Our Lady Queen of the World Church 3155 Winterbrook Dr., Bay Point, CA 94565-3264 - Tel: (925) 458-4718 - Fax: (925) 458-3161 Email: [email protected] - Website: http://www.olqw.org -- http://facebook.com/olqwbaypoint Fr. Peter Dung Duc Ngo, Pastor Deacon Loc Nguyen Office Hours Monday – Friday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm (English) 7:00pm (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 Noon 4:00pm (Vietnamese) Weekdays: Mon-Fri. 7:30am, Sat. 8:00am First Friday: 7:30pm Devotions Adoration & Benediction: Fridays 6:00pm- 7:30pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Wednesdays after morning mass Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Mondays & Fridays after morning mass Confessions Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm or by appointment Baptisms Pre-Baptism classes for parents and godparents held every sec- ond Tuesday of the month. Contact the parish office. * Spanish Classes, contact Hilda Avelar at 925-642-3058. * Vietnamese baptisms, contact Fr. Peter Dung D. Ngo at the parish office. Marriage Contact the parish office at least six months in advance. Rene Asuncion, Director of Rel. Ed. Tel:(925) 458-4574-Website: olqwre.olqw.org Email:[email protected]• Religious Education RCIA Adults seeking Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, or membership in the Catholic Church. St. Vincent de Paul Food pantry opens Mondays 9:30am -11am in the Parish hall SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY June 16, 2019 "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.” (John 16: 12-13)
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Our Lady Queen of the World Church 3155 Winterbrook Dr., Bay Point, CA 94565-3264 - Tel: (925) 458-4718 - Fax: (925) 458-3161 Email: [email protected] - Website: http://www.olqw.org -- http://facebook.com/olqwbaypoint
Fr. Peter Dung Duc Ngo, Pastor Deacon Loc Nguyen Office Hours Monday – Friday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm (English) 7:00pm (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 Noon 4:00pm (Vietnamese) Weekdays: Mon-Fri. 7:30am, Sat. 8:00am First Friday: 7:30pm Devotions Adoration & Benediction: Fridays 6:00pm- 7:30pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Wednesdays after morning mass Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Mondays & Fridays after morning mass
Confessions Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm or by appointment Baptisms Pre-Baptism classes for parents and godparents held every sec-ond Tuesday of the month. Contact the parish office. * Spanish Classes, contact Hilda Avelar at 925-642-3058. * Vietnamese baptisms, contact Fr. Peter Dung D. Ngo at the parish office. Marriage Contact the parish office at least six months in advance. Rene Asuncion, Director of Rel. Ed.
• Religious Education RCIA Adults seeking Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, or membership in the Catholic Church. St. Vincent de Paul Food pantry opens Mondays 9:30am -11am in the Parish hall
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
June 16, 2019
"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when
he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.”
The dogma of faith which forms the object of the feast is
this: There is one God and in this one God there are
three Divine Persons; the Father is God, the Son is God,
the Holy Spirit is God. Yet there are not three Gods, but
one, eternal, incomprehensible God! The Father is not
more God than the Son, neither is the Son more God
than the Holy Spirit. The Father is the first Divine Per-
son; the Son is the second Divine Person, begotten from
the nature of the Father from eternity; the Holy Spirit is
the third Divine Person, proceeding from the Father and
the Son. No mortal can fully fathom this sublime truth.
But I submit humbly and say: Lord, I believe, help my
weak faith.
Why is this feast celebrated at this particular time? It
may be interpreted as a finale to all the preceding feasts.
All three Persons contributed to and shared in the work
of redemption. The Father sent His Son to earth, for
"God so loved the world as to give His only-begotten
Son." The Father called us to the faith. The Son, our
Savior Jesus Christ, became man and died for us. He re-
deemed us and made us children of God. He ever re-
mains the liturgist par excellence to whom we are united
in all sacred functions. After Christ's ascension the Holy
Spirit, however, became our Teacher, our Leader, our
Guide, our Consoler. On solemn occasions a thanksgiv-
ing Te Deum rises spontaneously from Christian hearts.
