St. Felicitas Catholic Church

St. Felicitas Catholic Church
1662 Manor Blvd. San Leandro
Email: [email protected]
Telephone Number (510) 351-5244 ● Fax (510) 351-5730
www.stfelicitassl.org
Parish Staff
Rev. Thomas Khue
Parochial Administrator
Ext. 286
Parochial V icar
Ext. 297
In residence
351-5221
Rev. Eddie Castañas
Rev. Tran T. Dinh
Deacon Timothy Myers
[email protected]
Mercey Zamora Pastoral Assoc./Spanish Ministry
347-1293
Sr. Mary Anh Cong (LHC)
Mass Schedule
Sunday
7:30 am - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
12:30 pm (Spanish) 4:30 pm (Vietnamese)
Saturday
8:15 am - 4:30 pm (Vigil)
Daily (Monday to Fr iday) 7:00 am - 8:15 am
Holy Days 7:00 am 8:15 am
7:00 pm
1st Friday Exposition — 12:30 to 4:45 pm
Sacraments
Reconciliation—Saturday, 3:15 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. or
by appointment.
Baptism—4th Sunday of every month at 2:30 p.m.
Contact Parish Office for information
Marriage—Arrangements to be made 6 months
prior to the wedding.
Sr. Ancilla Marie Le (LHC)
Sharon Clancey
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
EMERGENCY NUMBER (510) 309-8097
(During non-office hours)
Pastoral Care
347-1287
Office Secretary
351-5244
Judi Lema
Bulletin
347-1284
Convent
351-5577
Parish School
Meghan Jorgensen
1650 Manor Blvd.
Principal
357-2530
Fax: 357-5358
Religious Education Office
Sandi Walton
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Tuesday
Wednesday - Thursday
Friday
Liturgical Ministries
Vietnamese Community
Altar Servers
347-1283
Geri Lara
St. Vincent de Paul
Director of Religious Education
347-1282
Fax: 510-351-5730
[email protected]
Youth Services
347-1285 or 326-5693
[email protected]
706-1972
Dear Father Tom and Father Eddie,
Over the past few weeks there have been celebrations that highlighted the blessings of the
cultural diversity of this parish. From the Feast of San Lorenzo de Manila to the Feast of Our
Lady of Fatima, our lives have been enriched through the sharing of the traditional prayers,
music, dancing, singing and food of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
We are blessed by the wisdom of Bishop Michael and his advisors in appointing both of
you to serve at St. Felicitas. They were inspired to understand the need for this parish to
integrate the communities that have been living near one another but not as closely as we
needed in order to improve our spiritual life with the riches that each of us can bring to share
the joy of celebrating one another.
Each of these joyful times were the work of many generous persons. From the planning,
the practicing, the participating to the clean up, every part was important. McGinty Hall was
cleaned up after the celebration of the Feast of San Lorenzo by the Youth Group. Mel
mentioned that the facility has never been cleaned so thoroughly by any group. So, here's a
"shout out" to Geri Lara and her wonderful young people, as well as a thank you to everyone
who participated in any way.
We also anticipate another cultural tradition in the near future. Our Lady of Guadalupe's
Feast Day is on December 12th.
Thank you, Father Tom and Father Eddie for making all of these wonderful celebrations
happen for us.
A very grateful long time parishioner.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 25th, 2015
Events for Today
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Faith Formation—K-6th Grade
9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the School
FINANCIAL CORNER
Our Weekly Goal
$ 11,700.00
Sunday Collection—October 4th
$ 10,153.50
Amount needed to reach our goal
$
1,546.50
October Maintenance Collection
$
6,450.00
Our Lady of Fatima Collection (10/13)
Second Collection
This Week: Home Mission Sunday
Next Week: Maintenance
$
635.00
Thank you for your continued generosity
Stewardship Report
Stewardship for October 18th of $507.68 went to The Walk
to Cure Diabetes.
