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 9, 2015

Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon Martin J. Leach ● 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, Alicia Antonio Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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) 239-7941

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

YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or Transfig_Youth@sbcglobal.net

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”

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2015

I am the living bread that came down from heaven.

— John 6:51

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Mass Intentions (August 8-15, 2015) Sat. 4:00p.m. Special Intention for the O’Brien & Dailey Families Sun. 7:30a.m. For the People 9:00a.m. Dana Adele Puccinelli 11:00a.m. Oronzo Catrina Mon. 8:00a.m. Claude (Gene) Fry Tues. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Joseph Georges Wed. 8:00a.m. Clara E. Miranda Thurs. 8:00a.m. Ed & Florence Love Fri. 8:00a.m. Henry Julius Barnum Sat. 4:00p.m. Gerarda Fallago

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: August 1st & 2nd—$9,441.00 (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.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

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

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, August 10, 2015 in the Marian Room of the Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Come and join the Transfiguration Choir! Experience the inspiring, healing and blessed joy of praising God in song. Choir practice begins at the end of August. We have rehearsals once a week. The choir sings Sundays at the 11:00a.m. Mass. Please call Alexander Katsman, Music Ministry Director, (510) 538-7941, ext. 302 or email: Transfig_Music@sbcglobal.net. Be part of an im-portant ministry, and meet the friendly members of our Transfiguration Choir!

We extend a warm welcome to new parishioners and guests. If you would like to register or update information, please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office.

Transfiguration Parish Goal Update Our goal here at Transfiguration Parish for the “Reclaiming Christ’s Mission Together” campaign is $549,431. So far, we have raised $284,104 (52% of our goal). Let’s keep going to reach our goal! If you have not yet responded, please consider doing so soon. Remember, our parish will receive 25% of all monies collected up to our goal and 50% of funds raised above our goal. Thank you for your support!

High School Youth Group All high school students (including incoming 9th graders) are welcome to join us for some fun summer activities.

More info at www.transfigchurch.com.

Your Prayers Are Requested For the Repose of the Soul of: Gregory James Davis (Son of Linda Davis)

For Your Information Memorial Mass for Bob Ferguson

Transfiguration Church Thursday, August 13th—10:00a.m.

Reception following in the Hall

Dear Parishioners, I received a letter from the Bishop’s Office appointing Deacon John Mignano back to Transfiguration after a brief assignment at Our Lady of Grace. We are happy to have John and Susan back with us. We will be blessed by their ministry and faith. Please continue to pray for all the firemen who are fighting twenty-one fires in California. Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario Borges

Free ministry to traveling Catholics. For nationwide Mass times and locations, Internet: www.masstimes.org.

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 any-thing 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 needed 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 generosi-ty to our brothers and sisters in need.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8

Second Reading: Ephesians 4:30—5:2 Psalm 34—Gospel: John 6:41-51

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Tuesday: Dt 31:1-8; Dt 32:3-4ab, 7-9, 12; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Lawrence Tuesday: St. Clare Wednesday: St. Jane Frances de Chantal Thursday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Friday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Saturday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Please Note We will not have a Pancake Breakfast in the months of August & September.

Altar Servers Wanted!!! Want to be an Altar Server or know someone who is in-

terested? We are now recruiting new Altar Servers for our Transfiguration Church Parish! Children who are 10 yrs. and older and who have received first Holy Communion

are eligible. Parents who would like their children to serve at the altar may email Alicia Antonio at:

bheng1972@yahoo.com. “When you take part in the liturgy by carrying out your altar service, you offer a witness to all. Your absorption, the devo-tion that wells up from your heart and is expressed in ges-tures, in song, in the responses: if you do it correctly and not absent-mindedly, then in a certain way your witness is one that moves people,” (Pope Benedict XVI, 2006).

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THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING Everyone recognizes the truth of good proverbs, and so they endure from generation to generation. The Rus-sians have a surprisingly bold one that fits this Sunday’s Gospel: “Bread is the beginning of everything.” Judging from the first reading, Elijah might have felt that it was too late for bread—too late for life itself. This great prophet was at the end of his rope and endurance. Then, not one, but two angels visit him. One offers food and drink. The other gives startling directions. For Elijah, this food from the angels is bread for his journey. On the strength of the heaven sent gift of food, he walks to the mountain of God. In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers himself, not just as bread for the journey, but as bread for life itself. He gives his flesh as life for the world. “I am the bread of life” (John 6:48). He is the beginning of everything. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Congratulations to the parents of: Eleanor Quynh Greschner Zooey Victoria Campos Lopez

who were baptized here last Sunday.

St. Vincent de Paul The St. Vincent de Paul Back to School Backpack Drive was a big success. Thanks to your generous response, we collected 48 backpacks plus cash donations. The back-packs will go to needy children in our parish and diocese as they start school. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#93 No to spiritual worldliness Spiritual worldliness, which hides behind the appearance of piety and even love for the Church, consists in seeking not the Lord’s glory but human glory and personal well-being. It is what the Lord reprimanded the Pharisees for: “How can you believe, who receive glory from one an-other and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” (Jn 5:44). It is a subtle way of seeking one’s “own interests, not those of Jesus Christ” (Phil 2:21). It takes on many forms, depending on the kinds of persons and groups into which it seeps. Since it is based on carefully cultivated appearances, it is not always linked to outward sin; from without, everything appears as it should be. But if it were to seep into the Church, “it would be infinitely more disastrous than any other worldliness which is simp-ly moral”.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks— This week we see the power of the story in Genesis, when God made us in his own image and likeness. It means that we are naturally spiritu-al. That's why we have so many people saying these days: '' I'm spiritual but I don't belong to any religion or attend a church, I don't need them.'' What Pope Francis is telling us is that; this attitude is more dangerous than moral fail-ures. When we sin or have weaknesses, we are more willing to turn to God or a community. We are more will-ing to admit we need help. We are more able to be com-passionate to others' needs. We are more ready to seek Divine help. But wrapping yourself in your own spiritual cocoon severs you from both your interconnectedness with the Divine and the human. You can be a good func-tioning being but as Jesus reminds the Pharisees again and again about their spiritual hollowness: ''You guys are so entangled in your own spirituality that you have no compassion or insight into others.'' Now you see why Je-sus was so close to sinners, they felt their need for God, grace and their fellow men and women. This is why in our Church we must never, never lose our sense of pro-found need for God and our closeness to our brothers and sisters.