S e c o n d S u n d a y o f E a s t e r
B e S p i r i t f i l l e d a n d m a k e d i s c i p l e s !
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37588 Fremont Blvd. Fremont 94536
Parish: (510) 797-1660 School: (510) 793-3553
Preschool: (510) 793-2013 [email protected]
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Weekend Weekday
5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil) Mon. - Fri.: 7:00 & 8:15 am
7:15 am | 9:00 am Wednesday: 6:30 pm
10:45 am | 12:30 pm 1st Friday: 7:30 pm
5:00 pm Saturday: 7:00 & 8:15 am
Mass Schedule
Sunday of Divine Mercy
Our Vision: Be a
flourishing community of
intentional disciples
shining as beacons of
Christ.
Pray for Our Recently Departed Bernice Voorhees, Arely Santos Ratcliff,
Patrick Jatiram
Please note: Our prayer list is refreshed every week. Feel free to call the office to include your loved one for the week: (510)
Pray for our Sick Joseph Figuerido, Narsimhan, Connie Avila,
Keilani Waxdeck, James Gentes, Sherry Glover
Anniversary Blessings Sarah & Arnel Avila
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Confession Saturday: 3:30 pm Thursday before 1st Fri-day: 3:30 pm Weekdays: Call for an appointment.
Eucharis c Adora on Perpetual Adoration is ongoing in our Governo House Adoration Chap-el. Temporarily closed 9 pm—6 am.
Anoin ng of the Sick First Saturday (except January) at 12:00 pm. All seniors and those seriously ill or anticipat-ing surgery are invited to attend. Next Mass: June 1. (No Mass in May due to 1st Communion.)
Sacraments For Baptism, First Com-munion, Confirmation, Adult Sacraments, Mar-riage, Anointing of the Sick or Funeral call the office at 510-797-1660 or check out holyspiritfremont.org.
First Friday Mass Next Mass: May 3, 7:30 pm
New to Holy Spirit? Welcome! To register, please visit the Rectory Office or go online at holyspiritfremont.org/join-our-community
Sunday, April 28 | Second Sunday Sunday—Sunday of Divine Mercy Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31
5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil)
Charles Milz †, Lucila Padlan †, Tam Vu †
7:15 am Jean Cunningham, Joseph & Helen Kane †, Elfriede Hubmann
9:00 am Prudencia Raguindin †, Jack & Andrea Wilcox, Nathan & Desi Orduno
10:45 am Irene Drobick †
12:30 pm Jose & Simeona Albano, Dolores & Pedro Tavara †, Felicitas Bayot †
5:00 pm Ramon Sugay, Ememorita Gonzales †, Tricia Alyana Dicen
Monday, April 29 | Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8
7:00 am Angeles & Mays Family, Malia Matoto
8:15 am Bernadine Goularte †, Recey Ignacio
Tuesday, April 30 | Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15
7:00 am Jordan L. Bisek †, Reynaldo Kintanar †
8:15 am Felicitas Bayot †, Castillio & Kirk Families
Wednesday, May 1 | Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 — 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58
7:00 am Jerry Goodman †, Ellie Law
8:15 am Joseph Louis Silva Jr †, Tien Oanh Family
6:30 pm Alicia Ong †, David Bettencourt †
Thursday, May 2 | Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36
7:00 am Rose Ching Allosa †, Cynthia Mowry
8:15 am Alexander Aguirre, Josh & Marcia
Friday, May 3 | Friday of the Second Week of Easter
1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14
7:00 am Ignacio G. Yumena †, Domingo Fernandes †
7:30 pm Alexandre Simoes †, Flaviano Naranja †
Saturday, May 4 | Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21
7:00 am Arley Ratcliff †
8:15 am Irene Drobick †, Kanchana & Brenda Monlux †
3:00 pm Anjelo Gonzales †
11:00 am Irene Drobick †, Alexandre Simoes †
8:15 am Francisco Willy Bagunu †, Sumi Nanda Family & Narsi Family
Birthday Blessings Peter Salas
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What’s Happening at Holy Spirit?
Our Lady of Fatima May - October 2019 | Church
Join us for Mass in honor of Our Lady of Fatima on the 13th day of each month (with the exception of October) beginning Monday, May 13, 2019, at 6:30 pm. Subsequent Masses are on: June 13; Ju-ly 13; August 13; September 13; and October 12.