Events for the Week October 26th, 2015
Mon
10/26
Tues
10/27
6:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul
AE room
6:45 pm Jr. High Faith Formation
School
3:00 pm Faith Formation—
Parent Faith Share
SMC
3:45 pm K to 6th Faith Formation
School
6:30 pm RCIA/Adult Confirmation
SMC
7:00 pm Spanish Bible Study/Reflection AE Room
7:00 pm Family Choir Practice (10:30) SJC Chapel
7:00 pm Spanish Catechist Meeting
SMC
Spanish Juvenile and Adult
7:00 pm
Choir Practice
AE Room
Thurs
10/29
7:00 pm Spanish Youth Group
AE Room
Fri
10/30
7:30 pm Vietnamese Choir Practice
Wed
10/28
AE Room
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS
Before you go to bed Saturday night,
October 31st (Halloween) remember to
turn your clock back one hour .
All Souls — Month of November
Starting October 25th the
“Book of Remembrance”
will be by the Baptismal font in
front of the Church
Mass of Remembrance
November is the month we remember the deceased.
We will have our annual Mass of Remembrance for our
departed loved ones on:
Monday, November 2nd, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
All parishioners are invited to attend this Mass and
to pray for our loved ones who have passed away.
All are welcome to join us for this special liturgy
and the Reception after Mass in the Vestibule. Thank
you.
Attention:
Greeters, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
New Schedules are in the Vestibule office for those who
did not receive their schedule by e-mail.
Bereavement Ministry
A Parish Bereavement Ministry offers a sense of presence that says: “I am here with you and for you. You are
not alone”.
In St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans 12:15, he said: “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who
weep”
This is a time to share with others who experience grief and loss.
This is a time to feel Christ’s loving and healing presence as you “Begin to Live and Hope again.”
This is a time to experience a sensitive, comforting, understanding and prayerful community rooted in Christian
Faith.
We encourage you to join and share with those who have lost a loved one by attending the funeral when you
can. Please contact us with your name and phone number and we will call you when there is a funeral.
Please call Sister Mary Anh Cong at 510-351-5244 or 510-347-1283.
Please Pray for . . .
Ursula Abella
Roseann Adam
Dan Bautista
Raymond Bautista
Nelson Baylosis
Maria Beam
Robert Billmire
Carol Boles
Olivia Camcam
Pearle Cezair
Julie Chin
Carl Conti
Suzanne Cook
Angelita Corral
Melinda Couerros
Dee Darbo
Duane
Richardo Duenas
Beverly Dunn
Nelda Erlwein
Juanita Estrellas
Dorothy Feick
Margarita Ferreira
David Fiscus
Melba Fiscus
Jasmine Fortuna
Ken Frakes
Jeanette Frazee
Ruth Gemma
Sabina Gonsalzes
Rudy Griego
Connie Guaraglia
Joyce Guaraglia
Matilde Guerrero
Leo Gutierrez
Mae Heasley
Nativadad Hollman
Linda Holt
Rich Hulsmann
James Jandik
Sharon Jandik
Sonia Lagos
Sara Le Fargo
Virgilio Legaspi
Agnes Lemos
Joseph Leo
Barbara Maloon
Carmen Marinacchio
Madeline Marks
Angela Martinez
Rose Matty
Mary Jane McSharry
Mel Mederious
Peggy Miller
Carmen Moeller
Pete Muskopf
Khoat Nguyen
Maria Nguyen
Tu Nguyen
Wyatt Norell
Barbara O’Connor
John O’Keefe
Aria Pardo (Baby)
Ruth Peguero
Ella Pennington
Mao Pham
For the Week of
George Pieraldi
Paul Prado
Peter Purificacion
Amy Retumalta
Joel Rivera
Dora Romero
Edgar Romero
Max Romero
Brandon Lee Salazar
Joseph Sanches
Darryl Shields
Mike Silva
Amy Smith
Peter Smith
Sheryl Smith
Toni Soulis
Robert Spencer
Patricia Stott
Nguyen Duc Tan
Anne Tran
Mary Valladon
Elizabeth Valdez
Daniella Varella
Maria Jesus Vargas
Mariah ‘Mia” Vicedo
Jayla Walker
Janal Watkins
Denise Wehrman
Joyce White
Mary Young
Joe Zipp
A name posted in dark print was added to the prayer list this week!
** If any person on this list is well and no longer in
need of prayers please inform the parish office. If
they pass away please let us know so we can pray for
the repose of his or her soul.
Please pray for Alex Bradley and his
brother, Preston Ridgway,
who are serving in the Middle East
October 25th to November 1st
Sun.
