CATHOLICSOFPLEASANTON.ORG Stories of Hope ... We may have or know someone who has experienced what we call, “Stories of Hope”. We hear a lot of them during the season of Lent, but we can just as easily call them Easter stories. Whether it’s a community of women in Mexico, a family in India, or a young man in El Salvador, each is faced with a challenge - a crisis of faith. Instead of throwing up their hands, they commit to act. For me, these stories aren’t so different from the Emmaus story. When the risen Jesus encounters his disciples on the road to Emmaus, it’s quite clear that their journey away from Jerusalem is, in fact, a journey away from hope. They’ve witnessed their friend, their hoped-for savior die. They’ve seen their community scattered. They think their trust in God was misplaced. What is left for them now? Jesus, of course, turns them around - quite literally. Their encounter with the risen Christ means a renewed encounter with hope. God is not done yet, and darkness and suffering do not have the final word. The disciples reverse direction, heading back to Jerusalem to proclaim the good news of the risen Christ. Our modern day “Stories of Hope” remind us that this Emmaus story continues to unfold in our own time. Some 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty, 805 million don’t have enough food to eat and more than a billion people do not have Pastor’s Corner Worship Schedule & Pastoral Staff 1 & 2 Mass Intentions and Calendar of Events 3 Scripture Readings Invite 2.0 Talk of Concience First Wednesday at Main Street RCIA: Come and See Grief Workshop Prayers for the Sick Prayers for the Deceased 4 Spring Faith Formation Series Eucharistic Adoration Daily Rosary VBS Registration VBS Needs Your Help! Adult Confirmation Welcome to the Parish 5 Mass for the Sick with Anointing 8 APRIL 30, 2017 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER On the road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35
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Stories of Hope ... We may have or know someone who has experienced what we call, “Stories of Hope”. We hear a lot of them during the season of Lent, but we can just as easily call them Easter stories. Whether it’s a community of women in Mexico, a family in India, or a young man in El Salvador, each is faced with a challenge - a crisis of faith. Instead of throwing up their hands, they commit to act. For me, these stories aren’t so different from the Emmaus story. When the risen Jesus encounters his disciples on the road to Emmaus, it’s quite clear that their journey away from Jerusalem is, in fact, a journey away from hope. They’ve witnessed their friend, their hoped-for savior die. They’ve seen their community scattered. They think their trust in God was misplaced. What is left for them now? Jesus, of course, turns them around - quite literally. Their encounter with the risen Christ means a renewed encounter with hope. God is not done yet, and darkness and suffering do not have the final word. The disciples reverse direction, heading back to Jerusalem to proclaim the good news of the risen Christ. Our modern day “Stories of Hope” remind us that this Emmaus story continues to unfold in our own time. Some 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty, 805 million don’t have enough food to eat and more than a billion people do not have
First Wednesday at Main Street RCIA: Come and See Grief Workshop Prayers for the Sick Prayers for the Deceased
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Spring Faith Formation Series Eucharistic Adoration Daily Rosary
VBS Registration VBS Needs Your Help! Adult Confirmation Welcome to the Parish
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Mass for the Sick with Anointing 8
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On the road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35
adequate or safe water to drink. We need only turn on the nightly news to know that war and violence plague our communities - both at home and abroad. Where should we place our hope when the challenges seem insurmountable? It’s tempting to throw up our hands in despair. Yet, this is the story of Resurrection. We meet Christ daily in the faces of our neighbors, those we meet in our work, our school, our home, on our streets. These encounters need not be enormous acts of philanthropy or world-saving initiatives; sometimes all it takes is a little snack, a small gesture to affirm our common humanity. We encounter Christ, too, within ourselves. By probing the depths of our own inner life, we come in contact with the God who desires that we live in community - that we look out for one another. And in these encounters, we have reason to hope. Because God is not done yet - and so long as we have strength to continue the work of building a culture of encounter, of responding to our Gospel call, neither are we. As we begin this Easter season, let us commit ourselves to sharing Easter hope and joy with all those we encounter. Deacon Gary Wortham Director of Worship
(Continued from page 1) MASSES AT ST. AUGUSTINE
Sunday Vigil: 5:00 PM (Saturday) Sunday: Weekday Masses: 8:30 AM Monday - Saturday Holy Days: 8:30 AM and 7:30 PM Eucharistic Adoration: First Fridays, following 8:30 AM Mass Benediction: 11:30 AM Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Confessions) Weddings: 6 months preparation time required by the Diocese. Call for an interview.
