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 April 19, 2015

Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon Martin J. Leach ● 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, Alicia Antonio Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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) 239-7941

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

YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or Transfig_Youth@sbcglobal.net

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”

Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2015

You alone, O LORD, bring security to my dwelling.

— Psalm 4:9

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Mass Intentions (April 18-25, 2015) Sat. 4:00p.m. Dr. Douglas Franklin and Edward & Mary Joaquin Sun. 7:30a.m. Glenda Maisel 9:00a.m. For the People 11:00a.m. Special Intention for the First Communicants Mon. 8:00a.m. Alice Saia Tues. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Paula Pita Wed. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Charles & Catherine Eduru Thurs. 8:00a.m. Ruth Edel Fri. 8:00a.m. Violet Bianchi Sat. 4:00p.m. Dominica Pistilli

Stewardship Corner Collection total for April 11th & 12th—$10,562.50

(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.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Pancake Breakfast Team “A” will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast next Sunday after the 7:30a.m. and 9:00a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall. All-you-can-eat pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Adult: $4, Senior: $3, Child: $3, Family: $8. Come on over and bring the whole family for a great meal!

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.

Adult Bible Study Join us on Monday evening, April 20, 2015 in the Marian Room of the Parish Hall,7:00-8:30 p.m. We pray and study a psalm to begin each class. The Gospel of Mark is our current study program. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be

Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Please call the Parish Office to register.

We extend a warm welcome to new parishioners and guests. If you would like to register or update information, please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office.

Dear Parishioners, Hope this Easter Season continues to be a blessed time for you. Next month one of our founding parishioners, John Zebratski, is celebrating his 100th birthday. John attended the very first Mass at Transfiguration. We will have a party for him on May 24th following the 11:00a.m. Mass in the parish hall. It will be a potluck affair. All parishioners are invited to join us in this special celebration. Please sign up if you are planning to attend and bring your favorite dish. We are so blessed to still have John with us. Be sure to save the date and plan to celebrate this moment in John’s life. Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario Borges

Congratulations to the parents of: Maximo Dean Lopez Jenna Nadine Shifflett Caleb Francis Shifflett Addison Nicole Schaad James Thomas Jimenez Alexandru Dominic Varga

who were baptized here last weekend.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Join us in the parish hall following the 9:30a.m. Mass on Friday, May 1st for our meeting. Our hosts will be Marlene Tallo and Arline & Richard Souza. Bingo will follow the meeting. Guests are always welcome. Please sign up today if you plan to attend.

We invite all women to join us for: WINGS (“Women in God’s Spirit”)

Wings is a faith enhancement group that encourages Spiritual growth through prayer, scripture study,

Catechesis, life sharing and community. Transfiguration Church, Marian Rm. Parish Hall

Thursday, April 23, 2015, 9:15-11:15a.m. Speaker: June M. Kirk

C.C.D. Cultivating. Catholic. Disciples.

Only 2 more class sessions for this year!

This Monday, regular time. NEXT MONDAY—CLOSING MASS at 3:25p.m. With class parties to follow—class ends at 5:00p.m.

Families Welcome to Join Us! ______________________________________________

Confirmation PGO—Babysitting TODAY during 11:00 Mass PGO—FESCO Shelter Shuffle—in 2 weeks, May 2 PGO—Hall Lighting Project—in 2 weeks, May 3 RETREAT: May 16 and 17 …. Don’t miss the bus!

~~Religious Education~~

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19

Second Reading: 1 John 2:1-5a Psalm 4—Gospel: Luke 24:35-48

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

Congratulations Today, at 11:00 Mass, 29 of our wonderful

children will celebrate the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.

We Wish to Congratulate:

Alec Balica Daniel Priem Braelyn Bolles Sara Sihner Rayann DeGuia Leila Skaf Ethan DeSouza Sofia Skaf Riley Eagan Kailyn Soriano Daniela Galvan Lenore Sullivan James Kleczek Richard Tavares III Grace Lassalle Ryan Thanos Sophia Lomando Sofia Tom Anthony Mares III Emily Tonsberg Diego Mares Jayda Vaz Greyson Martin Nicholas Verdier Alexander Mascio Kate Wierzba Juan Orozco Zoie Windsor Isaac Perez

May you always hold Jesus close to your heart.

Dust off your dancing shoes!! Come and enjoy an evening of dinner and dancing with the ICF on Saturday, April 25 at Our Lady of Grace Stack Center. Cocktails @ 6pm, dinner @7pm. Dancing to the Big Band sounds of “In Full Swing”, 8:00 to 10:30p.m. Wonderful raffle prizes! Proceeds to benefit our ICF charities. $35/person. Call Al Proietti @ 886-8664 or Roz Crudo @ 537-6657 by Monday, April 20. See you there!!

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:00a.m.—Parish Hall

All are welcome.

Confirmation Class PGO FESCO Shelter Shuffle San Leandro Marina

On May 2 Our Confirmation class will be participat-ing in the annual FESCO Shelter Shuffle Walka-thon. This is FESCO’s primary fundraising event of the year and success depends on the participation of the community - those who donate, walk, run, and shuffle – many with their dogs – around the paths at San Leandro’s Marina Park. Our Confirmation class will be outside of the church collecting donations for this event after all masses on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th. You are also welcome to donate online by visiting : http://www.firstgiving.com/21524/18th-annual-fesco-shuffle, clicking on "Transfiguration Catholic Church", then hitting the green "DONATE" button! Thank you for all your support, and because of you, FESCO will continue to change lives and give families a place they can call home!

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of:

Daniel Gilson, Jr. Janice Paulo

(Wife of Doug Paulo)

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#77 As children of this age, though, all of us are in some way affected by the present globalized culture which, while offering us values and new possibilities, can also limit, condition and ultimately harm us. I am aware that we need to create spaces where pastoral workers can be helped and healed, “places where faith itself in the cruci-fied and risen Jesus is renewed, where the most profound questions and daily concerns are shared, where deeper discernment about our experiences and life itself is under-taken in the light of the Gospel, for the purpose of direct-ing individual and social decisions towards the good and beautiful”. At the same time, I would like to call attention to certain particular temptations which affect pastoral workers. Fr. Terry’s Remarks— When we make judgments about others we often forget that we too are hurt. We are also damaged by events in our lives and this powerfully affects our feelings and judgments about people and events. Have you noticed how you sometimes get very defensive over some events or angry over others? As Pope Francis reminds in today's passage, we all need time and space to heal and grow. Being more merciful and forgiving is not only good for the receiver, it is also very beneficial to the giver. The Easter season is a great time of grace for us, for we have vividly before the eyes of our faith the sufferings and death of Jesus followed by his wondrous appearances with and healing of the dis-tressed Apostles. Jesus is always our best model. Jesus is our best healer. Jesus shows everyone of us how to best relate to our brothers and sisters.