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 May 15, 2016

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

LITURGICAL MINISTRY: Liturgy Coordinator, Sean Cooper Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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”: Bobbie Blackard,510-581-4149 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Ann McAusland, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or transfigyouthcv@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 Marian Room, Parish Hall. Please call the Parish Office, 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 Director, Martin Mijalski. 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”

Pentecost Sunday May 15, 2016

[I]n one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.

— 1 Corinthians 12:13a

Mass Intentions (May 14-21, 2016) Sat. 4:00p.m. Fr. Declan Deane Sun. 7:30a.m. John Leli 9:00a.m. For the People 11:00a.m. Special Intention for Fr. Herman Leong Mon. 8:00a.m. Ramona Rodriguez, Sandra Carter, and Isabella Regacho Tues. 8:00a.m. Msgr. Charles Hackel Wed. 8:00a.m. Manuel, Francisca and Jose Costa and Family Thurs. 8:00a.m. Joel Sousa Fri. 8:00a.m. Gabriel Ybarra Sat. 4:00p.m. Bill Jenkins

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: May 7th & 8th—$8,512.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) 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.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Baptism Class Note: change of day from Tuesday to Monday

for the month of June only. The next Baptism class will be Monday, June 13, 2016. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is Monday,4:30p.m.

Thank you for your support!

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, May 16, 2016 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Transfiguration Catholic Church

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

Congratulations to the parents of: Caden Cole Cerros who was baptized here last Sunday.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR GRADUATES...

Transfiguration will be celebrating a special Mass for our Graduates on

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 at 9:00 a.m. If you know of a H S , C , OR

T S Graduate from our parish who has not yet received a letter concerning this Mass,

please contact Pat Ballinger at TransfigCCD@aol.com

or phone (510) 537-1502 and leave the name and mailing address of the Grad.

We want to be sure to include ALL of these WONDERFUL people in our parish celebration.

Thank you for your help.

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Today, Sunday, May 15th—10:00a.m.

Parish Hall—All are welcome.

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 se-cure website to complete the setup of your offering. If you prefer, you can contact Sean Cooper at (510) 581-5870, and he will be happy to assist you in setting up your credit or debit card, or electronic check offering.

A PRAYER TO THE SPIRIT Spirit of Jesus,

poured out in flames of fire upon your disciples on the day of Pentecost,

we pray to you: Set afire the hearts of your faithful

so that they will announce in all the languages of the world the wonders of the salvation of God.

—From Come, Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSS , copyright © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications. p.182

For Your Information When writing your checks for regular or special collections, please make all checks payable to Transfiguration Church (a request made by our bank). The Church will then send one total check for each special collection to the designated charity. Also, please write in the memo portion of your check the name of the collection to which you are donating. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you for your support!

Thank you for advertising in our bulletin. We appreciate your support!

C.C.D. registration continues! Flyers are available in the vestibule of the church. Please pick one up, fill out the registration form on the back, and

return it to the bright yellow box or mail ASAP. THIS YEAR’S REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS

JUNE 1! Thank you in advance for your prompt response.

YOU ARE THE BEST!

Announcing...CCD Registration!

You Are Invited to Fr. David Link’s 25th Anniversary

of Ordained Priesthood Join him in this celebration on

Sunday May 22, 2016—12:30p.m. St. Margaret Mary Church (High Mass in Latin)

1219 Excelsior Avenue, Oakland, California

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Acts 2:1-11

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 Gospel: John 20:19-23

Psalm 104 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15

THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT The church wakes up to an amazing message this morning. Look around and see who has been called. Listen to the voices of those who proclaim Jesus is Lord. You’ll find no race of people left out; you’ll find no language on earth unfit to proclaim the glory of God. We call Pentecost Sun-day the “birthday of the church.” In many ways, the church is still being born. Only when we all know the peace Jesus offered in today’s Gospel will we really know the fullness of the Holy Spirit. St. Paul assures us in today’s second reading that “all of us have been given to drink of the one Spirit.” When we look around us in the church we should see everyone. But we don’t. Not yet. What is holding us back from fully embrac-ing the one Body of Christ? When will we see our differ-ences as manifestations of the same Holy Spirit? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Catholic Charities Appeal This Weekend Catholic Charities support education and employment programs, immigrant legal services, mental health and violence prevention programs and poverty reduction ef-forts to help lift families out of poverty.

