August 20, 2017

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August 19 - 26, 2017

Intention Requested by

Saturday, Aug. 19 5 p.m. Isabela Tannady Victoria Tannady

Sunday, Aug. 20 8 a.m. Thanksgiving of Ana Prindle and

Children for Blessings of Good Health Ana Prindle

9:30 a.m. Jennifer Cruz-Bonifacio † Manuzon Family

11 a.m. Maria Lawisri † Victoria Tannady

12:30 p.m. Jing Abello † Michael Chio

6 p.m. St. John Parishioners St. John Parish

Monday, Aug. 21 8 a.m. Fructuoso de los Santos † Priscilla Flores

Tuesday, Aug. 22 8 a.m. Steve Johnson † Rosie Murphy

Wednesday, Aug. 23 8 a.m. St. John Parishioners St. John Parish

Thursday, Aug. 24 8 a.m. Juan Sabares † Fely Sabares

Friday, Aug. 25 8 a.m. Luisa Salinda-Birthday Bautista Family

Saturday, Aug. 26 8 a.m. St. John Parishioners St. John Parish

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Rodolfo Abesamis, Virginia Alday, Gera Assefa

Jade Austin, Evelyn Baker, Pearl & Patrick Batiste, Paul

Batist, Irene Blair, Robert Britto,

Richard Calapini,

Evelyn Canepa, Jeff Chavez

Bernadine Clark, Brenna Clark

Jennette Cleadenger, Betty Cooper

Linda Crittondon, Ernesto P. Cruz

Pablo de la Vega, Mary Dong,

Tami Duncan, Juanita Estrellas, Philomena Giese,

Mike Giovannini, Joseph Golinveau, Domingo

Gregorio, Andy Gutierrez, Ruben Gutierrez, Maydelle

Halligan, Joanne, Marvin & Maurice Haynes, Sherry

Highlander, Tamaya Hunt, Pat Jeffre, Ann Jones, Tom

Kennedy, Robin Laws, Maria Impang Lozada, Bernice

Luckett, Marian & Michael Luoma, Nancy McVey,

Francis Mondragon, Eiji Nakamura, Ester Oppus, Judith

Padilla, Theresa, Parella, Angelina Patacsil, Victoria

Payless, Fely Sabares, Rosa Maria Santos, Linda

Schneider, Esther Esmilla Taylor, Salvador Tejero, Rose

Texara, Pat Tilley, James Vaughn, Joseph Vidal, Sarah

Vidal, Evodio Walle, Jan Williamson

Let Us Pray for the Sick

August 20, 2017

Stewardship

Envelopes & EFT, August 13, 2017 $ 2,712

Loose Donations 1,617

Total Regular Collection $ 4,329

Thank you for your generosity.

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for the Month of August

Artists. That artists of our time, through their

ingenuity, may help everyone discover the

beauty of creation.

The Fourth Apparition in August The children, Lucia dos Santos, Francisco and

Jacinta Marto, were summoned to court due to the

apparitions. Lucia feared she would be killed.

Jacinta had felt the same way and had cried.

Our Lady had spoken to the children. She

had told them about continuing to come to Cova

da Iria, to pray the rosary every day, that some of

the sick will be healed, to pray a great deal, to use

the money left at the Cova to build a chapel, to

make sacrifices for sinners for many souls go to

Hell for there were no one to pray for them, and

about the miracle that was about to come in Octo-

ber.

To commemorate the centenary of the miracle

of Our Lady of Fatima, Mass and a rosary proces-

sion will be held, on September 13, Wednesday at

6:30pm.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s second reading, St. Paul tells the Romans, “God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.” To what is

God calling me today? What gifts are mine to share - See Romans 11:29

This Week’s Service Schedule

Sunday Readings: Is 56:1,6-7, Rom 11:13-15, 29-

32. Mt 15:21-28.

Monday Readings: Judges 2:11-19, Mt 19:16-22.

Or 1Thes 2:2b-8, Jn 21:15-17.

Tuesday Readings: Judges 6:11-24, Mt 19:23-30,

Or Is 9:1-6, Lk 1:26-30.

Wednesday Readings: Judges 9:6-15, Mt 20:1-16.

Or 2Cor 10:17-11:2, Mt 13:44-46.

Thursday Readings: Rev 21:9b-14, Jn 1:45-51.

Friday Readings: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22, Mt

22:34-40. Or Is 58:6-11, Mt 22:34-40. Or 1Cor

12:31-13:13 or 13:4-13, Mt 18:1-5.

Saturday Readings: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17, Mt

23:1-12.

Liturgy of the Hours, Mon.-Fri. at 7:40am.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, Wed.,

8:30am at the Church and 6pm at the Chapel.

Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, Mon.- Fri.,

8:30am at Church; Daily, 3pm, 9pm, and 10pm

(Spanish) and Wed., 7:30pm (Spanish) at the

Chapel.

Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fri.,

6pm at the Chapel.

Visit to the Blessed Sacrament, 24-Hour Daily at

the Chapel.

Charismatic Prayer and Praise and Rosary,

Thu.,7pm at the Chapel.

Holy Infant of Prague Novena, Thu. at 8:30am.

Prayer Service (Brazilian), Mon., 7:30pm,

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Mass, Daily at 8am, Sat. Vigil at 5pm, Sun. at

8am, 9:30am, 11am, 12:20pm, 6pm ( Brazilian)

Confessions, Sat. at 4pm. Or Call the Office.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Braveheart’s Corner

Divine Mercy Chapel Jesus said, “Tell All Souls About

My Mercy While There Is Still

Time.”

Jesus, your special friend, is wait-

ing for you in the Blessed Sacrament at Di-

vine Mercy Adoration Chapel, next door to the

Church.

Baptism Classes for Parents Dates of classes are as follows: September

10 and 17, October 8 and 18, November 12 and 19,

December 10 and 17.

Elementary School Opens Aug. 23 School opens with a Welcome and Prayer at

8:00am.

Followed by a PTG Welcome Coffee for parents

and friends in the gym .

School dismissal is at 12Noon.

PTG hosts an Ice Cream Social for students at

Noon.

Eagle's Nest Daycare is open from 12Noon -

6:00pm.

Part of the beauty of our faith is sharing with other

fellow parishioners about Jesus. If Communion is

needed to be given at home, the Ministry to the Sick/

Homebound will bring the Communion. (Call Diane

Marin at 510-237-3728). For any particular arrange-

ment, please call a clergy at 510-232-5659.

Senior Center Activity

Aug. 22, Tuesday: 11:15 Martha Berthelson of the

Watershed Project will tell us about how this group

works to protect our own local watershed.

Lunch12:15. - Jan Dukart, 237-3808 (Tuesdays)

August 20, 2017

Remembering Steven Tipping Please pray for the repose of the soul of

Steven Tipping. Steven passed away suddenly, Fri-

day, August 11.

Steven and Lu and their family have been pa-

rishioners at St. John’s for many years. Lu quotes

how Steven was very gratified, as an Episcopalian,

to come to St. John and experience its cultural di-

versity.

The parish extends its deepest sympathies to

Lu Tipping and their children. We pray for the

peace of Our Lord to dwell upon Steven and his

family.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

To All Volunteers and Employes: Register

at virtusonline.org to attend a live training on

Protecting Our Children on August 26, Satur-

day, from 9-12noon at the conference room.

Building A Safe Environment

Help keep our church clean.

2017 Bishop’s Appeal

Hotlines for Help & Hope The Contra Costa Crisis Center has provided

a lifeline of help and hope for 42 years. The 24-

Hour helplines are:

Crisis/Suicide: 1-800-833-2900

Grief: 1-800-837-1818

Homeless: 1-800-808-6444

School Tipline: 1-800-863-7600

Teaching Catechism The Children’s Religious Education Class

welcomes anyone willing to teach children about

the sacraments of Reconciliation (Penance) and

Holy Communion.

CRE needs two catechists for the coming term

this September. For more information, contact

Lynne at (510) 501-4894 .

Rosalia Bautista

RCIA To everyone who is interested in knowing the

Catholic Faith or prepare to be received into the

Catholic Faith, classes begin on September 19 to

May 22, every Tuesday from 7:30pm to 9pm at the

Community Center, 2nd Floor.

Bible Study

Parishioners and visitors are welcome to par-

ticipate in a bible study session every Wednes-

day, starting from Sep 20 to May 16, from

7:30pm to 9pm at the Fr. John Maxwell Confer-

ence Room.

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2017

Children’s Religious Education Classes that will prepare the children for the

sacraments of Reconciliation (Penance) and Holy

Communion (Eucharist) will begin on September

10, Sunday from 9:30am-12noon. Registration

forms are available at church. Or call Lynne at

510-501-4894.

Carrying on the mission of Christ through the

Annual Appeal. We, all of God’s people, unite in

faith by clothing the naked, feeding the hungry and

instructing those who hunger for God’s truth and

justice.

As of August 3, our parish have received con-

tributions that exceeded our goal by 12 percent.

This equates to an amount of $2,644 that will go

to our parish to serve for its needs.

Time Capsule Dedication At EC City Hall The City invites the public to a centennial dedi-

cation program on Wednesday, August 23 at the

City Hall at 6:00pm. Part of the program will fea-

ture a history book donated by our parishioner, the

Vietti Family.

Adult Catechism Ministry Everyone is cordially invited, Catholic Chris-

tians, including Post-RCIA candidates, who is inter-

ested in deepening an understanding of one’s Catho-

lic faith and belief, and the reasons why we do

things according to The Teachings of the Catholic

Church (Catechism).

This is not a quick course but a commitment and

investment in time for self-reading, reflection and

active participation in topic discussions based on the

textbook, “Catechism of the Catholic Church”. Meet-

ings will be held at the Conference Room, on Thurs-

days from 7-8:30pm. -Art de Leon, Coordinator

For inquiry, call (510) 232-5659 or e-mail

arthur@sjtbc.us.

Celebrate the Fatima Centennial by hosting

Our Lady’s Pilgrim Statue of Fatima in your own

home with the Rosary, the Chaplet of the Divine

Mercy, and Our Lady’s Message at Fatima.

(Spanish/English).

Centennial Rosary Crusade

Catholic Immigration Support Network For questions or assistance, please consult the

diocesan website: www.oakdiocese.org/immigration

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August 20, 2017 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time