Church of St. Leo The Great Roman Catholic Church Piedmont Avenue at Ridgeway

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MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Friday: 12:10pm Saturday: 8:00am Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm Chinese

OUR WARMEST WELCOME to all who worship with our parish community, whether long time residents or new arrivals. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and put it in the collection basket or mail it to the rectory.

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~OUR PARISH MISSION~ As a worshipping Roman Catholic parish family, the community of Saint Leo the Great seeks to encourage the active practice of Christ-like love by each of us. By sharing our God-given talents and resources, we aim to respond to the needs and concerns of our members while striving to establish God’s reign of love on earth as it is in heaven.

PARISH STAFFRev. Joseph T. Nguyen, Parochial Administrator Dac Cao, Permanent Deacon Richard Kochenburger, Parish Council President Marilynne Homitz, Finance Council Chair Thanh Vu, Maintenance Judith Sumida, Parish Secretary IN RESIDENCE WEEKEND MINISTERS Rev. Jeff Finley, CPPS., Rev. Bryan Krumholtz, OP. SCHOOL OF ST. LEO THE GREAT Sonya Simril, School Principal 4238 Howe St., Oakland, CA 94611 Phone: 1-510-654-7828 Fax: 1-510-654-5314 www.stleothegreat.org ST. MARY’S CEMETERY 4592 Howe St., Oakland, CA 94611 Please note: Announcements for the Bulletin are due in the parish office by 12:00pm on Thursday one week prior to the weekend’s bulletin. Email announcements to stleo@pacbell.net

SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 - 4:30PM and by appointment. Baptisms: 2nd Saturday of the month (for 2020) at 10:00AM. Baptism Preparation: 1st Sunday of the month at 12:15PM. Please register at least 1 month ahead. Matrimony: Please call the office at least six months ahead. For Anointing of the Sick, Funerals and Faith Formation: please call the parish office.

PARISH OFFICE 176 Ridgeway Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611 Hours: Mon. 9:30am - 2:30pm, Tue. - Thur. 9:30am - 4:00pm Phone 1-510-654-6177 Fax: 1-510-654-4203 Email: stleo@pacbell.net Website: www.churchofstleothegreat.org

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In the charity of your prayers, please remember: Carol Adam, Rebecca Bautista, Leticia Becerril, Carmen Cervantes, Jim Colby, Joseph Connol-ly, Glenda Corey, Stephany Cross, Alejandro Domingo, Jr., Lois Dyer, Necitas Ernando,

Juanita Estrellas, Elizabeth Fadrilan, Arleen Fadrilan, Rita Ferretti, Clifford Franco, Janne Fujimoto, Daniel Hagerty, Donald Hatchett, Fr. Timothy Johnson, Sheila Killian, An-thony Koci, Ann and Maria Koci, Herminia Koneff, Rita Lit-ton, John McCamman, Karla Moran McFadden, Fr. Hank Ormond, Kim Panganiban, Jane Renoir, Juanita Reyes, Stephen Ricci, Joel Rivera, Maria Salinas, Herbert Seidel, Liliane Tripp, Delores Wilcox, Russell Zanardi and all parishioners who are ill. (Please call the office to have a name removed from this list).

This Week's Calendar (Week of November 16 - November 22, 2020)

Mon. 1:00pm Scripture Study: cancelled Rectory

(Week of November 16 - November 22, 2020) Monday 12:10pm Nona Nelson & Family Tuesday 12:10pm Austin Nelson & Family Wednesday 12:10pm Jean Nelson & Family Thursday 12:10pm Joseph Marelli & Family Friday 12:10pm Thanksgiving: Viteri Family & Friends, living and deceased Saturday 8:00am Giana Marelli & Family 5:00pm Henry Des Rosiers† Sunday 8:30am Fr. Richard McAlear 11:00am Mary Pat Thornton†

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The woman who fears the LORD is to be praised (Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31). Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord (Psalm 128). Second Reading — Brothers and sisters, you are children of the light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6). Gospel — Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities (Matthew 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lection-ary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION (CCHD)

Next week our second collection will support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Forty million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs that empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and posi-tive change to their communities. To donate directly to CCHD, go to www.cchdeastbay.org. You may also donate by send-ing your donation to St. Leo’s. Make your check out to “Catholic Campaign for Human Development” or your cash donation in an envelope labeled “Catholic Campaign for Hu-man Development” and mail to the parish or drop into the mail slot at the Rectory door. Thank you for your continued gener-osity. To learn more about CCHD, go to www.cchdeastbay.org.

