PM PCL Confirmation Class & Parent Meeting 5:00 PM PCL Youth Group

CH = Church RC = Rectory SC = School PH = Parish Hall YD = School Yard YS: Youth Shack PC = Parish Center PCL: Parish Center Library

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE

Facebook.com/oakdiocese www.facebook.com/oakdiocese Twitter.com/oakdiocese www.twitter.com/oakdiocese Linkedin: Diocese of Oakland www. linkedin.com/company/diocese-of-oakland

AUGUST 13, 2017 CONTRIBUTIONS

Weekly Offering $5,664.35 Maintenance $ 995.00 Respect Life Dinner $ 383.65 SCS Educa on Fund $ 58.00

REMEMBER ST. CATHERINE PARISH IN YOUR WILL & LIVING TRUST

Thank you for your continuous generosity

PARISH STEWARDSHIP

NIGHT St. Catherine of Siena

Kindergarten through 8th Grades Monday, August 28 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Parish Hall and School

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats renew hearts broken by abortion. It offers a loving supportive environment where women and men can reconcile painful post-abortive emotions and begin healing. Oakland Diocese is sponsoring a retreat Friday to Sunday, September 22-24 in Danville.

Contact Gloria Maldonado at 510-384-6875 [email protected] or

visit www.afterthechoice.org

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SAT 8/19 4:30 Walter and Michael Narodzonek †

SUN 8/20 7:00 Richard Brouette †

8:30 Botti Family †

10:30 Int. St. Catherine of Siena Parish & School

12:30 Jo and Pete Weber †

TUE 8/22 7:30 Mary Banchero †

WED 8/23 8:00 Jerry and Kitty Murray †

THU 8/24 7:30 Peter and Eileen Holland †

FRI 8/25 7:30 Frank and Josie Brerton †

SAT 8/26 7:30 Olive Williams † 4:30 Int. Members of Italian Catholic Federation

SUN 8/27 7:00 Richard Brouette †

8:30 Doris and Don DeLuca †

10:30 Marcelina Bocanegra †

12:30 Int. St. Catherine of Siena Parish & School

INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

* 5:30 PM Snack Bar Opens * 6:30 PM Early Bird Bingo * 7:00 PM Regular Games * in the SCS Parish Hall

Join us at St. Catherine BINGO Next one on Saturday, Sep 9th

READINGS FOR THE WEEK MONDAY: Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 TUESDAY: Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 WEDNESDAY: Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16 THURSDAY: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 FRIDAY: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40 SATURDAY: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12 SUNDAY: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

. SAVE THE DATE . SAT . SEP 30 . . SAN LORENZO RUIZ FIESTA .

For intentions call the Parish Office Intentions make special gifts for

birthdays, anniversaries, or for just thinking of you. Call for a date.

The Parish Council & Staff Invite You to bid Aloha to Fr. Clarence!

Saturday, August 26 Mass of Celebration @ 4:30 pm followed

by an appetizer & dessert reception in the hall. For info Call Sylvia in the Parish

Office @228-2230 or Karen @788-7716

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL WELCOMES BACK STUDENTS

Tomorrow . August . 21 . 8 AM

ST. CATHERINE SCHOOL NEWS

CALLED TO ACTION IN GOD’S NAME “Let all the nations praise you!” (Psalm 67:4) today’s psalm response exclaims. In the psalms and other Hebrew scriptures, this kind of invocation is actually an invitation to God to act, to intervene in human lives in a manner that will cause everyone—not just the Chosen People—to give praise. Stated a bit more strongly, it is something of a “put up or shut up” challenge to God, the sort of strong state-ment the psalmists of Israel, trusting in their intimate and loving relationship with God, were not afraid to make. The Gospel has its own exclamation, announcing the appearance of the Canaanite woman with “Behold!” (Matthew 15:22) “Behold!” is a scriptural flag that tells us that God is about to act or announce something through an individual or a situation. In the case of Jesus, God was going to act through this woman, whom nobody among Jesus’ followers would have believed to be an agent of the divine will. Like the psalmists, we might passively inform or perhaps even actively challenge God to do something so that everyone will come to belief, but God will always turn the tables on us. It becomes our calling, our duty as it was for Jesus to behold the situations and persons of our daily lives so that God can act through us, so the Kingdom can be announced through our living. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Faith Formation Registration Pre-K through 8th Grades

Sunday, August 27th after all Masses in the Parish Hall

For more information, please call the Parish Office or

Contact Andrea Watkins at [email protected] Kick-Off Weekend—Sun, Aug 20

Join us for “Art in the Park” Registration: Sunday, August 27

after all Masses in the Parish Hall Confirmation Class—3:45 to 5:45 PM

Youth Group &

A good prayer, though often used, is still fresh & fair in the eyes and

ears of heaven.—Thomas Fuller

. SAVE THE DATE . SAT . OCT 21 . ICF ANNUAL POLENTA DINNER

Class Meeting Dates:

Aug 27—with parents Sep 10 Nov 5 Sep 24 Dec 3 Oct 8 Jan 3 Oct 22 Jan 21 Nov 5 Feb 11 Nov 19 Feb 25

More dates to follow. followed by Youth Group—6 to 7 PM —Parents should accompany their student to the first hour of each respective class for an introduction to the 2-year program and parent orientation. Group meets in the Parish Center Library. Contact Deacon Dave at [email protected]

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Before serving or continuing in your ministry, com

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.virtusonline.org . Thank you.

MINISTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS CONTACTS

Altar Servers Nmig Santos / Jack Watkins .... 510-669-9910 / 925-957-0437

Art and Environment Beth Churchill………..…………………………925-200-6300 Bingo Don Brocca …………………………………….925-858-7330

Catholic Youth Organization - CYO Gina Marks………………………….………… 925-817-9429 Children’s Liturgy of the Word Debbie Frieberg………………………….……. 925-212-7465

Communications Eugene Dizon……………………….………… 925-370-8143

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Viviana & Marty Magee……………… ………... 925-228-6460

Faith Formation - Religious Education (PreK-8 grades) Andrea Watkins………………………..Ext 30 925-228-2230

Finance Fr. Clarence Zamora……………………….… 925-228-2230

Grief Ministry Mary Cook……………………….…………….. 925-229-2665

Guadalupe Society Guadalupe Cruz………………………………... 925-997-2432

Hospital/Sick/Homebound Tom Greerty/Legion of Mary..…….…………… 925-228-4387

Italian Catholic Federation - ICF Tom Cook……………………………………... 925-229-2665

Knights of Columbus - K of C Sean Carroll……………………………………..Not Provided

La Communidad Latina Lucia Cruz……………………………………… 925-348-2620

Lectors Deacon Albert Dizon……………………….….. 925-370-8143

Legion of Mary Bob Kiefer……………………….……………… 925-658-1442

Loaves & Fishes Denice Silva…………………………………….. 925-372-0740

Maintenance Larry Schweinfurter……………………….…… 925-228-2581

Mary Help of Christians - MHC Margarita Flores……………………………….. 925-812-1279

Pastoral Advisory Council Fr. Clarence Zamora.……………………….… 925-228-2230

Respect Life Linda Easterday ……………………….……….. 925-372-3845

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults - RCIA Parish Office…………………………………… 925-228-2230 Safe Environment for Children Project - SECP Parish Office…………………………………… 925-228-2230 SECP: No More Secrets - Survivor Outreach Sherrie Hammon………………………………..925-372-6091

San Lorenzo Ruiz Community - SLRC Esther Concepcion….………………………… 925-381-1835

Social Awareness Anne Crisp …………………………………..... 925-356-8822

Stewardship Karen Glen & Mark Poyadue. . . .925-788-7716 925-324-1261

Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Santa Isabel - SPRSI Annette Liberty……………………… ……… 925-228-8428

St. Vincent de Paul Society - SVdP Karen Glen …………………………………….. 925-788-7716

Ushers James McLaughlin………………………………. 925-228-1051 Young Ladies Institute - YLI Gerri Liberty……………………………………925-698-7644

Youth Group/Confirmation (High School grades 9-12) Deacon Dave Holland………………………….. 925-372-7015

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From the Pastor’s Desk

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Being opened up to love, we as followers of Christ have to be opened up to love. Sometimes the gift of our faith, gives us a certain smugness and we get the wrong impression that we are the means and the vehicle of our holiness and calling to salvation. It is a gift from God. Freely given, not earned. We might feel that we are the chosen ones. Isn’t that what the Baltimore Catechism taught us? It was sort of good for its time but it did not challenge many to look deeper into their faith. It is not about form and practice. It is about love. In today’s Gospel, Jesus encounters a woman who not only is not a chosen one of Israel, she is a Canaanite. A woman and her daughter who is suffering from de-monic possession. A lot of unclean evidence sufficient to any respectable Jew to keep far away. But she acknowl-edges Jesus as to His true identity, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me. My daughter is terribly troubled by a demon.” The disciples try to dismiss her. Jesus, even tells her that He is here for the lost sheep of Israel. She does Him homage and reminds Him that the masters take care of their pets with the scraps from their meals as unworthy as they are. Jesus is astounded by her faith and persistence. The message for us is give God His due respect. Conduct yourself like you are in the presence of the Almighty. Maybe even examine how you come dressed to church and how you worship. And two, trust in God’s mercy. For our God does care for us, even if we are not aware of it. The love is always there. —Fr. Clarence Zamora

Grief Ministry 7-Week Workshop Hosted by Christ the King

Grief Ministry Meets weekly on Tuesdays

7 PM to 9 PM beginning September 12 — October 24 Queen of Heaven Cemetery Chapel 1965 Reliz Valley Road, Lafayette

Registration ends September 9 Call 925-682-2486 or

Kate Neal 925-738-2125

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