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 30, 2019

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: Eucharistic Ministers, Elmer & Puri Serrano Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), 60 Plus or Minus Club, Cursillo Group

SAINT VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY: Call (510) 274-0830 for assistance. Call Mike Dresen (510) 813-6854 for more information about this ministry.

SICK & HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: Claudia Paquette, (510) 537-8986

STEWARDSHIP: Chairperson, Ed Coelho, (510) 881-5705 WINGS “Women in God’s Spirit”: Peggy Maurer, (510) 538-5671

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Monica Corona, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Alfonso Corona III transfig.oasis@gmail.com 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 Rectory. Please call the Parish Office, (510) 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 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 30, 2019

“No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

— Luke 9:62

Mass Intentions (June 29-July 6, 2019) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Joᾶo & Filomena Ferreira Sun. 7:30 a.m. Mary Jane Thompson 9:00 a.m. For the People 11:00 a.m. Special Intention for Francisco (Kits) Madulid Mon. 8:00 a.m. Sandra Carter and Maynard Lucero Tues. 8:00 a.m. Benedicta Patrao Wed. 8:00 a.m. Jose Costa & Family Thurs. 9:00 a.m. For the People Fri. 9:30 a.m. Manuel Jardim & Maria Lopes Sat. 4:00 p.m. For the People

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of : June 22nd & 23rd—$6,898.00 (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.

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

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Mark & Bee Medders will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

Adult Bible Study There will be no bible study on Monday, July 1st & July 8th.

Baptism Class The next Baptism Class will be

Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Please call the Parish Office to register.

RADICAL TRANSFORMATION On this Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the readings describe anything but an ordinary time. They are disturb-ing and they leave us disturbed. The Old Testament read-ing recounts a young man’s radical break with the past to follow a new path. The Gospel describes how life as we know it is abruptly changed if we follow the call of Christ. The psalm and Paul assure us that such life-altering change is possible only because of the power of God’s love. We are presented with a stark choice. To love as God loves, we must leave our old lives behind. We must leave behind not just the bad, the selfish, and the evil but the ordinary, our daily work, and the important, our fami-lies, our lives. Loving as God loves requires a radical transformation, not a smooth transition. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Pancake Breakfast There will be no Pancake Breakfast in the months of July and August. We will resume in September.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall after the 9:30 a.m. Mass for our continental breakfast and meeting on July 5th. Our hosts this month are Carol Moss, Elsie Boyd, Kathy Arritola, Elena Jimenez, Kay McCann and June Rigley. Bingo will be played after the meeting. Guests are always welcome. Please sign up if you plan to attend.

Please Note Mass on Thursday, July 4th will be at 9:00 a.m. Mass on Friday, July 5th will be at 9:30 a.m.

For Your Information The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of

the Independence Day holiday.

Congratulations to the parents of: Gabriella Tiegan Sells who was baptized at Transfiguration.

Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services Community Outreach Staff from the Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services, a Ministry of the Diocese of Oakland will be here on Saturday, July 6th & Sunday, July 7th to discuss the spiritual and practical reasons for learning about Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services. After each Mass, there will be a short presentation along with a question and answer session in the Marian Room of the Parish Hall. Please take advantage of this opportunity to better understand the importance of a Catholic funeral and burial.

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners: July 16, 2019—Pork Spare Ribs August 6, 2019—Chicken Cacciatore If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Reservations must be made by the Friday before the dinner.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 Second Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Psalm:16—Gospel: Luke 9:51-62 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 18:16-33; Ps 103:1b-4, 8-11; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-12; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc-2; Jn 20:24-29 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19; Ps 115:1-6, 8-9; Mt 9:1-8; or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Country or a City,” nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891 Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-6; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [10:1-9] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Junípero Serra; Canada Day Wednesday: St. Thomas Thursday: Independence Day Friday: St. Elizabeth of Portugal; St. Anthony Zaccaria; First Friday Saturday: St. Maria Goretti; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