DONATING ONLINE During this time when there are limited public masses or weekly collections to support our church, we will update donation totals on a monthly basis. If you haven’t previously considered online contributions, now would be a great time. You may use: • PayPal (see adjacent announcement); or • an automatic transfer from your Online Banking pro-

gram. CONTACT YOUR BANK to set up secure contri-butions to St. Leo the Great Church, 176 Ridgeway Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611. Your bank will issue a check from your account, sending directly to us. Do-nations can be one time or ongoing. More information is available through your bank’s online services.

SUNDAY GIVING THROUGH PAYPAL Help us, we still have a church to maintain! During the Corona-virus outbreak, while St. Leo’s Church has limited public wor-ship, you can donate your Sunday contribution in the following ways: • by sending it through the mail; • dropping it off at St. Leo’s Office mail-slot; or • by donating via PayPal. To donate by PayPal, go to St.

Leo’s Church website: churchofstleothegreat.org. Click on: ‘Donate’, enter the amount you wish to donate, and whether you wish to make this a monthly donation, and then click on ‘Donate with PayPal’. Thank you for your continued assistance.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL THANKSGIVING FOOD COLLECTION

Thanksgiving Day is on November 26. Many of our neighbors need help if they are to have a delicious holiday dinner. Our parish St. Vin-cent de Paul group will be collecting food to

distribute to those in need. Please gather up your non-perishable, unexpired food donations and bring them to Mass on the weekend of November 21/22. Cash and grocery store gift cards are also most welcome.

BISHOP’S APPEAL 2020 Please make checks payable to “the Bishop’s Appeal”, and write, “St. Leo the Great” in the memo line, bottom left hand of check, thank you.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES BEFORE THE MASS BEGINS. THANK YOU!

LIVING STEWARDSHIP ”The most profound motive for our work is this knowing that we share in creation. Learning the meaning of creation in our daily lives will help us to live holier lives. It will fill the world with the spirit

of Christ, the spirit of justice, charity, and peace”. Laborem Exercens (“On Human Work,” Donders translation), Pope John Paul II, 1981, #25.

PARISHIONER EMAIL ADDRESSES We need your email address to send you notices and our online Sunday Mass during the pandemic. Your email ad-dress will not be shared with others.

CATHOLIC IMMIGRATION SUPPORT NETWORK (Rapid Response Networks): Alameda County: 1-510-241-4011, Contra Costa County: (925) 900-5151, San Francisco: (415) 200-1548

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PRAYER THROUGH NOVEMBER Here at St. Leo’s, we will pray for the dead throughout the month of November. If you would like the community to re-member your loved ones in our prayer, please fill in their names in the special Book on the Altar of Remembrance which is on the left-hand side of the church. These will be added to our honor roll of remembrance.

ALTAR OF REMEMBRANCE A special altar of remembrance for November has been set up in the church for parishioners to place framed photos of loved ones who have died. The altar will be in the alcove by the statue of Mary and will be in place through Monday, November 30, 2020. We will also place a Book of Remem-brance on the altar for you to list loved ones that you would like remembered in masses throughout the month of No-vember. (Please mark your name on the back of the frame for proper return.)

ST. LEO’S OPEN FOR SUNDAY INDOOR MASS Dear Parishioners, Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. We are thrilled to offer the opportunity to participate in indoor Mass at St. Leo the Great Church. The following is the Worship Schedule at St. Leo’s: Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM (videoed with congregation beginning October 31, 2020). Sunday Mass: 11:00AM (with congregation beginning November 1, 2020) Daily Mass: Monday to Friday: 12:10PM (beginning November 2, 2020) Confession: Available by appointment. Outdoor Mass: The 9:00 AM outdoor Mass on Sundays will no longer be available beginning November 1, 2020. Private Mass: The 8:00 AM Mass on Saturdays and 8:30 AM Mass on Sun-days will be celebrated in private by St. Leo’s priests (without congregation) until further notice. Love and prayers, Fr. Joseph Nguyen and the Parish Staff Please see below for St. Leo the Great Church Reopening Protocol

—To avoid spreading COVID-19: • CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE prior to coming to Mass.