Filipino Society $5 Meal Apr 28 | Peace Center
The Filipino Society is hosting its $5 Meal Deal after all the morn-ing and 12:30 pm Masses. Proceeds benefit the baptismal font pro-ject.
Parish Festival
Save the date! Our Annual Parish Festival is on Sunday, June 9, 2019! Enjoy a day of fellowship, good food, games, and entertain-ment. We look forward to seeing you there!
2019 Bishop’s Appeal: Rebuild My Church
We are called to assist in rebuilding Christ’s Church. The annual appeal helps sustain vital ministries and programs throughout the Diocese of Oakland. The financial support we provide will help the Bishop Barber “maintain the health and vibrancy of our Catholic community.”
Jackson Rancheria Casino Trip
The Filipino Society is hosting another fundraising casino trip. We’re going to Jackson Rancheria on Saturday, May 25th. Tickets are $40 each, with a $20 return. We’ll leave Holy Spirit at 8am sharp for a day of fun and jackpots! For tickets or information, please contact Maryanne Gacusan (510-289-0382) or Mung Ber-nardo (510-710-8007).
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From the Desk of Dcn. Steve... Alleluia, our Easter season has begun!
A feast of new birth, new beginnings, salvation renewed, a new 50-day season of Grace and a time of joy. The best example of this was witnessing our own newest members of our family, here at Holy Spirit Church, on Saturday night at our Easter vigil. They have gone through a transformation journey with Christ. They have looked deep within themselves, they asked deep questions, they prayed, they developed their own personal faith in God. They were altogether nervous, anxious, and truly excited to receive their sacraments, and fully join our Catho-lic family. Now as our newest brothers and sisters, we as a parish, as a family in Christ, need to be there for them just as our God is there for us. May God’s blessings be poured upon you just like with the water of Baptism. May you see and feel God’s presence in and around you when you receive the Holy Eucharist. And with Confirmation, may the Holy Spirit continue to guide you through the good and tough times, especially helping those in need, using your God-given gifts to be there for your Brothers, Sisters, and Mother. Amen.
Here’s the Sitch... Hello my dear parishioners, Embracing the spirit of Maintenance to Mission, I would like to use this new platform – Here’s the Sitch – to keep you “in the know” with some of the developments we have made and are happening at this time. You’ll be hearing from me about the status of projects periodically. • Baptismal Font—We resubmitted the revised plans to the city and received a new permit. Also, we have
the fabricator working on the shop drawings. The estimated time for completion is around Thanksgiving with the bulk of the demolition over the summer months. Please excuse the dust.
• Holy Spirit Parish and School are working on a joint project – a Meditation Garden. We are getting bids for the new prayer space which will be located in the former Prayer Learning Center near the Pre-School.
• Gift Shop—We’re almost in the homestretch! Things are starting to take shape. We hope to reopen by mid-May.
Thank you always for your generous support as we continue to live as missionary disciples. Sincerely, Fr. Ken
FORMED pick of the week
Go to holyspiritfremont.formed.org, or go to our homepage at holyspiritfremont.org and click the link to be taken to FORMED. Our pick of the week will be on the top of the Community page. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, reveals the urgency to live and share the powerful message of Divine Mercy. He explains the basics of the Divine Mercy feast, image, novena, chaplet, and hour of mercy, and
how to incorporate them into your spiritual life. Discover God’s transformative message of Divine Mercy.
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Clergy Fr. Kenneth L. Sales, Pastor 510-456-4964 Fr. Lee Chompoochan, Parochial Vicar 510-797-1660 Fr. Matthew Murray, Parochial Vicar 510-456-4965 Dcn. Rigo Cabezas, Dir. of Rel. Ed. 510-456-4975 Dcn. Chuck Glover, Pastoral Care 510-789-8652 Dcn. Steve Lewellyn, RCIA 510-797-1660 Dcn. Tim Roberto, RCIA 510-598-7408 Dcn. Emeritus Richard Yee, Retired
Departments Business/Maintenance: Jeff Van der Sluis (510) 456-4970 Facilities Scheduling: Rosalyn Jose (510) 456-4995 Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Office: (510) 456-4974 Music: Paul Orella (510) 673-3873 Safe Environment: Keiru Bakke (510) 456-4972 St. Vincent de Paul : (510) 797-3672
We’re Open! Parish Office:
M-F. 9:00 - 5:00 Closed Wednesday Sat. & Sun. 9:00 - 2:00
Faith Formation/De Sousa House Office:
M-Th 8:30 - 4:30
Gift Shop: Temporarily closed for remodeling
Parish Library: Sun. 9:00 - 12:30
Kidzone 9 am, 10:45 am,
& 12:30 pm Masses We offer free care for your preschooler every Sunday. We are located downstairs beneath the church. Please stop by and visit us! More info call Fran at (510) 456-4974.