10/25
7:30 am Aya Kamogawa (L)
9:00 am Marie Choury †
10:30 am Têrêsa Trần †
12:15 pm Guadalupe Bañuelos †
Mon.
10/26
Tues.
10/27
Wed.
10/28
7:00 am
8:15 am
7:00 am
8:15 am
7:00 am
8:15 am
Fortunato Tabucanon †
Donald & Theresa †
Evelyn Platé †
Anthony Trong Nguyễn †
Ann Elliott †
Thurs. 10/29
7:00 am Alfonso Urbi †
Fri.
8:15 am Bob Roden †
7:00 am Jose & Eduina Silveira †
10/30
Sat.
10/31
Sun.
11/1
8:15 am Valentino Mumford †
8:15 am Susanne Mullen †
4:30 pm Sofia & Jose Sing †
7:30 am Parishioners
9:00 am Dominic Xuyen Hoang †
Osias & Conchita Duka †
10:30 am Maria Alice Ramos †
Estelita & Harrison (Alferos)
Argallon †
12:15 pm Deceased Spanish Parishioners †
( L ) Living
( † ) Deceased
( A ) Anniver sar y
( B ) Bir thday ( T ) Thanksgiving
POSSIBILITIES
All things are possible for one who believes, more to
one who hopes, even more to one who loves.
—St. Lawrence
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 26th
Who Entered into Eternal Life
Richard Barbano † — October 16, 2015
let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them
Pray the Rosary for World Peace
7:30 am Church (daily)
8:45 am Church (Mon-Tues-Wed-Fri-Sat )
8:45 am S.J. Chapel on Thursday
Please Pray for the success of
Reclaiming Christ's Mission
Together Campaign
Monday:
Romans 8:12-17; Psalm 68:2, 4, 6-7ab,
20-21; Luke 13:10-17
Tuesday:
Romans 8:18-25; Psalm 126:1b-6;
Luke 13:18-21
Wednesday: Ephesians 2:19-22; Psalm 19:2-5;
Luke 6:12-16
Thursday: Romans 8:31b-39; Psalm 109:21-22, 26-27,
30-31; Luke 13:31-35
Friday:
Romans 9:1-5; Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20;
Luke 14:1-6
Saturday: Romans 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29;
Psalm 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18;
Luke 14:1, 7-11
Sunday:
RevelaƟon 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24:1-6;
1 John 3:1-3; MaƩhew 5:1-12a
When the Saints Come
Marching In
Each year, as the month of October ends with All
Hallow’s Eve (Halloween) Catholic communities begin
the celebration of All Saints Day. This holy day,
November 1, commemor ates all the saints, especially
those without any specified feast day of their own.
At the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 1st
the children of our parish are invited to dress as their
patron saints, the saint whose name they bear or a saint
special to them, process into the church as our cantor
leads us in “When the Saints Go Marching In.” The
children will then sit with their families.
October is an excellent time for families to prepare
for the celebration of All Saints: to share stories, to learn
about the saints, and to look at the gift God gave us
through the example of these faithful followers of Jesus.
Within the tradition of the Catholic Church there is
a practice of choosing saint’s names for children at
baptism and again at confirmation. We also have a long
tradition of choosing special saints as patrons and
protectors throughout our lives.
Please encourage your child and/or children to
participate in this special Mass. This will be a good
opportunity to help you and your children explore some
favorite saints, their lives, and the example they bring to
us. If you would like to know more about your patron,
you may come into the Religious Education office and
look at some books on the saints.
Last year this Mass was such a success with the
children of the parish that we are again encouraging you
to bring your family to this Mass. If you should need
help in creating a costume for your child, please contact
me. This is a good opportunity for your child to become
involved.
If you should have any questions, please contact
Sandi at 347-1282.
Meghan Jorgensen
Principal of
St. Felicitas School
I truly enjoyed celebrating the more recent Parish
festivities with the community including the mass, rosary,
and reception to honor Our Lady of Fatima and our
Family Faith Formation night. During the celebration for
Our Lady of Fatima it was amazing to experience all the
different cultures and languages. The family night was
filled relaxation, entertainment, and inspiration.