Baptism: Call for an interview.
MASSES AT ST. ELIZABETH SETON Sunday: Weekdays Masses: 12:10 PM Monday - Friday Holy Days: 12:10 PM and 6:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration: 12:45-6:30 PM Monday and Wednesday
PARISH TEAM Rev. Paul D. Minnihan Pastor Rev. Kwame Assenyoh Associate Pastor Rev. Michael Pham Associate Pastor Rev. Chris Renz, OP Weekend Associate
St. Augustine Church 3999 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Telephone: (925) 846-4489 Fax: (925) 426-5061
Faith Formation Office Telephone: (925) 846-3531
Fax: (925) 846-3543
Deacon Richard Martin Deacon Joseph Gourley Director of Christian Living Michael Harmon Director of Communications Olga Morineau Office Manager Henry Correa Director of Life Long Learning Nancy Schlachte Coordinator of Middle School & Intergenerational Ministries Nicole Browne Youth Minister & Confirmation Coordinator Kathy Works Coordinator of Elementary Faith Formation & Children’s Sacraments Sharon Hanson Secretary Ira Stein Director of Music Ministries Matt Gray Director of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
St. Elizabeth Seton Church 4001 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Telephone (925) 484-5020 Fax: (925) 484-1184
Deacon Gary Wortham Director of Worship Stephen Melander Director of Facilities Bronco Hinek Facilities Manager Alejandrina Fonseca Finance Manager Marilu Radcliff Secretary
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SUN April 30
8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
Veronic Cook Antonio Correia Yvonne Skyrus
6:30 PM Baptism Preparation Class 1 Rooms 4 & 5
MON May 1
8:30 AM Tom Northam 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Confirmation Year 1 High School Youth Group
Rectory Hall Rms 16 & 17
TUE May 2
8:30 AM Dolores Chishom 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM
Al-Anon Meeting Adult Choir Rehearsal AMP
Room 8 Church Hall
WED May 3
8:30 AM Souls in Purgatory & Walter 7:30 PM Confirmation Year 1 Hall
THU May 4
8:30 AM Maria Emilia DaSilva 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Knights of Columbus Meeting SPRED Gathering Cantor Rehearsal Bible Study
Room 4 Rms 13, 14 & 15 Church Rms 16 & 17
FRI May 5
8:30 AM For the victims of Peru’s Flood
9:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM
1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration Bible Study Al-Anon Meeting AA Meeting Hispanic Prayer Group
Church Rms 16 & 17 Room 8 Conference Church
SAT May 6
8:30 AM 5:00 PM
Linwood Yarbrough Mike Elliott
8:45 AM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM
Al-Anon Meeting Reconciliation Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Rectory Church Hall
SUN May 7
8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
For the People Antonio Correia Judie Johnson
9:00 AM Donut Sunday Rooms 4 & 5
SUN April 30
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM
Juan Bonafe Fulvio & Leoncia Magpayo Vicente Sia For the People
10:15 AM 1:00 PM
RCIA Inquiry Baptism Ceremony
Room A Church
MON May 1
12:10 PM Robert & Mary Lou Helbling 12:45 PM 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 7:15 PM
Eucharistic Adoration Children’s Choir Rehearsal Legion of Mary Teen Choir Rehearsal Returning Catholics Invite 2.0
Chapel Church Room B Church Room A Chapel
THU May 4
12:10 PM Anna Marie Dumlao (L) 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Social Justice Meeting MOMS Prayer & Meditation Spring Grief Workshop
Cryroom Room B Chapel
FRI May 5
12:10 PM Hyeon Jeong Kwon Angela (L) 6:00 PM Italian Catholic Federation Meeting Room A
SAT May 6
10:00 AM Anointing Mass for the Sick & Luncheon Chapel
SUN May 7
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM
Richard Herz Juan Garcia Maria Angeles Santana Maria Branco
10:00 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 12:15 PM
Donut Sunday RCIA Inquiry Baptism Rite of Welcome Baptism Preparation Class 2
Vestibule Room A Church Room A & B
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Scripture Readings May 7 Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10
Invite 2.0 St. Elizabeth Seton Chapel Wednesdays, May 3 thru 5/24, 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Invite 2.0 is to help explore the big questions – to find a deeper sense of your spiritual side. Is there something bigger out there? It is a place for you to slow down, listen to some soft music, watch a short thought-provoking video, and explore your thoughts and hearts in small group discussions with others. If you are interested in joining the Invite 2.0 team, contact Roxanne Rasmussen at [email protected].
