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Office Hours
Mon - Thurs: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Fri - Sun: Closed
Phone
925-376-6900
Bulletin email
Website
www.stmonicamoraga.com
Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday:7:30, 9:00* and 11:00am
*Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Daily Mass
Monday - Friday at 9:00am
followed by the Rosary
Adoration
Fridays, 1:00 - 8:00pm
Confessions
Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:30pm or by
appointment
St. Monica Church1001 Camino Pablo Moraga, CA 94556
We, the community of St. Monica Parish, are Jesus Christ embodied and foster
spiritual growth and vibrant participation through a welcoming Christ-centered community where everyone is valued.
Reflections
Our Pastoral Team
Fr. Paul Coleman Parochial Administrator, x103 [email protected]
Sr. Mary Teresa, O.P. Children’s Faith Formation, x203 [email protected]
Dennis Maurice Maintenance
Tricia Holloway Bookkeeper, x104 [email protected]
Heather Henry Admin. Assistant to the Pastor, x102 [email protected]
Bulletin Editor [email protected] Bulletin requests must be submitted by 9pm on the Sunday before the weekend you’d like them to appear.
Office Phone: 925-376-6900 [email protected]
Baptism: Please contact Fr. Paul. Marriage: The couple should contact the parish office at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date to arrange a meeting with Fr. Paul. Sacrament of the Sick/Communion to the Sick & Homebound: For anyone experiencing chronic illness or preparing for medical treatment, surgery, etc. or if you would like to receive communion at home, please contact [email protected] or call x112. Funeral: Please contact the Parish office Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): RCIA is the process by which adults are initiated into the Catholic Faith. Whether you have already been baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive First Communion or Confirmation, or you’ve never been baptized, this is the place for you. Please contact Fr. Paul.
Beginning and Ending the Mass with a Kiss
Catholics kiss many things such as a crucifix on Good Friday, a medal, statue, image or relic of a saint, or a rosary after prayer. Two kisses that might go unnoticed are the priest kissing the altar at the beginning and end of the Mass. What is the meaning of these kisses? Pope Francis spoke of them in his General Audience on December 20, 2017: “Normally, while the entrance hymn is sung, the priest, with the altar servers, approaches the altar in procession, and salutes it with a bow and, in a sign of veneration, kisses it and, when there is incense, incenses it. Why? Because the altar is Christ: it is the figure of Christ. When we look at the altar, we are looking exactly at Christ. The altar is Christ. These gestures, which could pass unobserved, are highly significant, because they express from the very beginning that the Mass is an encounter of love with Christ, who, by offering his Body on the Cross, became ‘the Priest, the Altar and the Lamb.’ The altar, in fact, as a symbol of Christ, is ‘the center of the thanksgiving that is accomplished through the Eucharist’; and the whole community [gathers] around the altar, which is Christ, not to look at each other, but to look at Christ, because Christ is at the center of the community.” At Mass, our encounter is not only with Christ, but also with the Communion of Saints. During the early centuries of the Church, the altar was often a stone placed over the tomb of a martyr. In John’s Revelation, he saw an altar in heaven and underneath it the souls of all the martyrs (Rev 6:9). When the altar is consecrated, relics of the saints are placed in it, and when the priest kisses the altar, he is also kissing these relics and invoking the prayers of the saints whose relics are within the altar. And so this encounter of love with Christ, the altar, and with His entire Church, begins and ends lovingly and reverently with a kiss.
If you would like to include yourself or a loved one on our prayer list, please call the parish office or email the bulletin editor at: [email protected] and include Sick List in the subject line. A new request must be submitted each month.
