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 May 29, 2016

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: Liturgy Coordinator, Sean Cooper Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), 60 Plus or Minus Club

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”: Bobbie Blackard,510-581-4149 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Ann McAusland, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or transfigyouthcv@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 Marian Room, Parish Hall. Please call the Parish Office, 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 Director, Martin Mijalski. 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”

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

May 29, 2016 [A]s often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,

you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. — 1 Corinthians 11:26

Mass Intentions (May 28-June 4, 2016) Sat. 4:00p.m. Helen Meyer Sun. 7:30a.m. Michelle Le 9:00a.m. For the People 11:00a.m. Mary Carvalho Mon. 8:00a.m. Fernando & Lydia Siscar Tues. 8:00a.m. Carmen Hamer Wed. 8:00a.m. Elvira Gomes Thurs. 8:00a.m. Alice Dresen Fri. 9:30a.m. Raymond Fernandes Sat. 4:00p.m. The O’Brien & Dailey Families

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: May 21st & 22nd—$9,131.00 (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

Baptism Class Note: change of day from Tuesday to Monday

for the month of June only. The next Baptism class will be Monday, June 13, 2016. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Coffee and Donuts JV & Tess Bernas will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Genesis 14:18-20

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Psalm 110

Gospel: Luke 9:11b-17 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: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-16; Mk 12:1-2 Tuesday: Zep 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28b-34 Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Gal 1:11-19; Lk 7:11-17

FED BY THE LORD Jesus’ words “This is my body” and “This cup is the new covenant in my blood” were only part of his table bless-ing. Jesus twice said: “Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24, 25). This is the good news of today’s solemnity. Like the five thousand hungry souls, we are fed by our Lord. This is not food that satisfies for only a short time, until the next meal. It is food that lasts and changes us. It is food for sharing in much the same way as Melchizedek did when he brought bread and wine to the returning Abraham. As children of God’s reign, we are blessed to be able to receive and share God’s gift. And we do so in the way most appropriate to our state in life—as parents, children, husbands, wives, or religious. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Please Note

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observance

of the Memorial Day holiday.

Pancake Breakfast We will not have a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday after the 7:30 and 9:00 Masses in the months of June, July and August. We will resume on September 25th.

Note: Mass on Friday, June 3rd will be at 9:30a.m.

Adult Bible Study There will be no Bible Study on Monday, May 30th due to the

Memorial Day holiday.

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of: Agnes Cambra (Aunt of Ann McAusland) Mary Alice Petersen (Wife of Richard Petersen) James Rodrigues (Brother of Pauline Von Stetten)

WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR GRADUATES...

Transfiguration will be celebrating a special Mass for our Graduates on

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 at 9:00 a.m. If you know of a H S , C , OR

T S Graduate from our parish who has not yet received a letter concerning this Mass,

please contact Pat Ballinger at TransfigCCD@aol.com

or phone (510) 537-1502 and leave the name and mailing address of the Grad.

We want to be sure to include ALL of these WONDERFUL people in our parish celebration.

Thank you for your help.

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 se-cure website to complete the setup of your offering. If you prefer, you can contact Sean Cooper at (510) 581-5870, and he will be happy to assist you in setting up your credit or debit card, or electronic check offering.

Pilgrimage to Poland! September 30-October 8 ($3,499)

Join Fr. Thomas Czeck OFM Conv. and Catch the vision of the Saints of Mercy! St. Faustina, the Apostle of Mer-cy! St. Maximilian Kolbe seeking to evangelize the world by transforming hearts through acts of Mercy and prayer. St. John Paul II who proclaimed the Feast of Divine for the Church and transformed Europe and the world by offering the freeing and compelling message of Christ! For information, call or email Jay at: jay@olgcv.org or (510) 537-0806. Come for a sign up and information night on Saturday, June 4th, 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Stack Center.

