LITURGY CORNER A Reflection From Pope Francis… Dear brothers and sisters, our faith is based on the death and resurrection of Christ. On the Cross, Jesus offered Himself taking sins upon Himself going down into the abyss of death, and in the Resurrection He defeats them, He removes them and opens up to us the path to be reborn to a new life. The Risen Lord is the hope that never fails, God's hope never disappoints! How many times in our life do our hopes vanish, how many times do the expectations that we carry in our heart not come true! The hope of Christians is strong, safe and sound in this land, where God has called us to walk, and is open to eternity, because it is found‐ed on God, who is always faithful. We should never forget this; God is always faithful! Be risen with Christ …

SPN office hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm SA office hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 12nn Missionaries of Faith since 2008

For Baptisms: Call the Parish office first for an interview with the pastor or associate.

Parish registration & preparation class are required. Individual Confessions: Call 373-5201 or 373-5202 for appointment. Saturday Confessions : SPN - 3:30-4:30pm SA - 4:00-4:30 pm

For Weddings: call priest at least 6 months in advance, parish registration & preparation classes are required.

St. Philip Neri - St. Albert the Great Parish

St. Philip Neri School TK-8 1335 High St. Alameda, 94501 Principal: Jessica Murray (510) 521-0787

St. Philip Neri Church - 3101 Van Buren St. Alameda, 94501 Phone: (510) 373-5200 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 8:30 am Saturday Vigil 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am and 11:30am Holy Days

St. Albert Church - 1022 Holly St. Alameda, 94502 Phone: (510) 373-5225 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 7:30 am Saturday Vigil 5:00pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days

Pastor: Fr. Robert Chinnapan, mf (510) 373-5201 pastor@spnsa.org Parochial Vicar: Fr. Anthony Madanu, mf (510) 373-5202 anthony@spnsa.org Parish Website: www.spnsa.org

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Weekly Goal $10,300.00

Plate Received 8,683.00 ($ 1,617.00)

OUTREACH MINISTRY NEWS

Outreach Ministry is collecting items for our parish garage sale in July. Donate useable items and help our ministry provide essential

funds to meet the needs of our parish and the community.

Drop off items at St. Albert hall on Wednesdays, 8am - 11am.

For item pickup, please contact

Jane, (510) 205-6206 or Lea, (510) 473-0768

Second Collections Apr. 30 St. Vincent de Paul

April 2

… to Peter McNamara for your donation to purchase Sanctuary Candles to be used for our monthly Exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament.

Our parish no longer has the means to collect and recycle batteries.

If you have old and used batteries that you would like to recycle, please

bring them directly to the Alameda Main Library at 1550 Oak St. for recycling.

Thank you.

Sixth Annual Outreach Ministry HERITAGE DINNER

Msgr. O’Brien Hall

Saturday, April 29 No host cocktails - 6pm

Dinner - 7pm

Festa Italiana Bruschetta, Green Salad, Farfalle Primavera, Orecchiette Bolognese, Chicken Cacciatore,

Pesce con salsa di Pomodoro, Tiramisu Chef Heidi Schmidt

Adults $25, Children $15 (10 & under) Reservations required by April 20

Contact: Helen Ordinario (510) 769-1148 Lea Murphy (510) 473-0768 Parish Office (510) 373-5200

* Reserve early, space is limited

Due to the early submission of this bulletin, weekly collections will be reflected on next week’s issue.

Thank you!

St. Albert will recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet in song after

the 10:30 am Sunday Mass on April 23 in honor of

Divine Mercy Sunday.

Please come join us for this brief 20 minute devotion.

Jesse Manibusan is coming back to St. Philip Neri for another concert for our parish. The concert will coincide with the Confirmation Class Adoration in

SPN Church at 6:30pm on Friday, May 19th. Accompa‐nying Jesse will be Grammy Award winner Sarah Hart.

This will be a great concert for the entire parish and

something special for our Confirmation Class of 2017. To keep having concerts like this at St. Philip

Neri, we kindly ask for donations at the door. No tickets will be sold for this event and space is

limited. So come experience the Holy Spirit, listen to some great music, and help our kids move on to

Confirmation.

* Special thanks to the Knights of Colum‐bus #1658 and the Italian Catholic Federa‐tion Branch #10 for their contribution to make this concert happen.

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We pray for our sick … Peter Perata, Joselito Geronimo, Elizabeth Miranda, Erlinda Gacad, Jewel Pinter, Josephine McKeever, Wally Gough, Lina Timbol, Ulricksen Family, Miranda Robles‐Tuttle, Russ Goodman, Judy Harris, Tyler Manzo, MaryAnn DeMerritt, Marge O’Hara, Luz Guidici, Bradley Lubeck, Tomas Bachicha, Jeff Croft Sr., Fr. Tony Herrera, Alvin Garabiles, Eve Martinez‐Santayana, Dr. Victoria Brown, Fr. William Marshall, Mary Lee, Sharon Trayan, Florence Harvey, Charles Saraspi, Guillermo

Gonzalez, Roberto Pellegrino, Lillian Layante, Teresa Hert, Jo Marie Mendoza, Sharon Ramos, Mabelen Sanford, Siony Piatos, Bridget Kanady, Paula Rolleri, Nicholas Toth, Arvil Flippin, Maureen Mondello, Fr. Jim Sloan, Joan Pruden, Sherry Crevani, Steve Tao, Mario Galetto, David Truong, Bernard & Catherine Welz, Fr. Matthew George, Joyce Edwards, Ed Murray, Erma Skinner, Jun Saraspi, Esperanza A. Boglosa, Pat Medaglia, Peggy Rourke‐Nichols, Mike Rourke, David McNamara, Nathan Roco, Raul Macatangay, Dina Fazio, Ofelia Osalbo, Paul McCormack, Juner Valencia, Louis Garcia, Patrick Glynn, Betty Spingola, Rick Freitas, Shirley Morrison, Maggie Hobson‐aracciolo, Trudi LeDruillenec.

Congratulations to Fr. Robert on the 10th Anniversary of his Ordination!

The parish thanks you for your loving service to the Church. May the Lord bless you and fill your life with

His joy and sustain you by His grace.

Please return your Lenten Rice Bowls to the office

or drop it in the bin available in the vestibule.

Thank you!

On April 29, our children preparing for First Communion will have a retreat day.

Please keep them and their families in your prayers.

O Jesus, who hast loved us with such exceeding great love as to give us the heavenly gift of the

Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning passion to promote

Thy glory by preparing worthily the little children who are to approach Thy holy table

for the first time.

Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, these young souls from the charges of evil,

strengthen their faith, increase their love and empower them

with all the virtues that will make them worthy to receive Thee.

Amen.

Congratulations to Jenny Hong and Erik Van Hespen as they receive the Sacraments of Initiation this Easter weekend. Our parish is one with you in prayer for a fruitful journey of

faith filled with joy and peace!

Our Bishop’s Appeal campaign has raised 37% of our par-ish goal. Thank you to everyone who has contributed or pledged their support. Please remember to write our par-ish name, St. Philip Neri-St. Albert the Great, so that your donations will be properly credited. Donations can be made online at www.oakdiocese.org/giving or fill out an envelope available in church and drop it off in the parish office. Thank you.

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Sat. Apr. 15

8:30am 8:00pm

MORNING PRAYER ONLY People of SPN-SA

Sun. Apr. 16

9:00am 11:30am

People of SPN-SA Kenneth Conroy † People of SPN-SA Maria Pham †

Mon. Apr. 17

8:30am Bernabe V. Costales, Sr. †

Tues. Apr. 18

8:30am Margaret Waldron †

Wed. Apr. 19

8:30am Milton Devitt †

Thurs. Apr. 20

8:30am Mary & Elias Sahadi †

Fri. Apr. 21

8:30am Michael Rush †

Sat. Apr. 22

8:30am 5:00pm

Jesus Silva † Francisco Curiel † Pete & Dorothy Perata †

Sun. Apr. 23

9:00am 11:30am

Sotero Marababol † Bridget Bourke †

Sat. Apr. 15

7:30am 5:00pm

NO SERVICES

Sun. Apr. 16

8:00am 10:30am

People of SPN-SA People of SPN-SA

Mon. Apr. 17

7:30am Emilio Solis †

Tues. Apr. 18

7:30am Chu Trinidad - Birthday

Wed. Apr. 19

7:30am Special Intention

Thurs. Apr. 20

7:30am

George Chaix †

Fri. Apr. 21

7:30am Special Intention

Sat. Apr. 22

7:30am 5:00pm

Alwin Co † Dr. Robert White - Birthday

Sun. Apr. 23

8:00am 10:30am

Richard Rudisill † In Thanksgiving

St. Albert the Great Apr. 15 - 23

St. Philip Neri Apr. 15 - 23

First Reading -- Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). Psalm -- This is the day the Lord has made; let us re-joice and be glad (Psalm 118). (1) Second Reading -- All who are baptized, set your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or (2) Second Reading -- Christ our Passover is sacri-ficed; therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8). Gospel -- Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9) or Matthew 28:1-10 (or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35).

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-

9; Jn 20:19-31

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TODAY'S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Our 7th Grade students from St. Philip Neri

school were recently at the Alameda Food Bank bagging and sorting food donations.

St. Philip Neri school is committed in guiding our

young students in reaching out to others through community service.

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Today our hearts are again filled with the joy of Easter. After the Lenten season, the time of penance and conversion, after the striking celebrations of the Holy Triduum, today we

stand before Jesus' empty tomb and meditate with wonder and gratitude on the Resurrection of the Lord. Life has conquered death. Mercy and love have conquered sin! The Lord has risen among us! This truth indelibly marked the lives of the apostles who, after the resurrection, again sensed the need to fol‐low their teacher and, having received the Holy Spirit, set out fearlessly to proclaim to all what they had seen with their own eyes and personally experienced. Christ's resurrection is not an event of the past. It contains a vital power which has permeated this world. Where all seems to be dead, signs of the resur‐rection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force. Easter is nothing without witnesses. Imagine this: if the women hadn't had the nerve to return to the tomb at dawn once the Sabbath ended, would any Galilean have ever returned to that sad place? It was dangerous to be known as a friend of Jesus. The men showed no interest in visiting the tomb, any more than they'd risked following Jesus to the cross. The women returned and because they did, the church became possible. The church began where our journey of Lent ends. We see many pieces of our season‐long reflec‐tion gathered in this final scene: a grave without a body. An angel and a bright light. A stone too big to hurl that's somehow been dislodged. Natural rules are broken, a door into eternity opens, and the chasm between death and life is brooked. The grief of yesterday becomes the wonderful truth of today. Promis‐es are kept, and the power of sin is destroyed. Without witnesses, what happened in this place would remain a secret. We are those witnesses. In the midst of darkness something new always springs to life and sooner or later produces fruit. We need faith and hope in order to open ourselves to this new and marvelous horizon. And we know that faith and hope are gifts from God, and we need to ask for them: "Lord, grant me faith, grant me hope! I need them so much!" Then with our attitude, with our witness, with our life, we can say: Jesus is risen!

What experience of new life do I most want to carry forward now that Lent has ended?

Wishing you an abundance of God’s peace and love,

Fr. Robert K Chinnapan

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PARISH STAFF

Suzann Silva , RCIA Coordinator 373-5217 … RCIA@spnsa.org Cathy Morales, Youth Ministry

373-5216 … youth@spnsa.org Jesus Romero, CFF Director

373-5218 … cff@spnsa.org Lydia Cho, Music Director

373-5219 … music@spnsa.org Andrew Nguyen, Youth Choir

882-3072 Jenny Feliciano, Office Administrator and Bulletin Editor

373-5215 … secretary@spnsa.org Margaret Mariani, Office Support & Facilities Coordinator

373-5229 Anh Truong, Parish Bookkeeper

373-5214 … bookkeeper@spnsa.org Jessica Murray, SPN Elementary

School Principal 521-0787

PARISH PLANNING COMMITTEES

Adult Faith Formation Meets bi-monthly on last Tues. at 6pm CHAIR: Diane Bustos

Finance Council Meets bi-monthly 1st Wed at 5:30pm CHAIR: Sandy Goya

Liturgical Committee Meets 2nd Monday at 6:30pm

CHAIR: Diane Bustos Pastoral Council

Meets 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm Co-CHAIRS: Henry Ramos & Jeanne Decker

St. Vincent dePaul Conference assistance to the needy

call 373-5226 CHAIR : Jim Lee Bereavement and Support Ministry call 373-5204

ST. PHILIP NERI Choir - Wednesdays Children’s Choir practice at 2:30 - 3:15pm, SPN Church Wednesdays Youth Choir practice at 6:30 - 8pm, SPN Church Thursdays Adult Choir practice at 7 - 8:30 pm , SPN & SA Church Knights of Columbus - 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Rectory Basement Direction for our Times - 2nd Wednesday at 9:00 am, Church Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - 1st Fridays at 9 am - 5 pm, Church 3rd Order Carmelites - 3rd Saturday at 9:00 -12 nn, Annex ICF Branch #10 - 1st Thursday 7:00 pm, Hall Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts - various groups

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT

Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina - 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Rectory Divine Mercy - Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, Church Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena - Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, Church Our Lady’s Prayer Group - Meets Wednesday at 4:30-6:00 pm, Church SPN-SA Parish Outreach - Meets 2nd Wednesdays at 9:00 am, Parish Hall St. Vincent de Paul Society - 2nd Sunday at 9:00 am, Rectory Meeting Room Mass of Anointing - 1st Friday at 9:30 am Legion of Mary - Thursday at 5pm, Rectory Rosary Makers - 3rd Saturday at 8:00 am, Hall

Parish Events

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The 5th grade class of St. Philip Neri school presented the Stations of the Cross at SPN church last April 6, 2017. Led by their homeroom teacher, Mrs. Erin Lunde, the students

rehearsed for a month in preparation for this special presentation. It was a beautiful depiction of Christ’s passion and death.

Members of our parish were present at the Cathedral of Christ the Light last April 6, 2017 for the Chrism Mass. The Holy Oils were blessed by Bishop Michael Barber, SJ and

taken back to our parish.