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Parish Office: 510-530-0761 Office Hours: 9:00-3:00 Sunday-Thursday

Info@DivineMercyOak.org - DivineMercyOak.org

Office/St. Lawrence Church 3725 High St.—St. Paschal Church 3700 Dorisa Ave.

is real in Oakland, CA

Mercy of God Jesus called us to demonstrate that the

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 21, 2019

Welcome to our new Facilities Coordinator, Bert Morrison! If you see him around be sure to say hi. You can reach Bert at facilities@divinemercyoak.org or by calling the office.

Welcome!

Divine Mercy Corner

This year's Parish Picnic and Potluck will be located at our beautiful campus of St. Paschal Baylon church site - 3700 Dorisa Ave. Please plan to attend. We’re planning some fun games including soccer, lively entertainment and, of course, delicious food and raffle.

Raffle Prizes This year’s raffle once again includes an Xbox plus $500 cash. Get your raffle tickets in the parish office or after Mass. Your input, help and support are needed in the planning and for the day of the picnic. For more information please contact Terry Gleeson, Committee Chair at 510-695-6145 or email info@divinemercyoak.org.

Help Needed Volunteers needed the day of the picnic to set-up, cook, run the games and clean-up. (We need someone to coordinate a soccer game, too.) If you can volunteer to help with any of these please contact Vanessa in the parish office at 510-530-0761 or the email above. Next planning meeting is Tuesday, July 30th at 5:00 p.m. at St. Paschal.

A Mindset of Service

Sister Faustina was a young, uneducated nun in a con-vent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland during the 1930s. She came from a poor family that struggled during the years of World War I. She had only three years of simple education, so hers were the humblest tasks in the convent, usually in the kitchen or garden. However, she received extraordinary revelations — or messages — from our Lord Jesus. Jesus asked Sr. Faustina to record these experiences, which she com-piled into notebooks. These notebooks are known today as the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, and the words contained within are God's loving message of Di-vine Mercy

Though the Divine Mercy message is not new to the teachings of the Church, Sr. Faustina's Diary sparked a great movement, and a strong and significant focus on the mercy of Christ. Saint John Paul II canonized Sr. Faustina in 2000 making her the "first saint of the new millennium."

There’s a lot of traveling, delivering, and visiting going on in our readings today. In Genesis Abra-ham cares for the needs of three mysterious travel-ers. The psalm responds, celebrating the kind of righteousness that Abraham practices. Then, in his letter to the Colossians, Saint Paul describes his own ministry as almost like a delivery service: he, God’s steward, brings the word of God to their community. Finally, Luke’s Gospel shares the well-known story of Mary and Martha, and the different ways they welcome Jesus into their home. Amid all this coming and going, we are invited to pay atten-tion to the ways we tend to the needs of others. Each of us can ask, How am I present to God and others in my life? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Parish Picnic 8.11.19

We’re providing Online Giving so that you have the option to manage your contributions online in the convenience of your own home, day or night, with a safe and secure indus-try leader. You can offer gifts one time or recurring weekly, monthly or even yearly. You can use your credit card, checking or savings account. Simply set-up an ac-count at divinemercyoak.org under “stewardship”.

Don’t forget to check out our FORMED community page: oaklandcatholic.formed.org for the best Catholic content. Free movies, books, audio programs and children series. Take advantage of this faith building opportunity this Summer!

After Mass Hospitality Saturday Vigil Mass at St. Paschal will continue to have after Mass hospitality once a month on the 3rd Saturday. The 8:30 Sunday Mass hospitality is on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at St. Pas-chal Hall.

S T E W A R D S H I P July 14th $ 6,597 Online Giving $ 442 Bishop’s Appeal $14,701 % of Goal 60%

Thank you for your generosity!

O n l i n e G i v i n g

National Night Out 2019 Divine Mercy parishioners you are all invited! Join us and our fellow neighbors as we gather for the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th, between 7-9:00 p.m.in the court-yard of the church at 3701 High St. National Night Out (NNO) is a unique event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and is held the first Tuesday in August. NNO has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partner-ships. Research shows that when neighbors know each other, neighborhoods are safer. As in previous years our St. Vincent de Paul Society is hosting by providing refreshments. Please join us and bring a potluck dish to share.