What’s Happening at Holy Spirit? Ushers and Greeters
Our parish continuously needs Ushers and Greeters to assist during our Masses. To volun-teer, please stop by the Rectory Office and com-plete an application.
Alpha Continues Through Easter Wednesdays, 7:00 pm | De Sousa House
The Alpha team invites you to dinner followed by a short video presentation and conversations about faith, life, and Jesus. For info, call Dcn. Rigo at 510-456-4975. All faith levels welcome.
Nat’l Child Abuse Prevention Month
Every April, Catholic parishes and schools across the U.S. participate in National Child Abuse Prevention Month. While dioceses work year-round to prevent abuse, during April a spe-cial emphasis is placed on the importance of learning how to protect the vulnerable (from catholiccurrent.org).
KidZone
KidZone is hiring for the Sunday Program! Ap-plicants must be 21+ yrs., have experience work-ing with preschool-age children, and is full of energy! Work hours are 1-2 Sundays each month, 8:30 am-2:00 pm. Please contact Fran at (510) 456-4974 for more information.
Holy Spirit Preschool
Holy Spirit Preschool offers a partnership be-tween home and school. We are dedicated to developing the whole child by providing quality, well-rounded Catholic education for the pre-school-aged child focusing on spiritual, aca-demic, social, emotional, and physical growth in a safe, caring environment. Space limited. Schedule a tour (510) 793-2013.
Adoration Chapel
Spend one hour with the Lord. To sign up, go to www.holyspiritfremont.org, click on the button ‘Sign up for Adoration Pro,’ choose “Weekly Commitment’ then click on ‘Sign up.’ You may also stop by the Rectory Office to sign up for Adoration.
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St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry
Heading to the store this week? Consider pick-ing up a few items for our SVdP food pantry:
Canned Green Beans Spam Tomato Sauce
Please drop off non-perishable food donations at the rectory office. Thanks for your support!
Sunday, April 14 $ 35, 507
Giving
Special Collections coming up: Holy Spirit School | May 5
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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And
You shall renew the face of the earth.
Please note: All food donated must be in facto-ry sealed packages/containers.
A/V Team
Do you like working with cameras, sound equip-ment, etc.? Join the A/V Team! After complet-ing the internship, each team member receives $27.50 per Mass worked. Must be 16+ yrs. old and willing to work at the 5 pm Mass on Satur-day; and/or 7:15 am, 5 pm Masses on Sunday. Space is limited. Please contact Jeff at [email protected] for more info.
Join Our Staff!
Would you like to share the talents you’ve been blessed with? We are looking for a Gift Shop Manager. For more info, contact Jeff at [email protected] or go to holy-spiritfremont.org/announcements.
Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Catholic Charities of the East Bay helps people in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties who are struggling with poverty and other complex is-sues. To learn more about this work and how you can get involved, please join a Transforming Lives Tour. Our work includes: preventing homelessness; helping young people stay in school, despite pervasive community violence; crisis counseling and family support for victims of crime; immigration legal services and refugee resettlement. To register, please visit http://www.cceb.org/get-involved/transforming-lives-tour/ For more information, contact Stephan Pippen at [email protected] or 510.768.3133.
May 2, 2019 - National Day of Prayer
The Nat’l Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by Pres. Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was amended by both the House and Senate and signed into law by Pres. Ronald Reagan desig-nating the first Thursday of May as a day of na-tional prayer. Every president since 1952 has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation.
Prayer & Song Retreat w/ Sarah Hart Sat, May 4, 2019 | 1-9 pm
St. John the Baptist Church, El Cerrito, will host the youth retreat for 5th-12th graders with LA Youth Day and World Youth Day speaker Sarah Hart. $25 registration fee includes snack, din-ner, and admission to evening concert. For more info or to register, please visit www.prayerandsongretreat.org or contact Andy Gutiérrez: 510.232.5659/[email protected]
From our Youngest Stewards Abbey, Adiv, Aiden, Athena, Celestina, Dylan, Ellie,
Esperanza, Josefina, Langston, Noah, Ohaan
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Our Father Series will resume 05.12.19