For those families beginning to make plans for next
year, if you are exploring your options for Kindergarten
then you need to come and join us next month. We will
have a Kindergarten information night on November 18th
@ 7pm. We will be sharing all the wonderful aspects of
our school and the many ways we work to create
spiritually and academically strong students. You will
have the opportunity to meet the Kindergarten teacher and
tour the classroom. Childcare will be provided.
We will have our book fair in the school library all
next week and our Halloween Carnival on Friday the 30th
at 6pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
ST. FELICITAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
PRESCHOOL
Educating hearts, minds, and spirits.
We are currently accepting applications for our new
preschool. We have open enrollment and students can
start immediately. We offer a student-centered program
where students learn through structure and fun
exploration.
Interested parents are welcome to come and
observe with your preschool student.
Please contact our school office or visit our website
for more information at
www.stfelicitas-school.org
YOUNG @ HEART
LUNCHEON Returns…..
November 18, 2015
3rd Wednesday of the Month)
Featuring a MEXICAN LUNCHEON
Salad, Cheesy Chicken Enchilada, Spanish Rice
Refried Beans, Tortilla/Butter and Dessert
Cost – Still Only $6.00
Purchase your tickets in the Parish Office
We Invite you to Join Us and Help
Support this Ministry in our Parish!
Reminder:
For all Year 1 & Year 2 Confirmation Candidates:
Youth Mass on All Saints Day— November 1, 2015
10:30 a.m. please —Please arrive by 10:20 a.m.
Confirmation Classes 11/1/15
5 p.m. - Year 1 — 6:30 p.m. - Year 2
Reflexionemos sobre la Palabra de Dios
Todos lo hemos hecho: Pasarle de largo a las personas que viven en la calle,
sentadas en la acera y mendigando, sin parecer que las vemos ni las oímos o
percibimos su olor. Normalmente yo me las encuentro cuando ando bien vestida
para ir al teatro o de vacaciones en otra ciudad. Me siento un poco fuera de mi
elemento. Puede que caiga en cuenta de sus pies descalzos, de sus lentes oscuros
o tal vez escuchar su ruego. “¿Puede ayudarme con algo?” Inmediatamente me
apertrecho y pretendo no notar su existencia y mucho menos su necesidad. Lo más probable es que
no sean ciegos en realidad y que vayan a gastar el dinero en bebidas alcohólicas.
La estrella del Evangelio de hoy es un mendigo. Aparte de ser ciego, Bartimeo probablemente
también viva en la calle y esté sucio, un verdadero fastidio para los ciudadanos respetables. Así y
odo, es Bartimeo el que reconoce a Jesús como el Mesías, el que pone toda su fe en él, tira todo lo
que tiene (su manto), pide misericordia, recibe una visión nueva y sigue a Jesús que se encamina al
sufrimiento y a su muerte en Jerusalén. ¿Cuán desesperados tendremos que estar antes de poder
hacer lo mismo?
—Virginia Stillwell
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Oramos por nuestros Sacerdotes, imploramos a Dios
que los proteja y conceda la gracia de ser auténticos
“Testigos del Evangelio”, Misioneros en la edificacion del Reino de Dios.
Oremos por vocaciones sacerdotales.
Necesitamos sacerdotes santos, comprometidos con
la Iglesia, el Pueblo de Dios.
Felicidades para los sacerdotes de nuestra
parroquia: Reverendos Thomas Qkue, Eddie
Castañas, Tran T. Dinh. Dios los cuide y
bendiga!
Mercey Z.
Vivamos la Palabra de Dios
Los mendigos dependen totalmente de la caridad para su pan
de cada día. No poseen nada de verdadero valor, por eso no
tienen nada que perder. ¿Pudiera nuestra autosuficiencia,
nuestra actitud defensiva y nuestro afán de ser importantes
cegarnos a lo que la pobreza de ellos quiere revelarnos? Al
igual que Bartimeo, debemos de depender totalmente de Jesús,
de su misericordia, su visión, su dirección y su pan de cada
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día.
Querida
comunidad,
El próximo
Domingo
Primero de
Noviembre, debemos atrasar
UNA HORA en el tiempo.
Que disfruten en sus hogares
este descanso “extra”. Mercey.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA—OCTOBER 13, 2015