The feast of the Most Holy Trinity may well be regarded
as the Church's Te Deum of gratitude over all the bless-
ings of the Christmas and Easter seasons; for this mys-
tery is a synthesis of Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, As-
cension and Pentecost. This feast, which falls on the first
Sunday after Pentecost, should make us mindful that ac-
tually every Sunday is devoted to the honor of the Most
Holy Trinity, that every Sunday is sanctified and conse-
crated to the triune God. Sunday after Sunday we should
recall in a spirit of gratitude the gifts which the Blessed
Trinity is bestowing upon us. The Father created and
predestined us; on the first day of the week He began the
work of creation. The Son redeemed us; Sunday is the
"Day of the Lord," the day of His resurrection. The Holy
Spirit sanctified us, made us His temple; on Sunday the
Holy Spirit descended upon the infant Church. Sunday,
therefore, is the day of the Most Holy Trinity.
Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch
REFLECTION ON GOSPEL
This week we return to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. This Sunday and next Sunday, however, are designated as solem-nities, special days that call our attention to central mysteries of our faith. Today, on the first Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This feast invites us to consider what we believe about God, who has revealed himself to us in the Trinity—one God in three persons. The verses of today's Gospel come near the end of Jesus' long discourse at the Last Sup-per. In the early part of this discourse, as we saw last week on Pentecost, Jesus offers as-surances to the disciples. Even though he must leave the disciples, he tells them that they will have a future because of the help he will send them in the Holy Spirit. In this section he focuses more on the shape of the future, which will include Jesus' victory over the world that they will share in. The disciples of Jesus cannot know the future. They can only know that, whatever shape the future takes, they will not have to face it alone. They have the Spirit of Truth, who will continue to provide the teaching of Je-sus in the future. Reading this passage on Trinity Sunday re-inforces our understanding of the unity shared by the members of the Trinity. Alt-hough the idea of one God in three persons remains a mystery, we have the assurance that, as Jesus and the Father share all, Jesus and the Spirit share all.
BAPTISM CLASS
Our next Baptism class for parents and godparents
is Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 at 7pm. Please register at
the parish office.
DEVOTION TO OUR LADY
June 13: Our Lady of Manaog
July 12: Our Lady of Lourdes
August 13: Our Lady of Lavang
September 13: Our Lady of Guadalupe
October 14: Our Lady Queen of the World
ALL DEVOTIONS WILL START AT 7:00 PM IN THE
CHURCH FOLLOWED BY MASS.
REGINA MUNDI LADIES GUILD
We have been advised that CONNIE TRIAS, a long-time mem-
ber of the Guild, is going thru health issues which do not allow
her to continue living by herself. We ask that we keep her in
your prayers. Should you decide to visit her, contact her, or send
her a “thinking of you” card, her address is Trevista Senior Liv-
ing, 3950 Lone Tree Way, Apt. #119, Antioch, CA 94509.
Should you need a ride to visit Connie, contact Becky Trombley
at 925-285-4947 for assistance.
REGINA MUNDI GUILD MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Regina Mundi Guild will be having a Membership Drive the
weekend of July 6—July 7, and invites all interested ladies to
stop by the table after the masses to learn more about the Guild,
and what we do for the Parish Community.
CCD
Registration for CCD classes for the School Year 2019-2020 is
now open. Registration forms can be picked up at the Religious
Education office or the Parish Office. For more information,
please contact Rene Asuncion, DRE at 925-458-4574.
BIBLE CLASS
Father Peter will be offering a Bible class for all adults interested in refreshing your knowledge of Scripture. Classes will be on Third Tuesday night from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The next Class will be on June 18. For more information or to sign up, contact Rene Asun-cion at 925-458-4574 or direc-
[email protected]. Bibles are available for purchase at the Rectory or Religious Education office.
TEACHERS NEEDED
WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO
HELP TEACH OUR YOUNG PARISHIONERS ABOUT THE
CATHOLIC FAITH? IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE
CONTACT RENE ASUNCION , DRE AT 925-458-4574.
FOOD DRIVE
We will maintain a donation barrel for non-perishable foods in the church foyer; please be generous. Our groups of volun-teers are here every Monday, and they always need groceries to help the needy in our community. The demand has been much greater!
