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 February 21, 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 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”

Second Sunday of Lent February 21, 2016

The L is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?

— Psalm 27:1

Mass Intentions (February 20-27, 2016) Sat. 4:00p.m. Anselma Namocatcat Sun. 7:30a.m. Helen La Londe 9:00a.m. For the People 11:00a.m. Consuelo M. Yabut Mon. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Christopher Georges Tues. 8:00a.m. Manuel, Francisca and Jose Costa & Family Wed. 8:00a.m. Elvira Gomes Thurs. 8:00a.m. Margaret & Lawrence Gormley Fri. 8:00a.m. John Ferreira Sat. 4:00p.m. Mario Cirimele

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: February 13th & 14th—$9,111.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Rice Bowl—$1,045.00 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

For Your Information When writing your checks for regular or special collections, please make all checks payable to Transfiguration Church (a request made by our bank). The Church will then send one total check for each special collection to the designated charity. Also, please write in the memo portion of your check the name of the collection to which you are donating. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you for your support!

Pancake Breakfast Team “C” will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast next Sunday after the 7:30a.m. and 9:00a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall. All-you-can-eat pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Adult: $4, Senior: $3, Child: $3, Family: $8. Be sure to come and enjoy a great meal and the fellowship. See you there!

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, February 22, 2016 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Volunteers Needed We are in need of two volunteers who are willing to take over the job of putting the children’s names on our Bap-tism Banner. Please call the Parish Office if you can help, (510) 538-7941.

Thank you for advertising in our bulletin. We appreciate your support!

Building Fund Collection There will be a collection this weekend for the parish Building Fund. These funds will be used to help with the maintenance costs of the parish.

During Lent: Mass will begin without the usual procession into the church. We ask the community to be quiet and meditate in silence five minutes before Mass. We will have Stations of the Cross, followed by Benediction every Friday night, 7:30p.m. Children of the parish are asked to share their pennies with the Poor of the World. A glass jar in the sanctuary labeled “Pennies for the Poor” is for the children to use during Lent. They can come up during the collection and place their money in the jar.

There will be no coffee and donuts today after the 9:00 Mass.

WE ARE TO BE TRANSFORMED Today’s showing forth of God’s glory is filled with a light that astonishes and reveals. Jesus transfigured on Mount Tabor energizes even the sleepy apostles, who see but cannot get hold of it. They can be forgiven for not apprehending the full meaning of this extraordinary vi-sion of a transfigured Jesus with Elijah and Moses. The whole of the Law and prophets is summed up here on this mountain. The transfiguration on Mount Tabor is handed over to us this Sunday. As Paul reminds us, it is we who are to be transformed. The light and life of the Resurrection are set forth here so we do not lose heart and fall entirely asleep. This Sunday looks to Easter. It looks to transformation. It asks us to lift up our heads and acknowledge the risen Lord as our light and our salvation. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

We invite all women to join us for: WINGS (“Women in God’s Spirit”)

Wings is a faith enhancement group that encourages Spiritual growth through prayer, scripture study,

Catechesis, life sharing and community. Transfiguration Church, Marian Rm. Parish Hall

Thursday, March 3, 2016, 9:15-11:15a.m. Speaker: Margaret Turek

Topic: To Heal the Eyes of Our Heart: “Seeing Jesus as the Face of Mercy”

Baptism Class

The next Baptism class will be Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Please call the Parish Office to register.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 — Psalm 27

Second Reading: Philippians 3:17, 4:1 Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent Monday: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle; Washington’s Birthday Tuesday: St. Polycarp Friday: Abstinence

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Sunday, February 21, 2016—10:00a.m.

We will meet in the Parish Office. All are welcome.

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St. Patrick's Day Dinner

Saturday, March 19, 2016 Mt. Tabor Hall

Save the Date, tickets go on sale

February 27 & 28! Live Irish Music provided by

“Charmas”...want to get a sneak peek? go to www.charmasband.com

A BIG thank you to all who attended our first meeting… We’re going to have a great event! Still interested in helping out? We have plenty of volunteer opportunities. Please see the sign-up in the ves-tibule or contact Andrea Sullivan at (510) 919-0437 or amsullivan1@hotmail.com.

Monday classes as usual this week.

Middle School Classes: This Wednesday is our LAST CLASS for this year!

We wish to thank our Wonderful Middle School Staff: 6th Grade: Christian Corona and Laura Keyser Wishing Mr. Langella many thanks and prayers for a full recovery.

7th Grade: Savannah Ajlouny, Alfonso Corona, Lexi O’Gormann, Veronica Pedreira

8th Grade: Sean Cooper and James Dohrmann

Office: Anna Krebs

AOK: Sr. Dorothy Stelzer

And an AOK reminder …. Next Saturday is our mini-retreat 8:00 to noon and Next Sunday is our FIRST COMMUNION at 9:00 Mass!!!

Confirmation

Liturgical Service: Today at 9:00 Mass … thank you candidates, you have been wonderful. We look forward to your full, active participation after Confirmation.

Class: This Thursday, as usual—our last official “class” together.

PGO: Parish Grounds Group will meet next Saturday at 9:00 am to work to keep our grounds looking nice.

March 5: Our Bishop will be here to confirm 43 amaz-ing Candidates. Mass will be at 10:00 am. Please stop by and see our photos in the vestibule and keep us all in your prayers.

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 contact Clarence Decano, (415) 937-4509.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall following the 9:30a.m. Mass on Friday, March 4th. The hosts this month are Mabel Moore, Kathleen Dunlap and Ken Hendricks. Remember dues are owed for the coming year and will be delinquent if not paid by March 6th. Bingo will be played after the meeting. Please sign up today if you plan to attend.

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#121 We are all missionary disciples Of course, all of us are called to mature in our work as evangelizers. We want to have better training, a deepen-ing love and a clearer witness to the Gospel. In this sense, we ought to let others be constantly evangelizing us. But this does not mean that we should postpone the evangeliz-ing mission; rather, each of us should find ways to com-municate Jesus wherever we are. All of us are called to offer others an explicit witness to the saving love of the Lord, who despite our imperfections offers us his close-ness, his word and his strength, and gives meaning to our lives. In your heart you know that it is not the same to live without him; what you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others. Our falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the contrary, mission is a constant stimulus not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing. The witness of faith that each Christian is called to offer leads us to say with Saint Paul: “Not that I have already obtained this, or am already per-fect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own” (Phil 3:12-13). Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Last week we said we are all evangelizers by the wonderful gift of faith through Bap-tism. You don't need a degree in Theology to spread and witness your Redemption in Christ Jesus. Sometimes those with degrees talk over us most of the time. As an aunt of mine said to her husband after he had delivered an eloquent speech at one of his many daughters' wed-dings: '' That was a lovely speech, hubby, what did you say?'' By our smiles, with our gentleness, with wisdom acquired through grace and holy living, we graciously share the Good News with one another, realizing day by day the present and eternal potential wonder of our faith. We will desire to know and understand it better and then we are able to share more fully with our brothers and sis-ters. Every day we draw closer and closer to God, every day we are closer to our brothers and sisters without ex-ception. Not just are we ourselves enabled to live our Salvation more fully daily here in this life, at the same time we are helping those around us and far away to live their Salvation more joyfully and fruitfully. Pope Francis uses the words of the great Apostle Paul to illumine this truth: NOT that I have already obtained this, or am al-ready perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own'' (Phil 3:12-13) What more encouragement do you and I need?