St. Philip Neri - 3101 Van Buren St., Alameda 94501 St. Albert the Great - 1022 Holly St., Alameda 94502 Office Hours St. Philip Neri: Mon – Fri: 9 am to 3 pm St. Albert: Mon – Fri: 9 am – 12 pm Phone: 510 373 5200 ● Fax: 510 227 6751 ● www.spnsa.org Pastor: Joseph Pathiyil, mf Parochial Vicar: Joel Jores, mf 510 373 5201 ● [email protected]510 373 5202 ● [email protected]Mass Schedule – SPN Mass Schedule - SA Mon - Sat 8:30 am Mon - Sat 7:30 am (exception First Friday)* Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 11:30 am Sunday 8 am and 10:30 am Confession: Saturday 4:30 pm Confession: Saturday 3:30 pm St. Philip Neri – St. Albert the Great Parish We are a Christian Community - Welcoming and Open to all ! Liturgy Corner “But for that day or hour, no one knows….” Nothing can focus our minds like a deadline. Know- ing a project must be finished by a certain day means that one cannot ignore it in the time leading up to that deadline. Vigilance focuses our minds as well, but it can be difficult to sustain. If you don’t know the day or hour of the deadline, it is difficult to remain vigi- lant. However, Jesus will not come to us only at the end of time. Jesus will come to us at any hour and on any day. We just need to recognize him. He may come as a stranger in need or a friend in pain. He may come into our hearts at a significant time or when we least expect it. It may not seem glorious in the least, but Jesus comes in ways great and small every day. Jesus comes to us in this hour on this day in the Eu- charist. In the simple gifts of bread and wine, Jesus is present in a special way every time we celebrate mass. Let us receive him in the Eucharist, conscious of his presence within us, and within our neighbor, as we live this day made holy in his coming. Let us be vigilant in keeping watch for him. FIRST FRIDAY Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction at St. Philip Neri - 9 am to 4 pm *Mass and Anointing of the Sick at St. Albert the Great - 9:30 am
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St. Philip Neri -3101 Van Buren St., Alameda 94501 St. Albert the Great - 1022 Holly St., Alameda 94502
Office Hours St. Philip Neri: Mon – Fri: 9 am to 3 pm St. Albert: Mon – Fri: 9 am – 12 pm
Mass Schedule – SPN Mass Schedule - SA Mon-Sat 8:30 am Mon-Sat 7:30 am (exception First Friday)* Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 11:30 am Sunday 8 am and 10:30 am Confession: Saturday 4:30 pm Confession: Saturday 3:30 pm
St. Philip Neri – St. Albert the Great Parish
We are a Christian Community - Welcoming and Open to all !
Liturgy Corner
“But for that day or hour, no one knows….” Nothing can focus our minds like a deadline. Know-ing a project must be finished by a certain day means that one cannot ignore it in the time leading up to that deadline. Vigilance focuses our minds as well, but it can be difficult to sustain. If you don’t know the day or hour of the deadline, it is difficult to remain vigi-lant. However, Jesus will not come to us only at the end of time. Jesus will come to us at any hour and on any day. We just need to recognize him. He may come as a stranger in need or a friend in pain. He may come into our hearts at a significant time or when we least expect it. It may not seem glorious in the least, but Jesus comes in ways great and small every day. Jesus comes to us in this hour on this day in the Eu-charist. In the simple gifts of bread and wine, Jesus is present in a special way every time we celebrate mass. Let us receive him in the Eucharist, conscious of his presence within us, and within our neighbor, as we live this day made holy in his coming. Let us be vigilant in keeping watch for him.