Sister Mario Farewell Our dear Sister Mario is retiring after 67 years of ser-vice and ministry. She has been such a blessing to us and many of God’s people over the years. Please join us as we celebrate Sister Mario at Mass on Sunday, July 28th at 10:30 a.m. followed by a luncheon after-ward in the Gym on High St. to honor Sister. Although complimentary we need anyone attending the lunch to RSVP by July 21st so we order enough food. Please call the office to RSVP. Thank you.

College Student Blessings All college bound students are invited for a special blessing at Mass on Sunday, August 18th at the 10:30 Mass followed by light refreshments in the Holy Family Room.

Solemnity of the Assumption August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a Holy Day of obligation. We will celebrate Mass at St. Lawrence at 6:30 a.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. Bilingual. At St. Paschal we will celebrate Mass at 8:30 a.m.

M a s s I n t e n t i o n s

Sat. Vigil, July 20 4:00 Dorisa JoAnn Walker & Support Team

5:30 High Gertrude Ennis

Sunday, July 21 8:30 Dorisa Eddie & Eleanor Walker

10:30 High People of the Parish

1:00 High Julio Cesar Davila

Monday, July 22 8:30 High Tony Da Silva

Tuesday, July 23 8:30 High Thomas Gleeson

Wednesday, July 24 8:30 Dorisa Aaron Lawson

6:30 High Desiree Rodgers

Thursday, July 25 8:30 High Anne Madej

Friday, July 26 8:30 High Miro Damele

Saturday, July 27 4:00 Dorisa JoAnn Walker & Support Team

5:30 High Ernesto Chan

Sunday, July 28 8:30 Dorisa

10:30 High Familia Ortega-Alonso

1:00 High People of the Parish

.Pray for the Sick and Homebound: Rhea Rodgers, Zema Daniels, Gloria Jean Dawson, Loretta Cuttery, Raymond Raffaelli, Richard Rodgers, Margie Fong, Zachary Wallace, Carol & Jerry Fischenich, Kathy Ditlefsen, Martin Lopez, Richard Ratto, Robert McNair, Barbara McNair, Martha Barrett, Vincent Killingsworth, Lynda Halopoff, Guy Dindinger, Richard Cortez, Louise & Christian Camarillo, Gloria Raffaelli, Jesus Manuel Negrete, Sabrina Coleman, Gloria Mesqueda, Sue Ann Dunford, David Pantalone, Stephen Pantalone, Richard Selby, Scott Hall, Bill Slon, Kathie Slon, and Helen Weber

Pray for the Recently Deceased: Bishop Robert Christian+

Homebound Parishioners If anyone listed on Ministry to the Sick would like to receive Holy Communion at home, please contact Sister Mario at 510-530-0761 x104 as she coordinates our lay ministers to the sick and Homebound.

BAPTISMS: Please contact the office to discuss the steps to Baptism for your children. We offer Baptism preparation classes in Spanish 1st Monday of the month; in English 2nd Monday @ 7:00 p.m. MARRIAGE: Engaged couples should contact the pastor at least 6 months prior to desired wedding date. Marriage Preparation is required. BECOMING CATHOLIC (R.C.I.A.) Contact Fr. Matthew Murray at 510-530-0761 ext 106 SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Before Masses Sunday, or Wednesday 7-8:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence, or call the office for an appointment

Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services 800-498-4989 St. Vincent de Paul Society Help Line 510-424-3539

M a s s S c h e d u l e

St. Lawrence 3725 High St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Vigil Saturday 5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Vietnamese)

Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. (Spanish)

St. Paschal 3700 Dorisa Ave Wednesday 8:30 a.m. 1st Friday 8:30 a.m.

Vigil Saturday 4 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Divine Mercy Devotion Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Mass & Devotion

(3725 High St)

Pray the Chaplet in song, Confessions, and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Readings for the Week Find the daily readings for the week along with special feast days via our website: divinemercyoak.org

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Our Core Values

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