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 August 5, 2018

Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator 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) 329-9407 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”

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018

Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.

— John 6:27a

Mass Intentions (August 4-11, 2018) Sat. 4:00 p.m. For the People Sun. 7:30 a.m. Marshal & Agnes Morisset 9:00 a.m. Mary Tavares 11:00 a.m. Mario Cirimele Mon. 8:00 a.m. Eugene Cooper Tues. 8:00 a.m. Helen Meyer Wed. 8:00 a.m. Special Intention for Maura and Kevin Krause Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Gerry Bernardo Fri. 8:00 a.m. Miriam Madsen Sat. 4:00 p.m. Special Intention for Manuel & Maria Costa & Family

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: July 21st & 22nd—$7,380.00 July 28th & 29th—$8,294.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) St. Vincent de Paul—$5,354.00 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.

August Birthdays Happy Birthday to you, May God Bless you.

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, May God Bless you!

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

The next Baptism Class will be Tuesday, August 14, 2018.

Please call the Parish Office to register.

For Your Information When writing your checks for regular or special collections, please make all checks payable to Transfiguration Church (a request made by our bank). The Church will then send one total check for each special collection to the designated charity. Also, please write in the memo portion of your check the name of the collection to which you are donating. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you for your support!

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.

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Gary & Melody Klever 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, August 6, 2018 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Thank you for advertising in our bulletin. We appreciate your support!

Pancake Breakfast There will be no Pancake Breakfast in the month of August. We will resume in September.

GOD’S WORK We are so busy! Most of us have more than one job to do, and we never seem to have enough time. We are workers, volunteers, parents, friends, and most of us are more than one thing at a time. But which of these is the work of God? We seldom view our ordinary work as being the work of God. We may think that we have to be ministers or priests, missionaries or charity workers, engaged full-time in works formally identified as being “God’s work.” But everything we do with a faithful heart and with love for others is God’s work. We each have our own role to fill in the world, and many gifts are necessary. We cannot al-ways see the direct connection of our daily work to the plan of God. But we trust and we believe that God leads us to do what is needed, where it is needed. What is “God’s work?” “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent” (John 6:29). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners: September 4, 2018—Tri Tip October 2, 1018—Spaghetti & Meatballs If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Information: Call Len Tallo, President at 510-912-5730.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church 3433 Somerset Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Saint Vincent de Paul Mission Helping the Homeless—Those in Need.

FREE Soup, Sandwiches (Other Food Items)

When: Every Wednesday—4:00 p.m. Where: 3433 Somerset Ave., Castro Valley

Follow Anita Ave.—Couple of blocks up from Castro Valley Boulevard

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15

Second Reading: Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 Psalm: 78—Gospel: John 6:24-35

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

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: The Transfiguration of the Lord Tuesday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan Wednesday: St. Dominic Thursday: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Friday: St. Lawrence Saturday: St. Clare

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In 1794, a young Irishwoman befriended two widows aboard ship while emigrating to America. They bought a house in Philadelphia and began to live a community life under the direction of a priest. Soon they relocated to Washington. There, the “pious ladies,” as the neighbors called them, were asked by their priest friend, by then the president of Georgetown University, to begin a religious community. In 1799 they established a branch of the Visit-ation Order founded by Saint Jane de Chantal and Saint Francis de Sales in the 1620s. The unique vision of this order followed a sensible routine, less arduous and more flexible than most traditions, and also accepted widows and older women. Amazingly, this Ameri-can outpost of the Visitation began without reference to the “rule” of the Order. Most of the European convents had been lost under the “reign of terror,” and the rules and customs of the community could not be obtained. A copy of the rule was discovered in 1812, and in 1816 the pope officially estab-lished the monastery. By then, some French nuns had re-grouped, and they sent a habit and cross to be copied. (No religious wore the habit in public in the United States until after the Civil War.) From the beginning, the Georgetown nuns had an educational mission, even though they discov-ered in the “rule” that such work was officially off-limits for the contemplative life. In America, the nuns depended on a school for their livelihood, so the rule was adapted. Today, the Academy of the Visitation is a thriving example of excel-lence in Catholic education, and the adjacent monastery is the oldest monastic foundation in the original thirteen United States. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Free Legal Representation Catholic Charities is offering free legal representation for those interested in becoming U.S. citizens. Inter-ested individuals can call 925.825.3099 to make an appointment for the first or third Tuesdays of each month. For more information, contact Deanna Sala-zar at 925.771.8254 or dsalazar@cceb.org.

Thanksgiving Mass The annual Thanksgiving Mass for Healthcare Providers will be celebrated Sept. 29 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland. We encourage all who provide healthcare services, direct and administrative, to attend this multicultural Mass as we celebrate your energy, dedication, and generosity.

2018 Wedding Anniversary Celebration Join Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, other anniversary cele-brants, families and friends and celebrate your Catholic marriage with us on Sunday, October 21 at The Cathedral of Christ of the Light 10:00 a.m. Mass, with a reception in the Event Center following for registered guests.

Register now for $25/anniversary couple and $10 for each guest at www.oakdiocese.org/anniversary

or call Laura at 510-267-8395.

The Catholic Community of Pleasanton Invites You To Celebrate

REV. PAUL D. MINNIHAN

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

Saturday, September 8, 2018—5:00 p.m. Celebration of Eucharist

St. Augustine Church 3999 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton

Reception to follow, St. Augustine Hall

LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL”

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#247

Relations with Judaism

We hold the Jewish people in special regard because their covenant with God has never been revoked, for “the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable” (Rom 11:29). The Church, which shares with Jews an important part of the sacred Scriptures, looks upon the people of the covenant and their faith as one of the sacred roots of her own Christian identity (cf. Rom 11:16-18). As Christians, we cannot consider Judaism as a foreign religion; nor do we include the Jews among those called to turn from idols and to serve the true God (cf. 1 Thes 1:9). With them, we believe in the one God who acts in history, and with them we accept his revealed word.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks—Jesus is a JEW, Mary is a Jewess. Joseph is Jewish. So is our Father in Faith, Abraham and most of the great people in the Holy Scriptures that we love and admire. God made a cov-enant with our Jewish ancestors which He cannot revoke since God cannot go back on His Word. Our treatment of our Jewish brothers and sisters has until recently been both unchristian and simply terrible. We must be constantly on our guard against any anti-Semite biases and instead embrace in them the God we all adore.