If above 100.4, please stay home. • All those entering St. Leo Church must wear a face mask

covering the mouth and nose throughout Mass as well as provide their own hand sanitizer. In case you forget, hand sanitizer will be available inside the church for your use.

• Please ENTER through front main door (Ridgeway Ave.) and EXIT through parking lot door.

• Please sit in designated pews maintaining 6-ft. distance (except families and groups arriving together).

• All liturgical aids (hymnals, missals, brochures, bulletins, etc.) have been removed from the church. The bulletin, Saturday vigil Mass video, and Mass schedule are availa-ble on the parish website.

• Offertory collection and Presentation of Gifts will be omit-ted. Collection boxes are located at the front and parking lot doors for your offering.

• The Sign of Peace will be exchanged briefly through ver-bal/visual means only.

• Reception of Eucharist: • Communion will be distributed during Mass, at the usual

time. • We strongly encourage reception in the hand. • Maintain 6-ft. social distance in a single file between each

communicant in the center aisle. • Exit immediately after Communion through the parking lot

exit.. Parishioners are asked not to congregate after Mass in the vestibule or parking lots but to return directly to their vehicles

RCIA The Journey of Faith begins with your questions. • What is faith? What do Catholics believe and why is it dif-

ferent from other faith traditions? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a ministry to adults who are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. Our RCIA program addresses the conversion needs of: • Adults who have never been baptized; • Adults who have been baptized in another Christian tradi-

tion; and • Adults who were baptized Catholic but have had no in-

struction in the faith or have not received the Sacraments of First Eucharist and/or Confirmation.

RCIA is about growth in faith and growth in a relationship with God. For more information, please contact: Director of Faith Formation: Deacon Dac Cao - daccao1@yahoo.com or: Norah Hippolyte - sltgrcia@gmail.com

WINGS (Women In God’s Spirit) WINGS is a faith enhancement group for women which encourages spiritual growth through prayer, Scripture study, and community. We will meet on

Wednesdays on the Zoom platform from 9:15-11:15am for the rest of this year. If you were a member last year you will auto-matically receive a Zoom invitation. If you’re new to WINGS or wish to sample a meeting, send your email address to Nancy Midlin: midlin.nancy@gmail.com. She will send you the link to Zoom. Our theme for this year is “Strength for the Journey”. November 18th, Chiquita Tuttle, Ph.D., St. Benedict Parish Council Chair : Racism & White Privilege.

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The letters of Paul to the Thessalonians are among his earliest writings, and are driven by his belief and the belief of the entire early Christian community that the return of Christ was immi-nent, and that devoting time or attention to anything else was foolish. As time progressed, this fervor subsided a bit. Today we may wonder, when we hear these readings about the com-ing end-times, if we should take them to heart, if we really be-lieve that Christ still may come upon us as a “thief at night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). Does this mean that we are to stop our long-range goal-setting, get rid of our yearly calendars and planners, or stop putting money in the college education fund? Of course not. What it does mean is that we need to change our lives, living like children of the light and illuminating the world around us with the light of the gospel. Then, on that day, when the details of our daily living become unimportant, we will be ready to find our peace and security in Christ Jesus. Copy-right © J. S. Paluch Co.

“Who prays as they ought will endeavor to live as they pray”. Anonymous

IS GOD CALLING YOU TO BE A SISTER? Come and See! Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul ONLINE Religious Vocation Discernment Retreat. Nov. 20th, 5pm-7pm PST and Nov.-21st 9am-11am PST. Single Catholic Women ages 18-40. Contact: Sr. Lisa Laguna, D.C. 650-949-8890 or 213-210-9903, or Srllaguna@doc1633.org. Find us on Facebook at: Daughters of Charity Vocations U.S., or http://www.daughtersofcharity.com/

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