Church of the Transfiguration 4000 E. Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, CA 94552-4908

(510) 538-7941 Fax (510) 538-7983 E-mail: transfig_office@sbcglobal.net Website: www.transfigchurch.com March 12, 2017

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, 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) 581-7263 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Monica Corona, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Alfonso Corona III transfig.oasis@gmail.com 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 melspeed@live.com FUNERALS: Please contact the funeral home of your choice and then the parish office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director, Patrice Ballinger (510) 537-1502 or TransfigCCD@aol.com RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Please call the parish office. MUSIC MINISTRY: Director, Alexander Katsman (510) 538-7941, Ext. 302 or Transfig_Music@sbcglobal.net

Mission Statement: “Transfiguring Our Community Through Faith”

Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017

Christ Jesus . . . destroyed death and brought life and immortality

to light through the gospel. — 2 Timothy 1:10b

Mass Intentions (March 11-18, 2017) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Patrick Conroy Sun. 7:30 a.m. Special Intention for Sierra La Mar 9:00 a.m. Diego Gonzalez 11:00 a.m. For the People Mon. 8:00 a.m. E.B. and Katie Richards Tues. 8:00 a.m. Special Intention for Catherine and Daniel Ball Wed. 8:00 a.m. Jim Brinson Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Special Intention for Mark Schaefer and Family Fri. 8:00 a.m. Dorothy Meeker-Dugas Sat. 4:00 p.m. Michael Menolascino

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: March 4th & 5th—$9,756.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.

We extend a warm welcome to new parishioners. Please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office. This helps us to serve you better.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, March 13, 2017 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Pancake Breakfast Team “A” will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast this 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

Dear Parishioners, This week I would like to spend a little time on another aspect of our Lenten practice: PRAYER In prayer we turn to God, listen to his voice, and let him fill our hearts and guide us. During Lent, our prayer takes on a special tone; we are especially aware of our sins. We are attentive to Jesus, the suffering servant. We join in prayer for candidates and catechumens, and we pray for our own deeper conversion to the Lord. Many find it helpful to go beyond Sunday Mass and use Lent as a chance to broaden and deepen their spiritual life. Here are some suggestions: *Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation *Attend Mass during the week *Read and pray with the Mass readings for each day *Pray the Liturgy of the Hours *Participate in a Bible Study or other parish offerings *Use one of the many Catholic devotionals available *Pray the Stations of the Cross, either individually or in our Parish *Pray the rosary *Spend time in Eucharistic Adorations *Do some extra spiritual reading Something for you to think about as we continue our Lenten journey. We congratulate Deacon Timothy Moore on being appointed by Bishop Michael Barber to the position of Bishop’s Representa-tive to the Deaconate and Director of Deacon Personnel. The Bishop has recognized what we already know, that Tim is a wonderful Deacon. Our parish is blessed with all our deacons. Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario L. Borges

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Soul of: Eugene O’Brien (Husband of Lorraine O’Brien)

During Lent: Mass will begin without the usual procession into the church. We ask the community to be quiet and medi-tate in silence five minutes before Mass. We will have Stations of the Cross and Benediction on all the Fridays of Lent, 7:30p.m. at Transfiguration. 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 com-munity at large.

St. Vincent de Paul Next Meeting—Sunday, March 19th—10:00 a.m.

Parish Hall—All are welcome.

Special Collection Envelopes

When using the “Special Collection” envelopes, please write the name of the collection on the envelope. You may also write the name of the collection in the memo line of your check. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you.

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 16, 2017, 9:15-11:15 a.m. Speakers: Claudia Paquette & Jean Easterly

Topic: “Personal Faith Journey”

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be

Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Please call the Parish Office to register.

There will be no Baptisms during the Lenten Season or Easter.

CCD Classes, as usual, on Monday.