Pilgrimage to Poland! September 30-October 8 ($3,499)

Join Fr. Thomas Czeck OFM Conv. and Catch the vision of the Saints of Mercy! St. Faustina, the Apostle of Mer-cy! St. Maximilian Kolbe seeking to evangelize the world by transforming hearts through acts of Mercy and prayer. St. John Paul II who proclaimed the Feast of Divine for the Church and transformed Europe and the world by offering the freeing and compelling message of Christ! For information call or email Jay at: jay@olgcv.org or (510) 537-0806 Come for a sign up and information night on Saturday June 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the Stack Center.

Safe Environment Ministering to children and young people is the heart of what Jesus calls His people to do. The mission of the Safe Environment office is to assist the Church in cre-ating a safe haven for children, young people and vul-nerable adults. The risk of child abuse is greatly re-duced by breaking the silence about abuse, especially sexual abuse. Breaking the silence is a critical first step to begin the process of education, prevention and heal-ing. The Diocesan office of Victim’s Assistance offers a variety of avenues for victims and family members to report their experiences to our Office of Victim Assis-tance and to be welcomed, to receive pastoral care, and to learn about and access much-needed services. Diocesan staff serving in the Office of Victim Assis-tance believe that individuals and communities are best served through a prompt response to requests for help, respectful listening, attention to their needs, and services to help them in the healing process. If you, or someone you know would like to report or seek help with an allegation of sexual misconduct by clergy or diocesan employees, please contact the following.

Office of Victim’s Assistance Fr. Robert M. Herbst, OFM Conv Victim’s Assistance Coordinator

(510) 267-8373, rherbst@oakdiocese.org

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#133

Culture, thought and education

It is not enough that evangelizers be concerned to reach each person, or that the Gospel be proclaimed to the cultures as a whole. A theology – and not simply a pastoral theology – which is in dialogue with other sciences and human experiences is most important for our discernment on how best to bring the Gospel message to different cultural contexts and groups. The Church, in her commitment to evangeli-zation, appreciates and encourages the charism of theologians and their scholarly efforts to advance dialogue with the world of cultures and sciences. I call on theologians to carry out this service as part of the Church’s saving mission. In doing so, however, they must always remember that the Church and the-ology exist to evangelize, and not be content with a desk-bound theology. Fr. Terry’s Remarks—This week we come to the nub of so much of our disputes, debates and fierce misunder-standings today and down through the ages. How do we transmit the content of our faith to each generation? Well! We can draw up a Creed, compose a Catechism, create a fixed Liturgy, keep things simple and easy to memorize. All these most helpful and valuable solutions have been our responses for centuries, so much so that they have themselves become sacred. The problem is their inability to adequately deal with the almost endless variety of situ-ations that we encounter. We have so many different per-sonalities, cultures and discoveries in our lives. To most of us, Truth and Faith are both fixed and fairly obvious so we can't stretch them. Pope Francis reminds us today that once we enter into dialogue with other sciences and new cultures, we have at least to be ready to learn new and different facts and ideas. These in turn should urge to look again at the way we have understood things or ex-pressed ourselves in the past. That's something most of us hate doing while at the same time proclaiming our open- mindedness. The political turmoil we are experiencing in our country at this time is a good example of our willing-ness or ability to enlarge our views or adapt to reality!!! Let us listen again to Pope Francis : '' we must always remember that the Church and Theology exist to Evange-lize and not be content with a desk-bound theology.''