St. Vincent de Paul Collection There will be a second collection for St. Vincent de Paul this weekend, May 28 and 29. SVdP helps the poor who live in our parish by providing food, transportation, and household assistance. In the first four months of this year, SVdP volun-teers made 184 visits, providing help to 397 people, the ma-jority of whom were children. We appreciate your generosi-ty and encourage you to be generous once again for the col-lection at the Masses on May 28 and 29. Please use the enve-lopes in the pews for the collection.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall following the 9:30a.m. Mass on Friday, June 3rd. Our hosts will be Beverly Campiotti, Arline Souza, Janice Alcantor, Pat Frohwein and Florice Matheson. Please sign up today if you plan to attend as the hosts need to have a count of attendees. Bingo will be played after the meeting.

Thank You I would like to thank everyone for your prayers, cards, gifts and also those who attended my 25th Anniversary of Ordination celebration on May 15th. It was a wonderful day and I am grateful to all of you for celebrating with me and making it such a momentous occasion. Fr. Herman Leong

Tiny Tickets = Tremendous Treasure What is a Tiny Ticket??? And why would anyone

want them??? MANY of you have been so faithful to our project —- Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Many of you may not know anything about TINY TICKETS…Well……Tiny Tickets are those BART tickets, often discarded or left in pockets or drawers, which have tiny bits of value left on them that could be turned into cash. The Tiny Tickets Program allows these resources to provide need-ed support to nonprofit groups like FESCO. Our Confirmation Program is committed to help. There is a Treasure Chest in the vestibule of the church, please drop your Tiny Tickets in the chest and we will transport them to the FESCO Offices. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity to our brothers and sisters in need.

Magnificat June Prayer Breakfast Saturday, June 18, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s Parish Gymnasium 2039 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek 925-788-7762

Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic Women, invites all Catholic women to join them at their June prayer break-fast with Cheryl Ward-Kaiser, who will share some of the challenges she encountered during her younger years, her search for justice, and the acts of mercy presented in her life. Tickets are currently $21; $25 after June 11. For more information, visit: magnificatsoti.org or call 925-550-3016 for reservations.

WE’VE REACHED THE DEADLINE!

C.C.D. REGISTRATION IS ENDING!! DON’T MISS OUT!

Flyers are available in the vestibule of the church. Please pick one up TODAY, fill out the

registration form on the back, and return it to the bright yellow box TODAY.

We want ALL of our WONDERFUL children/teens to be back with us next year.

Thank you to everyone who registered early, you make Pat’s life so much easier!

Transfiguration kids AND their parents ARE THE BEST!

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#135

Culture, thought and education

The Homily

Let us now look at preaching within the liturgy, which calls for serious consideration by pastors. I will dwell in particular, and even somewhat meticulously, on the homi-ly and its preparation, since so many concerns have been expressed about this important ministry, and we cannot simply ignore them. The homily is the touchstone for judging a pastor’s closeness and ability to communicate to his people. We know that the faithful attach great im-portance to it, and that both they and their ordained minis-ters suffer because of homilies: the laity from having to listen to them and the clergy from having to preach them! It is sad that this is the case. The homily can actually be an intense and happy experience of the Spirit, a consoling encounter with God’s word, a constant source of renewal and growth. Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Over the coming 40 weeks or so, Pope Francis is going to share with us his and the Church's wisdom on homilies. And you think that Fr. Terry rattles on too much? Well, think again. Pope Fran-cis begins by reminding us that the homily is an essential part of the Liturgy and is the touchstone of the pastor's closeness and ability to communicate to his people. God help us. Experience tells us that homily time is too often one of suffering for both the poor people and those who are preaching. How many of us breathe a sigh of relief or mutter silently as the homily finally concludes: '' Thank God that's over.'' How sad; when in truth the homily is intended and should be a happy and intense experience in the Spirit and bring all of us consolation, renewal and growth in our faith and in our everyday lives. Let us hope and pray that over the coming weeks most or all of us will be drawn closer to God and each other by our mutual ap-preciation of the grace of our homilies.