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 July 14, 2019

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, Elmer & Puri Serrano 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: Call (510) 274-0830 for assistance. Call Mike Dresen (510) 813-6854 for more information about this ministry.

SICK & HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: Claudia Paquette, (510) 537-8986

STEWARDSHIP: Chairperson, Ed Coelho, (510) 881-5705 WINGS “Women in God’s Spirit”: Peggy Maurer, (510) 538-5671

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”

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 14, 2019

Christ Jesus . . . is the head of the body, the church.

— Colossians 1:15, 18

Mass Intentions (July 13-20, 2019) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Anthony Bettencourt Sun. 7:30 a.m. John Leli 9:00 a.m. Efigenia Lomanta 11:00 a.m. For the People Mon. 8:00 a.m. Dean Montevago Tues. 8:00 a.m. Manuel & Francisca Costa & Family Wed. 8:00 a.m. Special Intention for Sandra Lucas & Family Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Librada Recio Fri. 8:00 a.m. Jim Green Sat. 4:00 p.m. John Crone

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: June 29th & 30th—$9,711.00 July 6th & 7th—$12,432.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) St. Vincent de Paul—$5,061.00 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.

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Marcelina Enrile & Louisa Corti 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, July 15, 2019 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free-will offering.

Baptism Class The next Baptism Class will be

Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Please call the Parish Office to register.

GOD WANTS TO BE KNOWN The Old Testament reading from Deuteronomy praises God for inscribing the commandments in our very bodies. God’s law is not distant or foreign, but a natural part of us. In his letter to the Colossians, Saint Paul echoes Mo-ses, praising God for becoming one of us. The truly hu-man, flesh-and-blood Jesus reminds us that God always wants to be recognizable and familiar to us. Jesus, who is also truly God, wants to be on intimate terms with each of us. God’s passionate desire to be known by us is almost too wonderful to take in. Luke’s Gospel helps us understand how to respond. The Good Samaritan parable provides practical advice for those who believe in God’s intimate love for them and want to share that love with others. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of: David Promani (Husband of Ronna Promani) Edward Adamo (Father of Cathy Adamo)

Pancake Breakfast There will be no Pancake Breakfast in the months of July and August. We will resume in September.

St. Vincent de Paul The next meeting will be on Sunday, July 21st at 10:00 a.m. in the Holy Family Room in the parish hall. We are looking for additional members to help those in need in our Parish. Please contact Mike Dresen (510-813-6854) or any parish SVdP member to learn more about this ministry.

Holy Father (Peter’s Pence) Collection This weekend, we will have the Holy Father (Peter’s Pence) collection which provides Pope Francis with the funds he needs to carry out his charitable works around the world. The proceeds benefit the most disadvantaged; victims of war, oppression, and disasters.

Congratulations to the parents of: Aldo Espinoza Emilia Luella Lobo who were baptized at Transfiguration.

IMPORTANT! If you receive an email or a text from Fr. Mario asking for gift cards, please do not respond! This is a fake!

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.

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners: August 6, 2019—Chicken Cacciatore September 3, 2019—Tri Tip If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Reservations must be made by the Friday before the dinner.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20 Psalm:69—Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

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.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9; 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10 — 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Bonaventure Tuesday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Thursday: St. Camillus de Lellis Saturday: St. Apollinaris; Blessed Virgin Mary

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Children’s Book Readings San Damiano Retreat Center

710 Highlands Drive, Danville Mondays in July, 10 a.m. to noon with Jan Stegner. Register at www.sandamiano.org or call 925.837.9141, ext. 315.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION On a summer day, with the windows open, we may hear the sound of church bells. Bells seem to have come into church life in Irish monasteries around the seventh centu-ry, and spread around the Christian world by Irish monks on missionary journeys. By the eighth century, bells were standard equipment in even small parish churches. An ancient ceremony, once called the “baptism of the bells,” recognizes that the church bell has a voice to call people to awareness and summon them to worship, and even be-stows a name on the bell. In a world without clocks or watches, the bell had an in-dispensable role. For calling monks in from the fields for prayer, or alerting far‑flung visitors, the bell’s voice was enhanced by hoisting it high into a tower. Soon it was learned that the sound of several bells clanging together in harmony imparted a sense of joy to great celebrations, and bell towers prospered, some chock full of bells. Dif-ferent combinations of rings could indicate a death, a Mass, a wedding, a fast day, the curfew at the end of day, and the Angelus. Before electricity, bell-ringing was hard work indeed: the biggest bell in the Catholic world, in Cologne, Germany, weighs twenty‑seven tons! There’s no substitute for the resonant roar of a mighty bell; elec-tric chimes are not eligible for blessing! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Backpack Drive Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference will again be collect-ing new backpacks with school supplies before and after all the masses on July 27th & 28th. They will be distribut-ed to our client families in need and through St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County. New backpacks should include 2 notebooks, wide-ruled binder paper and binder, colored pencils, sketch pad, reg-ular pencils and pens, colored washable markers, ruler, small tissue packs, erasers, and crayons. If there are any questions, please contact Nancy Hollister: (510) 913-6081 or nancy.hollister@comcast.net.

Blood Donation Drive Vitalant (previously known as Blood Centers of the Pacif-ic) will be doing their regular blood drive in the Church Hall on Sunday July 21st from 10 a.m. thru 2 p.m. To schedule your life-saving appointment, please visit www.bloodheroes.com, click Donate Blood and enter sponsor code COTT. Don’t forget to bring your photo id as well as eat and drink plenty of water before your dona-tion. Every 3 seconds someone needs a blood transfusion - Please be a life-saver! Although 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood at any given time, less than 10 percent do so annually. You don’t need a spe-cial reason to give blood; you just need your own reason. Some of us give blood because we were asked by a friend, some know that a family member or a friend might need blood someday, and others simply believe it is the right thing we do. If you have any questions, please contact Sunita D’Costa dcostasu@gmail.com or at 510-733-2500.

LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS

ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME

United by the same concern. #8. Patriarch Bartholomew has spoken in particular of the need for each of us to repent of the ways we have harmed the planet, for “inasmuch as we all generate small ecolog-ical damage”, we are called to acknowledge “our contri-bution, smaller or greater, to the disfigurement and de-struction of creation”. He has repeatedly stated this firmly and persuasively, challenging us to acknowledge our sins against creation: “For human beings… to destroy the bio-logical diversity of God’s creation; for human beings to degrade the integrity of the earth by causing changes in its climate, by stripping the earth of its natural forests or destroying its wetlands; for human beings to contaminate the earth’s waters, its land, its air, and its life – these are sins”. For “to commit a crime against the natural world is a sin against ourselves and a sin against God”. Fr. Terry’s Remarks: This week Pope Francis quotes Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to alert us to the truth of how serious this danger to us all is. It is past time almost for us to wake up and respond. Bartholo-mew brings it down to each one of us and reminds us that every one of us helps or hinders the cause. Your and my actions lead; '' to the disfigurement and destruction of Creation''. What The Patriarch is saying, each of us must become aware and take responsibility for our own indi-vidual sins against nature. Without personal repentance we will wait for others to reform their ways, especially the big players. It is we that will put the pressure on the big polluters when we become contrite for our own indi-vidual sins. We all know how evangelical new converts can be. So may it be with you and me.