This past Wednesday, March 8, was our LAST Middle School class for the year...it is sad to say good-bye to such a remarkable

group of kids...see you next year!! Awards of PERFECT ATTENDANCE go to:

6th Grade: Kaylie Gomes, Angelo Santiago, Sarah Vieira and Christina Yanke 7th Grade: Cedric David, Christian Dela Cruz, Michael Ochoa, Rayn Powers and Naethaniel Trinidad 8th Grade: Daniel Anilao, Miguel Bernas, Giancarlo Boccasile, Christina Decano, Jonah Dionisio, Aiden Franzen, Owen Rocha, Elijah Rogge and Noah Silva AOK: Jack Lingle and Brandon Rico

And, of course, we extend a GIANT THANK YOU to our FANTASTIC Middle School staff:

6th Grade: Christian Corona, Michael Langella, and Monica Langella 7th Grade: Savannah Ajlouny, Nicholas Corona, and Samir Totah 8th Grade: Alfonso Corona III, Carolina Barreto, James Dohrmann and Brigid Keenan AOK: Sister Dorothy Stelzer Office Manager: Ellen Graham. Substitute Extraordinaire: Monica Corona

Our Parish is Truly BLESSED to have these amazing people working with our tweens and teens. Pat is BLESSED to have them as her staff/friends!

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CONFIRMATION PGO update: Next Saturday….we are working the St. PAT’s Dinner …. Hope to see you there!

Class Session TODAY 9 to 1 … Very Important Parent Meeting following the

9:00 Mass. Parents, please meet in the Marian Room. Thank you for advertising in our bulletin. We appreciate your support!

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners. Be sure to mark your calendar!

April 4 Cannelloni May 2 Pasta Pesto/Chicken June 6th Stuffed Pork Chops If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line,(510) 483-6929. Questions: Call Len Tallo, President at (510) 912-5730.

Transfiguration Parish Cursillistas!!! Please join our monthly group reunion every 1st Friday of the

month, St. Peter’s room in the Parish Hall, 6:00-8:30pm….

Transfiguration Filipino Community Group is sponsoring a fundraising Casino Bus Tour to

Rancheria Casino in Jackson, CA on Saturday, April 15, 2017.—Meeting place is

Transfiguration Church, lower parking lot. Leave 7:15a.m.—Return 7:00p.m.

Cost: $30.00 per person For more information: Purie Serrano, 510-538-6324, Sheila Ulgado, 510-962-0433, Tess Anilao 510-828-9943.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Saturday, March 18, 2017, Parish Hall

Don’t Miss Out! Tickets are on sale after all Masses

March 11 & 12—$25.00 per person Get yours today!

Live Irish Music provided by “Charmas”...want to get a sneak peek? go to www.charmasband.com. Cocktail Hour (no host bar) - 5:00 p.m. Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner—6:00 p.m. Dancing & Entertainment—7:00 p.m. Dessert, Auction and Raffles Still interested in helping out? We have plenty of volun-teer opportunities. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Andrea Sullivan at (510) 919-0437 or:

amsullivan1@hotmail.com

Dear Parishioners and especially those attending the 9AM Mass!

Due to Sean Cooper (who ran the Youth Choir) relo-cating to New York, we will have a brief hiatus singing at the Mass, but not to worry! We will be back for the Easter Season! In the meantime, we ask for your sup-port and prayers to help us continue our Ministry.

LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL” CONTINUED...

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#175

Centred on the word of God

The study of the sacred Scriptures must be a door opened to every believer. It is essential that the revealed word radically enrich our catechesis and all our efforts to pass on the faith. Evangelization demands familiarity with God’s word, which calls for dioceses, parishes and Catholic associations to pro-vide for a serious, ongoing study of the Bible, while encour-aging its prayerful individual and communal reading. We do not blindly seek God, or wait for him to speak to us first, for “God has already spoken, and there is nothing further that we need to know, which has not been revealed to us”. Let us receive the sublime treasure of the revealed word.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks— It is important for us now and then to recall our history as it can help us to better under- stand our present situation. The big Schism in our Church in the 17th century centered on our reading of the Scrip-tures. Martin Luther insisted that we translate, read and study the Bible. Of course he was wrong!!! Now the Protestants began to read and study the Bible and we good Catholics did the opposite. Good faithful Catholics depend-ed on what their priests told them once a week at Mass. It was only under Pope Pius X11, who was Pope in the 1940's, that Catholic scholars were permitted to examine Scripture with a critical eye. Now we have a lot of work to do, not only the scholars but every one of us. As Pope Francis re-minds us today: '' we do not blindly seek God, or wait for him to speak to us first, for God has already spoken, and there is nothing further that we need to know, which has not been revealed to us”. So let us read our Bibles. Let us re-flect on our Scriptures and prayers in Mass. Let us join our Scripture group in the Marian Room in the Hall on Monday evenings. Let us learn how to live our Redemption.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Psalm 33 —Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent; Daylight Saving Time begins; Girl Scouting Sunday Friday: St. Patrick; Abstinence Saturday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem