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
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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