Church of the Transfiguration 4000 E. Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, CA 94552-4908

(510) 538-7941 Fax (510) 538-7983 E-mail: transfig_office@sbcglobal.net Website: www.transfigchurch.com October 22, 2017

Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon John A. Mignano ● Deacon Timothy L. Moore ● Deacon Burton J. Rigley

LITURGICAL MINISTRY: Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), 60 Plus or Minus Club, Cursillo Group

SAINT VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY: (510) 274-0830 Serving our community.

SICK & HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: Claudia Paquette, (510) 537-8986

STEWARDSHIP: Chairperson, Ed Coelho, (510) 881-5705 WINGS “Women in God’s Spirit”: Trish Ferrari, (510) 329-9407 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Monica Corona, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Alfonso Corona III transfig.oasis@gmail.com PARISH OFFICE: Phone: (510) 538-7941 Fax: (510) 538-7983 Hours: 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday (Closed between 12:00 & 1:00 p.m.) Friday, 9:00a.m. — 12:00 Noon - Saturday & Sunday—Closed Secretary, Gloria Meeker Secretary/Bookkeeper, Phyllis Moore

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturdays 4:00 p.m. Sundays 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. (Except First Fridays - 9:30 a.m.) Communion Service - Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. BAPTISMS: Pre-baptismal class is required. Class is held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory. Please call the Parish Office, (510) 538-7941, to register. MATRIMONY: Six months advance notice required. Please call the parish office. WEDDING COORDINATOR: Mel Speed (510) 909-9334 or melspeed@live.com FUNERALS: Please contact the funeral home of your choice and then the parish office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director, Patrice Ballinger (510) 537-1502 or TransfigCCD@aol.com RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Please call the parish office. MUSIC MINISTRY: Director, Alexander Katsman (510) 538-7941, Ext. 302 or Transfig_Music@sbcglobal.net

Mission Statement: “Transfiguring Our Community Through Faith”

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017

“Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God.”

— Matthew 22:21

Mass Intentions (October 21– 28, 2017) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Chester A. Kuta Sun. 7:30 a.m. Bob Hansen 9:00 a.m. For the People 11:00 a.m. Juliana Monteiro Mon. 8:00 a.m. Rev. Lupe Sanchez Tues. 8:00 a.m. Vincent Rodrigues Wed. 8:00 a.m. Louis & Patricia Georges Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Eugene Cooper Fri. 8:00 a.m. Fr. John Crumlish Sat. 4:00 p.m. Jane Healey

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of October 14th & 15th will be in next week’s bulletin. Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.

We extend a warm welcome to new parishioners. Please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office. This helps us to serve you better.

Special Collection Envelopes When using the “Special Collection” envelopes, please write the name of the collection on the envelope. You may also write the name of the collection in the memo line of your check. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

Please call the Parish Office to register.

Coffee and Donuts Nhat & Kathleen Nguyen will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is

Monday, 4:30 p.m. Thank you for your support!

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, October 23, 2017 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

POWER STRUGGLE Power struggles occur on every level of society, from the world stage to relationships at work, to our own homes. We struggle for position in the hierarchy of power: Who has power over whom? How do they wield it? What is the source of that power? What is the healthy response? In this Sunday’s Gospel reading the Pharisees engage Jesus in a power struggle over whether Jews should show trib-ute to Caesar by paying taxes. Jesus’ response puts this and every struggle for power into perspective. In harmony with the words of Isaiah and Paul, Jesus teaches us that God is the ultimate source of all power—the power of earthly rulers, the Pharisees, Jesus, the Church, and the power within ourselves. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

October, Month of the Rosary

Did you know? We will be taking an attendance count at all of the Masses during the month of October.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a process for adults who wish to become Catholics. They meet weekly for several months to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First Communion at the Easter Vigil. The low-key and confidential meetings are where we share our spirituality as well as discuss the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Adult Catholics who have been baptized and have re-ceived First Communion but not Confirmation are wel-come to join if they wish to be confirmed in a diocesan ceremony in February. Classes will be held on Monday evenings, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Rectory beginning October 23, 2017.