MON Col 1:24 -- 2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11
TUES Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-11; Lk 6:12-19
WED Col 3:1-11; Ps 145:2-3, 10-13ab; Lk 6:20-26
THUR Col 3:12-17; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 6:27-38
FRI 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Lk 6:39-42
SAT Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
SUNEx 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]
Kindra Bell Rosemarie Carter
Carol Conti Janet Davis
Maureen Graf Jacque Hamilton
Chris Koob
Shamekka Marty Mary Ann McCauley
LaVerne Peralta Bob Rubino
Elizabeth White Bob & Murielle York
Week of September 1st
Plate $4,747.15
Online Giving $1,420.00
Second Collection- Mission Co-Op $3,533.00
September 1st Total $9,700.15
Daily Readings Mass Intentions
Please pray for the sick…
We are happy to have you with us! If you are new, please visit our website at
www.stmonicamoraga.com
to learn more about our vibrant parish.
Contributions
Monday, September 9th 9:00 am: William Perry (D)
Tuesday, September 10th 9:00 am: Pat Ward (I)
Wednesday, September 11th 9:00 am: Brinley Appleton (D)
Thursday, September 12th 9:00 am: Scott Ward (I)
Friday, September 13th 9:00 am: Tom Murray (D)
Saturday, September 14th 5:00 pm: Mama Perry (D)
Sunday, September 15th 7:30 am: St. Monica Parishioners (I)
9:00 am: Evelyn P. Rapozo (D) 11:00 am: Father Tom Saunders (D)
Please join us for Coffee & Donuts each Sunday after the 9:00 am Mass.
Our Second Collection for the week of September 15th will go to the
Priest Retirement Benefit Trust
The Acts of the Apostles provides us more than a history of the First Christians - it is the story about the Early Church with the Holy Spirit as the protagonist. Christ did not leave His Apostles alone - He sent the Holy Spirit to guide, instruct and equip them. Enrich and deepen your faith as you learn how the Apostles continued Christ’s mission on earth through the Power of the Holy Spirit.
Come Join Us! Fall Bible Study begins on Wednesday, September 18th with two time slots to choose from: 9:45am - 11:15am or 6:30pm - 8:00pm. You may register after the 9am & 11am Masses on August 18th & 25th or you can register online at https:/stmonicamoraga.com/bible-study. The cost is $40 per person for 20 sessions. For more information email Valerie Robertson at [email protected] or Patty Cone at [email protected].
MEN'S CLUB SEPTEMBER MEETING
First Meeting is September 9th in the PEACE ROOM. Meeting starts with social hour at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm and guest speaker at approx. 7:40 pm, Paul Bongiovanni, Chief Financial Officer of the Oakland Diocese. The dues for the season of $25 are due at this meeting, please remember. Future outstanding speakers are Frank Allocco, Assistant Athletic director at
USF, October 3rd and Dave Newhouse November 7th, former Oakland Tribune sport writer.
ALL MEN WELCOME BRING A GUEST
BECOME A MEMBER
Did You know Saint Monica’s has a Boy Scout Troop? Do you like camping and adventures? Want to hang around with really fun scouts?
The new scouting year is getting ready to begin, and we would love to have our parish boys in middle or high school join in. Troop 234 has been part of our parish’s youth work conducted through the Men's Club for over 35 years. All parish and neighborhood boys are invited to enroll. Questions? Contact Jeff Price, Scoutmaster ([email protected]), or just come and visit us. during our first meeting of the new scout year on Tuesday August 27th. 7:30 in the Peace Room, or come to our Welcome Back & Recruiting BBQ on Sunday Sept 15th. 5-7pm at Rancho Laguna Park.
You can find troop 234 on both the Parish web site https://stmonicamoraga.com/boy-
scouts, or the troop website http://moragatroop234.org/
resumes this Sunday, September 8th at the 9am Mass.
A Get-Away Weekend!!! Do you need a vacation? Give yourself and your spouse time away from
the pressures of work and everyday responsibilities. Enjoy a chance to
talk and listen to that special someone who loves you! The next Marriage
Encounter Weekends include: Sep 13-15, 2019 in Concord, CA and Nov 15-17, 2019 in DANVILLE, CA. For more information and/or to register for a
Weekend, visit our website at: oaklandwwme.org or contact Chuck &
Annie at [email protected] or 925-849-5466.