FIRST FRIDAY Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction at St. Philip Neri - 9 am to 4 pm
*Mass and Anointing of the Sick at St. Albert the Great - 9:30 am
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Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32
TODAY'S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Pray for the repose of the soul: Bud Howard We pray for our sick: Mary Ann Bachmann, Cathy Morock, Frank Tripepi, Trisha McNamara, Maurice Caron, Lois Reilly, Arturo Quinto, Delmacio Quinto, Steve Zecker, Baby Valentina, Erik VanHespen, Catherine Welz, Jun Dela Cruz, James Gwyne, Aurino Gacad, Mary Reiser, Deborah Fernandez, Christine Servente, Earl Daniel Cotter, Karol Turner, Evaristo Gruspe, Maria Koci, Veronica Conroy, Gail Ferrouillet, Emma Cepe, Matthew Najor, Dee Rourke, Patrick Glynn, Greg Falkner, Maude Batara, Natalie, Sherry Eastwood – Falls, Rita Gorman, Monica Langarica, Jim Anderson, Katherine Lindberg, Ma Howard, Rosemarie Guisso, Monte McEntee, Sylvia Wohlmut, Romulo Perio, Anna Polishcuck, Harry Bayer, Walter Ryan, Delores Parker, Dave Ahrens, Helen Carroll, Lily Eucker, Sammy Enos, Tina Jimenez, Herta Lobisster, Lillian Layante, Martine Lee, Maggie Hobson-Caracciolo, Siony Piatos
8:30am Living & Deceased Members-ICF #10 Alba Nelson † & Sam Nelson †
Fri. Nov 19
8:30am Lucie LeBlanc & Family
Sat. Nov 20
8:30am 5:00pm
Costales Family - Thanksgiving People of SPN&SA Bradley Gaster † Filomena Estrada †
Sun. Nov 21
9:00am 11:30am
Antonio DaCosta † Legion of Mary Active & Auxilliary Members Maria Ngai Le †
Sat. Nov 13
8:30am 5:00pm
Adrian Quinto & Family-Thanksgiving Rowena Quinto-Kamo & Family - Thanksgiving Ann Bauer † People of SPN&SA
MASS INTENTIONS
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A Reflection From Father Joel
Dear Co-travelers, We are in our penultimate weekend of the Liturgical Calendar. Next Sunday the Church will celebrate the So-lemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe and ends the liturgical cycle this year and then be-gins anew with the First Sunday of Advent. This week though, our parish is blest to celebrate the feast day of one of our patrons, St. Albert the Great. He was born in Bavaria, Germany and studied in Padua, Italy before entering the religious order of the Domini-cans in 1222 or 1223. He was a man of wide interests and curiosity. He is revered as the patron saint of both philosophers and scientists and called “the Universal Doctor” because of the brilliance and scope of his learn-ing. He wrote much about Scripture, theology, and the natural sciences, but it is for philosophy-for shifting the emphasis from Augustine and Plato to Aristotle and for being the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas that he is best remembered. He also had a great devotion to the Eucharist and wrote fervently of the Sacred Heart and the Blessed Virgin Mary. This extraordinary mix of scholarship and devotion is the gift of this steward saint which we celebrate in the opening prayer on his feast day: “God, our Father, you endowed St. Albert with the talent of combining human wisdom with divine faith. Keep us true to his teachings so that the advance of hu-man knowledge may deepen our knowledge and love of God.” We happily thank you, our dearest Patron Saint Albert, the Great, for your continuous though silent interces-sion for all the parishioners and residents in our community of Alameda. We humbly ask you to be on our side in raising our petitions to God for our sometimes indifference and deaf ears in not listening to the call of our Church due also to our other concerns. Please represent us before the holy throne of Jesus Christ our king and plead for our cause that when time comes for us to stand before Him, we may be found worthy to be wel-comed among the saints and his angels. Amen. My dear Co-travelers, let us not forget, we have St. Albert, the Great, on our side in this life and in the next to come. Have a blessed Sunday to all!!! Co-traveler, Fr. Joel, mf
ANNOUNCING!
TIME CHANGE FOR SATURDAY MASS AT ST. PHILIP NERI
FROM 5:00 PM TO 5:15 PM - BEGINNING SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27
The new mass setting will start
on the first week of Advent, November 27th.
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November Second Collections Nov. 20 - 21 Campaign for Human Development Nov. 27 - 28 Youth Ministry
SANCTUARY LAMP - NOVEMBER St. Philip Neri
For the Living and deceased members of
Steven Manzo, Sr. Sponsor: Class of 2021
St. Albert the Great
For the Living and deceased members of Zucca & Bianco Families
Sponsor: Lea Murphy
NOVEMBER VOTIVE CANDLE OFFERINGS
• In Memory of Agnes Cooney
• In Memory of Patrick Cooney
Blessed Mother Denise Robinson
St. Joseph Joseph Cervelli
SANCTUARY LAMP - NOVEMBER ST. PHILIP NERI
PROLIFE MINISTRY Thank you to Carol Gottstein, Kathleen Low and Donna Marchetti for co-chairing our newly formed Pro-Life Ministry. If you want to know more about this important work and how you can be a part of it, please contact the Parish Office (510)373-5215 This important ministry gathers every sec-ond Saturday at City Hall in Alameda to de-voutly pray a rosary for Life.
Mass Intention Requests - 2022 Mass Intention Requests forms for 2022 are now availa-ble in the Vestibule or at the Parish office.
Litany of the Way, Prayer for the Journey As Jesus sought the quiet of the desert, teach us to pray.
As Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, teach us to love.
As Jesus promised paradise to the thief on the cross, teach us to hope.
As Jesus called Peter to walk to him across the water, teach us to believe.
As the child Jesus sat among the elders in the temple, teach us to seek answers.
As Jesus in the garden opened his mind and heart to God's will, teach us to listen.
As Jesus reflected on the Law and the prophets, teach us to learn.
As Jesus used parables to reveal the mysteries of the King-
dom, teach us to teach.
Bring your bread and wine to be blessed on Thanksgiving Day morning Masses.
7:30 am at SA and 8:30 am at SPN
BIBLE STUDY NEWS Our next Bible Study evening is Friday, November 19, 6:30pm at O’Brien Hall.