Congratulations to the parents of: Maliah Marie Bargas-Good who was baptized here last weekend.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall following the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Friday, November 3rd. Our hosts for the meeting will be Dorothy Maisel, Barbara Coelho, Bernice Ferguson, Shirley Thornally and Pat Moeller. If you plan to attend, please sign up today so our hosts can accommodate eve-ryone. Bingo will be played after the meeting.

Credit, Debit, and Electronic Check Offerings If you would like to make your Sunday offering by credit or debit card, or electronic check, please go to our website: transfigchurch.com, and click on the “Donate” tab. From there, click on the “Donate Now” button to be taken to a secure website to complete the setup of your offering.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b Psalm: 96—Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Sunday: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Mission Day Monday: St. John of Capistrano Tuesday: St. Anthony Mary Claret Saturday: Ss. Simon and Jude

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinner Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinner: December 5—Chicken Picata If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Information: Call Len Tallo, President at 510-912-5730.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church 3433 Somerset Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Saint Vincent de Paul Mission Helping the Homeless—Those in Need.

FREE Soup, Sandwiches (Other Food Items)

When: Every Wednesday—4:00 p.m. Where: 3433 Somerset Ave., Castro Valley

Follow Anita Ave.—Couple of blocks up from Castro Valley Boulevard

Transfiguration Children’s Choir We would like to invite our 1st through 5th graders to join Transfiguration Children’s Choir and experience the gift of singing and praising God in song. Choir practices are on Mondays at 4:40 p.m. We sing once a month at 9:00 a.m. CCD Sunday Mass. We also sing at the wonderful Christmas concert and at the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve! Please call Music Ministry Director Alexander Katsman at (510) 538-7941, ext. 302 or email him at:

Transfig_Music@sbcglobal.net We look forward to hearing from you!

St. Vincent de Paul Collection There will be a second collection for our Society of St. Vincent de Paul on the weekend of October 28 and 29. St. Vincent de Paul is our outreach to the poor in our parish. We help our needy neighbors by providing assistance for food, transportation, and other household assistance. Last month SVdP volunteers provided assis-tance to 216 needy neighbors, many of whom were chil-dren. Over 99% of the money you contribute goes di-rectly to the poor. We hope you will be generous once again so we can continue to help the poor. If you are interested in finding out more about SVdP and possibly becoming a member, contact Carl Bellone at: carl.bellone@gmail.com or call the parish office.

T L I F D

Our Confirmation Class is at it again! Our Teenagers are planning their

Second Parish Fund Raiser Dinner. They are, once again, teaming with the

Buon Tempo Club for a FAMILY event at a family friendly price. Adults $15.00 and kids $10.00.

Mark your Calendar…..

Sunday, November 19

Tickets will be on sale TWO WEEKENDS ONLY! October 28/29 & November 4/5 (as long as they last)

We SOLD OUT FAST last year, so get your party

together right now and be prepared to purchase. Don’t miss this Wonderful evening for parishioners of

ALL ages! A True Family Event!

Classes, as usual, this week.

Confirmation C I : Class, as usual, this week. P.G.O. U : Thank you to our Candidates for accepting the invitation to grow in Faith by attending a Regional Youth Rally. L S : We recognize and Thank our “Kindness” class for serving at today’s 9:00 Mass as our Greeters, Ushers, Gift Bearers and Lectors. We also recognize and Thank our parishioners for your support of our Youth.

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LETTER FROM POPE FRANCIS THE “JOY OF THE GOSPEL” CONTINUED...

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#207

The economy and the distribution of income

Any Church community, if it thinks it can comforta-bly go its own way without creative concern and ef-fective cooperation in helping the poor to live with dignity and reaching out to everyone, will also risk breaking down, however much it may talk about so-cial issues or criticize governments. It will easily drift into a spiritual worldliness camouflaged by reli-gious practices, unproductive meetings and empty talk. Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Last week we talked about the responsibility of wise personal, family, local and national economic decisions. Pope Francis reminds us this week that Church communities like Transfig-uration also have similar responsibilities. As a parish community and as followers of Christ, we have a duty of concern and effective cooperation in helping the poor to live with dignity. When we do this, we will more than likely upset some authorities or indi-viduals. We must be ready to say or do what is right, otherwise we drift into a worldly spirituality and as Pope Francis often reminds us, we become ideo-logues and use our religious practice as camouflage. Our common humanity, our sincere following of Christ does not give us the false security of sitting on the fence.