For information call Matt Gray at (925) 202-5425 or [email protected].
Talk on Conscience St. Elizabeth Seton Chapel Friday, May 12 at 7:00 PM
Gus Nystrom uses two books/movies to highlight training and following conscience. "Les Miserables" provides two great examples from the time of the French Revolution. The book "In Solitary Witness" provides what may be the best known examples (from the lives of Franz Joseph Jagerstater and his wife Franziska during the start of WWII). The talk will mostly be serious, but the closing will be joyous. "Les Miserables" was written by Victor Hugo in 1862. "In Solitary Witness" was written by Gordon Zahn in 1986. The Jagerstater story will appear in movie form under the name "St. Radegund" (their small town in Austria), highlighting the Jagerstater's rock-solid love.
Any questions, contact Gus at (925) 551-8064.
1st Wednesdays at Main Street The Catholic Community of Pleasanton has a booth at downtown Pleasanton's First Wednesdays Summer Street Fairs. Please visit our booth between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM from May to August! The Teen Choir performs a few songs and our Confirmation Teens provide face painting for the kids. We talk to people about our Church and our faith. It's a non-threatening way to begin sharing our faith! Mark your calendars to visit the CCOP booth (near Dean's Cafe on Main Street).
RCIA: Come and See The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process that adults complete to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.
Grief Workshop St. Elizabeth Seton Church Second and Fourth Thursday Evenings, 7:30 PM May 25 June 8 and 22 July 13 and 27 August 10 and 24
Join us bi-monthly and let us accompany you on your healing journey. No pre-registration is necessary. These sessions are open to all, regardless of religious affiliation. For more information, call Eleanor Flatley at (925) 846-8708.
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Roy Haley Maria Goetz
Kathy Johnson Lorraine Hanna
Anny Manor Paul Miller
Terri Campbell Bea Gifford
Bella de Asis David Reason
Vicki Latta
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED
Xavier Jayaraj Esmenia Lemon
Paz Perez Orantes Patricia Ann Herrera
Isaak Escamilla Angela E. Scatena
Brigid Teresa Corcoran
Marie Garibaldi Jerome Paul Dow
Thomas V. Malone Gloria Ann Andrada
Bob O’Neill Dominic Rich
J.O. Splitzstoser
VBS Registration Registration is now open for our 2017 Vacation Bible School, which will take place from 9:00 AM-12:30PM on June 19 – 23. This year’s theme is Maker Fun Factory: Created by God, Built for a Purpose. Enter a world where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they're lovingly crafted by God thru Bible Discovery, Game Makers, Imagination Station, Sound Wave Sing and Play, Snack Factory, Kid Vid Cinema and a lot of other amazing stuff! VBS is open to children from age 4th through 5th grade (2016/2017 school year). Preschool spaces are limited. Registration must be postmarked by May 13. For more information and to download a registration form go to www.catholicsofpleasanton.org and click on “Vacation Bible School”. Forms are also available in the Faith Formation Office.
VBS Needs Your Help! Please pray about how you can be involved in VBS this year. It takes over 100 volunteers to put on our Vacation Bible School. We need adults to be crew leaders, lead the song, game and bible adventure stations. Please visit our website at www.catholicsofpleasanton.org and go to the Vacation Bible School Page for description of each of these positions or to sign up. We can’t do it without you!
Adult Confirmation Adults interested in preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation please contact Matt Gray at (925) 202-5425, for more information.
Spring Faith Formation Series The Search for Happiness
St. Elizabeth Seton Church - 7:00 PM May 2: Happiness through Jesus’s Teachings May 9: Happiness / The Church and the Meaning Of Our Lives
We were created for happiness. Every person yearns for happiness and the search captivates our being. We have an innate desire to be happy, and our actions are controlled by this desire. At times, we recognize and act upon that which brings us happiness. Other times the right path to happiness is in front of us but we don’t spot the signs. Join us as we discuss God’s desire and design for our happiness and the signs he places in our lives. Series Leaders: Rev. Kwame Assenyoh & Henry Correa