Join Us for Catechetical Sunday
September 15th, 11am Mass All Faith Formation families are asked to attend this special 11:00 am Mass on September 15th, as we honor the vocation of our Catechists, who will receive a blessing as they begin the Catechetical year. Mass will be followed by a Hot Dog lunch. This is a great opportunity for your children to meet their Catechists and fellow classmates. Attendance at this Mass is considered mandatory and is a beautiful way to begin the school year together. Please stop by the Check In Table before the 11 Mass to retrieve your child's name tag.
We are looking forward to seeing you all there!
We Need Your Help! The Muffin People need more ladies and men to join us in collecting food that is about to reach the "Sell By Date" at retail stores such as Lunardi's, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, the three local Safeway Stores, Susie Cakes and Diablo Foods. It takes twenty four vehicles a week to perform our MINISTRY of service to those in need. We go in teams of three, four and five vehicles Monday thru Saturday and deliver this wonderful food to four shelters in Oakland who serve the elderly poor, abused or homeless women, poor families with young children in need and a day care center for working families unable to afford normal expensive day care. You decide how often and what dates fit your schedule. You can learn more about this MINISTRY by taking a ride with one of our members to see if it fills your desire to be of service to those so much in need. When you see the wonderful food and the urgent need we serve, you can't help but feel motivated and rewarded. For information or to join, contact Jack Dice at 376-7189.
We’re Back!!! The St. Monica Women’s Club Book Reviews return on Tuesday, September 24th. To start the year off, Dee Humm will be the Reviewer. She has chosen “A Long Time Coming” by Arron Elkins. It is an Italian adventure set in Milan, concerning two lost Renoir paintings looted during World War II. Val Caruso, Curator in charge of the project, becomes trapped in an intricate web of art thieves, forgers and murder. Author Elkins gives the reader an Insider View of how museums operate as well as wonderful local color in and around Milan that will make you wish you could go back there. A light lunch will be served at 12:30pm followed by Review at 1:00pm. Cost: $5 per Review or $20 for six Reviews.
“This year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 15, 2019, under the theme of “Stay with Us.” On this day, catechists are formally commissioned for ministry to the community. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each baptized person plays in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.” - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Week at a GlanceNotices & EventsMonday - Friday 9:00am (C) Daily Mass & Rosary
Monday, September 9th 6:00pm - 9:00pm (PR) Men’s Club Dinner
Thursday, September 5th 8:00pm - 10:00pm (CL) Choir Practice
Friday, September 6th 1:00pm - 8:00pm (C) Adoration
Saturday, September 7th 7:30am - 8:30am (PR) Men’s Fellowship
C: Church, CH: Chapel, CL: Classroom, CR: Conference Room, K: Kitchen, PR: Peace Room,
REC: Rectory, YC/FR: Youth Center/Fireside Room
In Loving Memory of
Rosalee Belfanti
Children’s Corner
The Funeral for
Bobby Deibert
will be held here at St. Monica on Wednesday,
September 11th at 10:30 am.
St. Monica Faith Formation 2019/2020 Register Online Now for Fall Classes
Visit https://stmonicamoraga.com/register-for-fall-classes
Now registering is as easy as 1,2,3…
COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION
Fill out our online Faith Formation registration form. Here you can register multiple children at once and pay tuition via check or credit card.
Note: You must be a registered parishioner with St. Monica. You may register online at stmonicamoraga.com/registration.
1PRINT & TURN IN ONLINE
FORMS Print, fill out and return to our parish office the following forms, located in the documents section of the online registration page, for each child being registered:
• Diocese of Oakland Release Form
• St. Monica Faith Formation Sign Out Policy
2TURN IN BAPTISMAL
CERTIFICATE AND/OR LETTER OF TRANSFER IF NEEDED
• Provide a baptismal certificate for all first-time registrants, including incoming kindergarteners and older children who are new to our program.
• Provide a letter of transfer if your child completed the previous year of Faith Formation at another parish.
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