LITURGY CORNER The Beatitudes Beatitude is a word that means "supreme blessedness." The Church tells us that the saints in Heaven live in a state of perpetu‐al beatitude. The Eight Beatitudes form the core of the Christian life. As Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., writes in his Modern Catholic Dictionary, they are the ®promises of happiness made by Christ to those who faithfully accept his teaching and follow his divine example." While we re‐fer to those in Heaven as in a state of be‐atitude, the happiness promised in the Eight Beatitudes is not something to be found in the future, in our next life, but right here and now by those who live their lives in accordance with the will of 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 Parish Website: www.spnsa.org

January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. PHILIP NERI- ST. ALBERT THE GREAT Alameda, CA January 29, 2017

Upcoming 2nd Collections Feb. 5 Parish Maintenance

Weekly Goal $10,300.00

Plate Received 7,345.10 ($ 2,945.90)

Italian Catholic Federation Annual Crab Feed

Friday, February 10, 2017 Msgr. O’Brien Hall

Dinner starts at 7pm No host bar at 6pm, Hor d’ Oeuvres, crab, sal-ad, pasta with pesto, wine, coffee and dessert. Cost is $50 per person. Children 10 & under $10. Chicken available in lieu of crab, please specify when making reservations. For reservations, please mail a list of names with checks payable to

ICF Branch 10 c/o Dave Rose

2840 Johnson Ave. Alameda, CA 94501 Deadline is on Feb.3, 2017. or questions, call Dave Rose (510)703-2781.

Feast of St. Blaise February 3, Friday

Little is known about

St. Blaise although many Catholics affirm their

devotion to him for centuries. Legend has it that as St. Blaise was being transported to prison because he was a Christian, they

stumble upon a mother and her young son who had a fish bone lodged in his throat. At

his command, the child coughed out the bone. St. Blaise’s protection of those with

throat problems stems from this story. He was martyred in Armenia in 316.

On Friday, Feb.3, we will have the Blessing of the Throats at St. Philip Neri - 8:30 am

mass and at St. Albert - 9:30am mass.

To celebrate the World Day of the Sick, our parish will have a

Mass of Anointing of the Sick on February 3, St. Albert the Great at 9:30 am

and February 4, St. Philip Neri at 5 pm

Candlemas is celebrated on February 2 every year. This day marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after his birth. An old Jewish custom requires a

mother who gives birth to a son to stay home for a total of 40 days, in which she cannot touch anything holy. On this day, Mother Mary is cleansed.

Simeon, an elderly holy man, was told by the Holy Spirit that death will not come until he saw the Messiah. As he held the baby Jesus, he said, “A light to the revela-

tion of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people of Israel”. This light has been the inspiration for the candles. Candlemas is a day to celebrate the purification of Mary and Jesus’ first appearance at the temple. We will have a Blessing of the Candles on Thursday, Feb. 2 at St. Philip Neri - 8:30 am

and at St. Albert - 7:30 am.

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We pray for our deceased … Margaret Jawad, Juan Garcia and Jenna Santos We pray for our sick … Russ Goodman, Judy Harris, Tyler Manzo, MaryAnn DeMerritt, Marge O’ Hara, Luz Guidici, Howard Lee, Bradley Lubeck, Benjamin Pellegrino, Mario Mariani, Tomas Bachicha, Jeff Croft Sr., Fr. Tony Herrera, Alvin Garabiles, Eve Martinez-Santayana, Dr. Victoria Brown, Fr. William Marshall, Fr. Paul Schmidt, Mary Lee, Sharon Trayan, Efren Ramos, Steve DiGiulio, Florence Harvey, Daniel Fenzl, Charles Saraspi, Guillermo Gonzalez, Roberto Pellegrino, Julie Kennedy, Lillian Layante, