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Our Lady Queen of the World Church 3155 Winterbrook Drive * Bay Point, CA 94565-3264

Tel: (925) 458-4718 - Fax: (925) 458-3161 Email: rectory@olqw.org - Website: http://www.olqw.org

http://facebook.com/olqwbaypoint

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

AUG.19, 2018

Jesus teaches that whoever eats

his flesh and drinks his blood will live

forever. John 6:51-58

Fr. Peter Ngo Duc Dung, Pastor Deacon Loc Nguyen Office Hours Monday – Friday: 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM (English) 7:00PM (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12 Noon 4PM (Vietnamese) Weekdays: Mon-Fri. 7:30AM, Sat. 8AM First Friday: 7:30PM Devotions Adoration & Benediction: Fridays 6PM- 7:30PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Wednesdays after morning mass Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Mondays & Fridays after morning mass Confessions Saturday 3:30PM to 4:30PM or by appointment

Baptisms Pre-Baptism classes for parents and godparents held every second Tuesday of the month. Contact the parish office. * Spanish Classes, contact Hilda Avelar at 925-458-3656. * Vietnamese baptisms, contact Fr. Peter Dung at the parish office.

Marriage Contact the parish office at least six months in advance.

St. Vincent de Paul Food pantry opens Mondays 9:30AM -11AM in the Parish hall

Religious Education Rene Asuncion, Director of Rel. Ed. Tel:(925) 458-4574 --- Website: olqwre.olqw.org Email: director@olqwre.olqw.org RCIA Adults seeking Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, or membership in the Catholic Church, contact Rene Asuncion.

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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME John 6:51-58

Jesus said to the crowds: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, Aug. 20 7:30 am Luisa Servigon

Tuesday, Aug. 21 7:30 am Peter Nghiem Nguyen

Wed., Aug. 22 7:30am Joseph Duy Nguyen

Thursday, Aug. 23 7:30am Maria Ngu Nguyen Friday, Aug. 24 7:30am Jay Tupas’ intention

Saturday, Aug. 25 8:00 am Anna Hoang Tran 5:00pm Romie Zapata 7:00pm (SP) Flena Bailey

Sunday, Aug. 26 8:00 am Eufemia Cassin 10:00 am Damaso Soberon 12:00 pm Tomas Go

4:30pm Vietnamese Mass

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACTS

Filipino Association Lourdes Servigon 925-334-9111

Hispanic Association Rosie Estrada, Coordinator 925-639-7946 Gladys Giron, Secretary 925-334-9873

Columbiettes Columbiettes08@gmail.com

Knights of Columbus Adrew Trias, Andrew.trias@gmail.com

Regina Mundi Guild Leah Abejuela, President labejuela@gmail.com

St. Vincent de Paul Society Esther Tilton, President SVDPOLQW@gmail.com Lina Ramon, Treasurer Katt Embody, Secretary

Legion of Mary Rick Belza 925-261-0283

Vietnamese Association

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Ed Plaza, German Duarte, Sylvia Ho, Kathy Nebel, Michelle McLaughlin, Liliana Baltar, Jovita Domingo, Carl Bulygo, Eden Capistrano-Rosete, Jenny Tran, Joseph Do and all those in the Parish who are sick, and all those listed in the Book of Intention. If you would like a name added to the prayer list, please call the rectory 458-4718.

STEWARDSHIP/FINANCE

Sunday Plate Aug. 12: $5,567.00 Mission Co-opporation: $2,040.00

Thank you for your continued generosity To support Our Parish

Please make all checks payable to either “OLQW” or “Our Lady Queen of the World.” This applies to all second collections also, unless otherwise noted.

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REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL

John 6:51-58 Jesus teaches that whoever eats his flesh and drinks his

blood will live forever.

On this Sunday, we continue to read from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. Today’s Gospel elaborates further on the teaching that Jesus began in our liturgy last week. In that reading, the crowds wondered about how Jesus could say that he had come down from heaven because they knew Jesus to be the son of Joseph. In this Gospel, some have difficulty with Jesus’ teaching that he is the living bread sent from God. Recall that Jesus had told them that just as God gave the Israelites manna to sustain them in the desert, so now God has sent new manna that will give eternal life. We hear the concluding verse of last week’s Gospel repeated in today’s reading: Jesus himself is the bread sent by God; Jesus’ flesh is the bread that is given for the life of the world.

Among the stumbling blocks for those who heard but did not understand Jesus is the teaching that the bread that Jesus will give is his own flesh. In response to the people who quarreled over his words, Jesus teaches with even greater emphasis that salvation comes to those who eat his Body and Blood. Jesus doesn’t seem to answer the question posed about how salvation will come about, perhaps because this reality can only be understood after his death and Resurrection. Instead, Jesus teaches about the life that he will give to the world.

To many ears, Jesus’ words are jarring and difficult to hear. Many who heard Jesus could not accept what he said. Many today continue to struggle to accept these words. But they are important words because they reveal our intimate connection with Jesus.

This is the mystery that is at the heart of our eucharistic theology. In the elements of bread and wine, Jesus’ Body and Blood are made truly present. When we share in the Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus himself comes to dwell within us. This communion with the Lord makes us one body, brings us eternal life, and sends us forth to be Christ’s body for the life of the world.

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/20th-sunday-of-ordinary-time-b-sunday-connection

SAINT JAMES JULY 25

St. James is called James the Greater, possibly because he followed Christ before the other apostle named James. Very early in his public life, Jesus called James to follow him. Along with Peter and John, James was one of the favored three to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus, the raising of Jairus’s daughter, and the agony in the garden on Holy Thursday night.

James and John were known as Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder.” They seem to have had strong tempers. We read in Matthew 20:20-28 that the mother of James and John once asked Jesus to give her sons a high position in his kingdom. When Jesus asked the two brothers if they could endure the same suffering he was going to endure, they both said yes.

We do not know very much about James’ life. Tradition says he may have traveled to Spain. During the Middle Ages there was a famous shrine to St. James at Compostela in Spain. Luke records in the Acts of the Apostles: “It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the Church. He beheaded James, the brother of John” (Acts 12:1-2). James is thought to have been the first apostle martyred.

St. James is a very popular saint in England, where more

than four hundred churches are dedicated to him.

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-james

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ST VINCENT DE PAUL

FOOD DRIVE

We will maintain a donation barrel for non-perishable foods in the church foyer; please be generous. Our groups of volunteers are here every Monday, and they always need groceries to help the needy in our community. The demand has been much greater!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION

Registration for the 2018-2019 school year is now open. Forms can be picked up at the Religious Education office or in the

Parish office. Enrollment will end October 1st.

Youth Members and Confirmation Students must register by August 27 to attend ON FIRE CAL-JAM on Sept. 15, 2018. For more information, please contact Rene Asuncion at 925-458-4574.

PARISH EVENTS

BAPTISM CLASS

Our next Baptism class for parents and godparents is Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7pm. Please register at the parish office.

MARIAN DEVOTION

Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place on Thursday, September 13 beginning with a procession from Palis Hall to the Church at 7:00pm, followed by mass. All are welcome to come and honor our Mother.

VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY

FOOD FUNDRAISER The Vietnamese Community will be selling rice after all Masses on Sunday, Aug. 26. All Proceeds go towards fundraising for the parish. Come and enjoy a plate or order one to go.

VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE CLASSES

Trường Việt Ngữ-Cộng Đoàn Nữ Vương Thế Giới Xin quý phụ huynh ghi danh cho con em học Việt Ngữ vào Chúa Nhật ngày 26 tháng 8 và ngày 2 tháng 9 tại Hội Trường từ 1:30 đến 3:45 chiều. Năm học mới 2018-2019 sẽ được khai giảng vào ngày 09 tháng 9 năm 2018 với sự phụ trách của Sr Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trang, LHC. Rất mong được quý phụ huynh và giáo dân tích cực cộng tác giúp thế hệ trẻ được học hỏi văn hóa Việt để các em thêm lòng yêu mến quê hương.

“This is the very perfection of a man,

to find out his own imperfections.”

St. Augustine

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE Wed. Aug. 22 9:15am CH: Legion of Mary Thurs. Aug. 23 7:00pm P#2: Divine Mercy Fri. Aug. 24 6:00pm Movie Night 7:00pm P#1: Hispanic Choir

ST. PETER MARTYR SCHOOL FALL ENROLLMENT

St. Peter Martyr School is accepting applications for 3 yr.-old Preschool, 4 yr.-old Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and grades 1-8. In addition to our strong academic program, students receive spiritual knowledge of our Catholic faith, morals, and values. Extended Care and extra-curricular programs are also available. Applications are available at the school and on our website www.stpetermartyrschool.org. St. Peter Martyr School is located at 425 West Fourth St. in Pittsburg. We are fully accredited and invite you to become part of our Catholic school family. For further information about our affordable rates call the school at 925-439- 1014 or visit www.stpetermartyrschool.org.

DIOCESAN PRIEST RETIREMENT BENEFIT TRUST

On this Labor Day weekend, let’s remember our retired priests. Although they are officially retired, some of the 58 priests in that category are still “laboring in the vineyard” as chaplains, pastor emeriti, spiritual directors and more. On the weekend of Sept. 9 we will have the opportunity to contribute to the Diocesan Priest Retirement Benefit Trust. Prayerfully consider how you can match their generosity to the Church.

FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION

Catholic Charities is offering free legal representation for those interested in becoming U.S. citizens. Interested individuals can call 925.825.3099 to make an appointment for the first or third Tuesdays of each month. For more information, contact Deanna Salazar at 925.771.8254 or dsalazar@cceb.org. Flyers in English and Spanish are available for use in parishes and other settings.

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MOVIE NIGHT (Free Admission)

FEATURING

“DISNEY'S FREAKY FRIDAY” Rated PG

1 Hr & 37 min. Fantasy, Teen film, Comedy

Single mother Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) couldn't be more different, and it is driving them both insane. After receiving cryptic fortunes at a Chinese restaurant, the two wake up the next day to discover that they have somehow switched bodies. Unable to switch back, they are forced to masquerade as one another until a solution can be found. In the process, they develop a new sense of respect and understanding for one another.

AUGUST 24, 2018 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Movie starts at 7 p.m.

FREE SNACKS ***FREE SNACKS***FREE SNACKS ***FREE SNACKS

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