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 June 28, 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”

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2015

You changed my mourning into dancing; O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

— Psalm 30:13

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Mass Intentions (June 27-July 4, 2015) Sat. 4:00p.m. Chester A. Kuta Sun. 7:30a.m. Glenda Maisel 9:00a.m. Maria Castellon 11:00a.m. For the People Mon. 8:00a.m. Antonio & Belmira Freitas & Family Tues. 8:00a.m. Manuel, Antonio & Belmira Freitas and All in Purgatory Wed. 8:00a.m. Fine Poggio Thurs. 8:00a.m. Sandra Carter & Maynard Lucero Fri. 9:30a.m. Maurice Reinhart Sat. 4:00p.m. Jośe & Rosa Freitas & Family

Stewardship Corner Collection total for June 20th & 21st—$8,682.50

(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 Steve & Susie Dennis will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

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.

Please Note We will not have a Pancake Breakfast

in the months of July and August.

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 $279,054 (51% 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!

Dear Parishioners, It is with great gratitude that I thank you for your generous re-sponse to the stained glass doors in the vestibule of the church that were dedicated to our Founding Families. Your gifts have made it possible to complete the two side doors. They are a welcoming symbol to all who enter our house of prayer. This has been made possible by these individuals: Jerali Swagerty Elmer Serrano Shirley Thornally Nanette Franceschini Mary Ramos Ken Henderson Cecelia La Verne Leah Meagher Dorothy Giammona Jeremy Thosen Chris Peterson Eugene &Virginia Cooper Robert & June Kowall Renauld & Sunita D’Costa Jay & Denise Thosen Vicki Cheli and Russell Sheehan John and Wanda Sousa Bradley & Mary La Verne Janet Golonka Trust In loving memory of Janet Golonka Jack Azevedo In loving memory of his wife, Audrey Barry Plant, Connie Hickey, and Kathleen Hickey, In loving memory of Diane Plant Our church is blessed to have so many parishioners and friends who help to make our parish community such a beautiful place to worship. Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario Borges

Filipino Dinner/Dance Tickets Are On Sale After All Masses!

Come enjoy a delicious Filipino meal and fellowship with Transfiguration parishioners & family.

July 25, 2015, Parish Hall Tickets are $25.00 each

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

Saturday, July 4th

Lucky & Food Maxx SHARES Program

If you shop at Lucky, Save Mart, or Food Maxx, please be sure to pick up a SHARES

card in the vestibule. Swipe your SHARES card at checkout every time you shop, and a donation will be made by Lucky to our youth ministry programs. No need to sign up; just swipe the card when you shop. Feel free to pick up SHARES cards for family and friends. Thank you for your support!

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, June 29, 2015 in the Marian Room of the Parish Hall,7:00-8:30 p.m. This is a great moment to join our Adult Bible Study. The Epistles of Paul gives us wonderful insights to our Faith. Come and see. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Psalm 30—Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-12; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a; Ps 34:7-8, 10-13; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19; Ps 115:1-6, 8-9; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc-2; Jn 20:24-29 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-6; Mt 9:14-17; Sunday: Ez 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-4; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be

Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Please call the Parish Office to register.

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).

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting TODAY, June 28th at 10:00a.m. in the parish hall. All are welcome!

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Attention members! Because of the Fourth of July holi-day weekend, there will be no meeting in July.

A Summer Concert to Sing Praise to God! Saturday, August 1, 2015—8:00p.m.

Our Lady of the Rosary Church 6th & C Streets, Union City

Sundown Praise Featuring: Jesse Manibusan

Plus Recording Artist: Amanda Vernon and All Saints Unplugged.

Tickets at the Door: $10.00—$7 advance Under 12—$7 and $5

Order tickets online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/local/sundown-praise/

An event to let music deepen the faith of young adults

and youth throughout the Diocese of Oakland.

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 Souls of: Carmen Valdivia Thelma R. Gordillo

THE LORD OF LIFE At this bountiful time of year, our Sunday readings teem with life and abundance. Both the first reading, from the book of Wisdom, and the Gospel passage from Mark assure us that God did not make death or even will us to be ill. Illness and death entered the world through the presence of evil, the Wisdom author tells us. Mark’s sto-ries of Jesus healing a hemorrhaging woman and resusci-tating a dead little girl make it clear that Jesus is from God. As the Son of God he does not will that anyone suf-fer illness or death. In the face of such power, the second reading, from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, provides a stark contrast. Jesus, who could raise the dead to new life, “though he was rich, for your sake he be-came poor” (2 Corinthians 8:9). Our gift of new life from Christ demands our response in charity. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#87 Yes to the new relationships brought by Christ Today, when the networks and means of human commu-nication have made unprecedented advances, we sense the challenge of finding and sharing a “mystique” of living together, of mingling and encounter, of embracing and supporting one another, of stepping into this flood tide which, while chaotic, can become a genuine experience of fraternity, a caravan of solidarity, a sacred pilgrimage. Greater possibilities for communication thus turn into greater possibilities for encounter and solidarity for eve-ryone. If we were able to take this route, it would be so good, so soothing, so liberating and hope-filled! To go out of ourselves and to join others is healthy for us. To be self-enclosed is to taste the bitter poison of immanence, and humanity will be worse for every selfish choice we make. Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Some commentators today talk as if in past times we were fully engaged with our neighbors. Well, yes we were, but our neighbors were really our neighbors. Truth be told we didn't know anyone else and so we were involved in their affairs as they were in ours. We didn't have many other distractions. Today our neighbors are everyone, everywhere. They are staring at us from every screen; their voices, their cries, their achievements, their disasters are swirling all around us. We have not yet developed the abilities to empathize with so many as we could in the past with the few. Every now and then we do respond wonderfully but we are not equipped to think and feel universally. All our astounding technology can put us in touch with what is happening in our world and even beyond. But technology or science, even education and training cannot of themselves enlarge sufficiently the capacity of our spirits and hearts. That comes from another source. Greater fraternity, deeper solidarity, walking together on pilgrimage and heartfelt empathy can only be achieved if we are willing to em-brace more joyfully the Gospel. Just as in the past the Gospel transformed society, so today we have to believe that a deeper embrace of that same Gospel will make us, all neighbors, all brothers and sisters.