Please bring your Bible.
Learn more by contacting Sherry Eastwood-Falls, (510) 523-6270.
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THANKSGIVING MEALS for the
SICK and SHUT-IN Once again, the parish Outreach Ministry and St. Vincent de Paul Conference will be providing Thanksgiving Day meals to the sick and shut-in within Alameda. And, as in years past, we are reaching out to fellow parishioners for your finan-cial and volunteer support. We are also request-ing that you provide us with the names, ad-dresses and phone numbers of anyone in need of a Thanksgiving Day meal. This year, however, our meal preparation and de-livery will be done with Covid-19 guidelines provid-ed by the Diocese. All volunteers will be re-quired to complete a Covid-19 assessment questionnaire, provide proof of at least (2) vac-cinations, and be at least (18) years old. For that reason, we are asking all volunteers to register with us by Friday, November 12, 2021. If interested in volunteering to prepare or deliver meals please contact Donna Watson at (510) 769-6341 or by email at [email protected]. Monetary donations should be made out to SPN-SA Outreach Ministry and can be mailed or deliv-ered to the parish office along with any meal deliv-ery requests.
ST. PHILIP NERI SCHOOL’S BOOK FAIR NOVEMBER 14 - 19, 2021
O’BRIEN HALL
Visit the Book Fair to find wonderful books and gifts for friends and family. There is something for everyone. Also, you can help build the students’ class-room library by purchasing books from their classroom wish list. BOOK FAIR DATES & HOURS: • Sunday, Nov. 14 - 9 am to 1:00 pm • Monday, Nov. 15 - 2:30 to 6:30 pm • Tuesday, Nov. 16 - 2:30 to 6:30 pm • Wednesday, Nov. 17 - 2:00 to 6:30pm • Thursday, Nov. 18 - 2:30 to 6:30 pm • Friday, Nov. 19 - 2:30 to 6:30 pm If you are unable to attend the Fair in person,
we invite you to visit our online Book Fair from Nov. 12 - 25 at www.scholastic.com/bf/spnalameda. St. Vincent de Paul - Thanksgiving Food Drive
Our SVdP Parish Conference is once again partnering with St. Barnabas parish to help our neighbors in need and to stock their conference pantry with much needed food items for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Food barrels are available in the vestibules of both par-ishes until Nov. 14. Please donate as follows: Last name: Please donate: A,B 5 boxes of stuffing C 2 cans yams or pumpkin (29oz) D,E 2 5lb bags potatoes F,G 4 cans turkey gravy H,I,J 5 cans vegetables (any kind) K,L 3 cans cranberry sauce M 5 cans fruit (any kind) N,O,P 3 cans evaporated milk Q,R 2 boxes pasta, 2 jars sauce S,T 3 boxes cereal U,V,W,X,Y,Z tuna, soup, peanut butter, Jelly or jam (any amount
Can you use a little peace this week? Taizé is an ecumenical, candlelit service of music, prayer, scripture and silent worship. It is offered as a witness to peace and reconciliation, for which we gather each month. Join us on the third Friday November 19, at St. Joseph Basilica, 1109 Chestnut street at 8:00 P.M. Visit us on www.facebook.com/TaizeOnTheIsland
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Finance Council Meets bi-monthly 1st Tuesday at 6:00pm
CHAIR: Sandy Goya
Liturgical Committee Meets 1st Monday at 6:30pm
CHAIR: Diane Bustos
Pastoral Council Meets 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm
CHAIR: Ken Dorrance
St. Vincent de Paul Conference assistance to the needy
call 373-5226 CHAIR : Richard White
Bereavement and Support Ministry call 373-5204
JOIN OUR CHOIR Come share your talents and join the St. Philip Neri & St. Albert the Great choir. We sing at the Sunday SPN 9 am Mass and at the SA 10:30 am Mass. Our prac ces are on Thursday nights at 7 to 8pm, alterna ng between SPN and SA's sites. Please call our Music Director Lydia at 510 373-5219 or email her at [email protected]
LEGION OF MARY RECRUITMENT Legion of Mary recruitment drive will be Novem-ber 21 at the 9:00 and 11:30 am Masses. Please help them in their mission works in spreading the devo on to our Blessed Mother Mary, vis-i ng the sick, and other church works. For more informa on ask any member in the Legion of Mary or email [email protected] Thank you and God bless.
THE RCIA CORNER
The RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA) for the year 2021-22 begins at the end of November. The ministry of RCIA will help to receive the sacraments. If you know some one who wants: • to become a catholic • catholic but has not received the sacrament of
confirmation as a teenager • children not baptized and who want to enter full
communion with the Catholic Church Please contact the parish office.
Faith Direct Parish eGiving, please visit www.faithdirect.net and follow the simple instruc‐
tions. Our church ID is CA 798
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Confirmation Prayer Intentions
This is a two-year Sacramental Preparation Program serving Catholic Teens of our parish community currently enrolled in grades 8th - 11th.
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