Children’s Book Readings San Damiano Retreat Center

710 Highlands Drive, Danville Mondays in July, 10 a.m. to noon with Jan Stegner. Regis-ter at www.sandamiano.org or call 925.837.9141, ext. 315.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Processions are life’s journey distilled. We move with companions, aware that Christ accompanies us, as we move to the altar for Communion or to the font for bap-tism, or carry a loved one to a place of rest. In Europe, the season of pilgrimage is beginning now, and tens of thou-sands of people are moving by foot on well-worn paths. Some take as long as six weeks to walk the last few hun-dred miles of the medieval pilgrimage route to the Shrine of St. James the Apostle in Compostella, in northern Spain. Those who make the journey by foot, hiking, or by bicy-cle, have a kind of passport stamped at villages and mon-asteries on the road. When they present this document at the cathedral, they are given the emblem of a pilgrim, the scallop shell of St. James. High over their heads at Mass, a huge botafumero twirls clouds of sweet incense through the cathedral. Cynics say it is to mask the odor of smelly feet. The pilgrims know better. Seeing through the clouds the happy faces of those they met along the road, they recognize a foretaste of the welcome into heaven, and the joy of meeting loved ones in the Kingdom of God. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Backpack Drive Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference will again be collect-ing new backpacks with school supplies before and after all the masses on July 27th & 28th. They will be distribut-ed to our client families in need and through St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County. New backpacks should include 2 notebooks, wide-ruled binder paper and binder, colored pencils, sketch pad, reg-ular pencils and pens, colored washable markers, ruler, small tissue packs, erasers, and crayons. If there are any questions, please contact Nancy Hollister: (510) 913-6081 or nancy.hollister@comcast.net.

St. Vincent de Paul Collection Today Through your generosity, in a typical month we provide food, transportation, furniture, utility, rent and other assis-tance to approximately 120 men, women and children in our parish. We THANK YOU for your continued support!

C.C.D. REGISTRATION IS ENDING!! DON’T MISS OUT!

Flyers are available in the vestibule of the church. Please pick one up TODAY, fill out the registration form on the back, and return it to the bright yellow

box TODAY. We want ALL of our WONDERFUL

children/teens to be back with us next year. Thank you to everyone who registered early, you

make Pat’s life so much easier!

Transfiguration kids AND their parents ARE THE BEST!

WE’VE REACHED THE DEADLINE!

Come join the fun with the Italian Catholic Federation for an old-fashioned picnic on Thursday, July 11th in Stack center at Our Lady of Grace. Doors will open @ 6:00 PM and dinner will begin @ 6:30 PM. Menu includes, hot dogs with condiments, salads and desserts plus bever- ages. For reservations, please call Juanita @ 1-510-582-7242, deadline is Monday, July 8th. Hope to see many of you there!

LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS

ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME

Nothing in this world is indifferent to us.

#6. My predecessor Benedict XVI likewise proposed “eliminating the structural causes of the dysfunctions of the world economy and correcting models of growth which have proved incapable of ensuring re-spect for the environment”. He observed that the world cannot be analyzed by isolating only one of its aspects, since “the book of nature is one and indivisi-ble”, and includes the environment, life, sexuality, the family, social relations, and so forth. It follows that “the deterioration of nature is closely connected to the culture which shapes human coexistence”. Pope Benedict asked us to recognize that the natural environment has been gravely damaged by our irre-sponsible behaviour. The social environment has al-so suffered damage. Both are ultimately due to the same evil: the notion that there are no indisputable truths to guide our lives, and hence human freedom is limitless. We have forgotten that “man is not only a freedom which he creates for himself. Man does not create himself. He is spirit and will, but also na-ture”. With paternal concern, Benedict urged us to realize that creation is harmed “where we ourselves have the final word, where everything is simply our property and we use it for ourselves alone. The mis-use of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves”. Fr. Terry’s Remarks: And this week Pope Francis references Benedict XVI, his predecessor. Again he made many references in his brief time as Pope. Benedict urged us to realize that creation is harmed ''where we ourselves have the final word, where everything is simply our property and we use it for ourselves alone. The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher power than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves.'' 2008. How prophetic! so pertinent, when will we ever learn?