Monday, June 17 6:30 pm CH: Youth Choir 7:30 pm Finance Meeting Tuesday, June 18 7:00 pm Bible Class Wednesday, June 19 9:15 am CH: Legion of Mary Thursday, June 20 7:00 pm P#2: Divine Mercy Friday, June 21 6:00 pm Adoration 7:00 pm P#1: Hispanic Choir Saturday, June 22 12 noon Baptism 2:00 pm Convalidation 3:30 pm Confessions Sunday, June 23 9:30 am Procession 11:30 am Procession: Feast of Corpus Christi 2:00 pm P#2: Vietnamese Choir
St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco will be having Sunday afternoon concerts. All concerts begin at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral, 1111 Gough St. (at Geary) in San Francisco, and are open to the public.
A free will offering will be requested at the door. There is ample free parking at the Cathedral. June 16: Justan Foster, Organ June 23: Cathedral Widor Festival, celebrating the composer's 175th birthday. David Hatt, Organ, Sym-phony No. 1 June 30: Jin Kyung Lim, Organ. Works for keyboard duet
SAN DAMIANO RETREAT CENTER
Please contact retreat center directly for registration information. 710 Highland Dr., Danville 925-837-9141, ext. 315 [email protected], or visit www.sandamiano.org. June 16-21: Retreat for Women Religious - Poetry & Radical Hope with Patricia Bru-no, OP July 5-7: 12-Step Recovery Retreat with Fr. Tom Weston, SJ July 12-14: Biblical Dimensions of Radical Hope with Fr. Tom Bonacci 3 July 22-27: Be-coming a Mystic in Today’s World, five-day silent contemplative retreat with Sr. Celeste Crine, OSF and Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM July 27: Christian Medi-tation Day with Donna Lack, Claire La Scola and June Pangelinan
SB 360
Bishop Barber has joined with the other bishops of our state in strongly criticizing SB 360, which requires priests to violate the sacred seal of the confessional. You can read Bishop Barber’s position (“I will go to jail before I obey”) in the latest issue of the Catholic Voice and here: http://www.catholicvoiceoakland.org/2019/05-27/bishop.htm
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YOUTH CONFERENCES
Two opportunities for diocesan teens to grow in our Catholic faith this summer:
• Youth on a Mission NorCal Discipleship Training, June 20 - 23 At this four-day confer-ence co-sponsored by the Oakland diocese, youth will encounter Christ, learn practical skills for servant leadership, discover the call to evange-lize, promote activity in parish life, and be chal-lenged to take the next step in discipleship. The event will be at Holy Names College, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Cost, which includes lodging, meals and conference materials, is $249/person. Scholarships are available. More info is at www.norcalcatholicyouth.org
• Steubenville NorCal Conference, July 26 – 28 Join more than 50,000 Catholic teens across North America who will attend one of these con-ferences which call youth to encounter the God who calls us His sons and daughters. Relevant music, inspiring talks and prayerful moments with God set the stage for this life-changing weekend. The conference location is the San Ra-mon Marriott, 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon. Cost is $205/person including registration, lodg-ing and meals. Scholarships are available. For further info, go to https://lifeteen.com/events/steubenvillenorcal/ Priests are also invited to par-ticipate in the Steubenville conference, at no charge except in appreciation for willingness to hear confessions. Priest registration is at https://lifeteen.com/events/steubenville-norcal-priest-registration/
MAGNIFICAT SOTI
A Ministry for Catholic Women invite all to join
them at their Prayer Breakfast on June 22, 9:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza, 45 John Glenn
Drive, Concord. 4 Please join us for a morning of
praise, prayer, and inspiration from our speakers
Deacon Steve and Mary Anne Greco! Deacon Steve
is a deacon in the Diocese of Orange and currently
the host of Empowered by the Spirit on Relevant
Radio. Mary Anne has been teaching Bible study
for over 30 years and has a passion for the charis-
matic gifts. Men are always welcome to attend!
Tickets are $33/$40 after June 15. For more infor-
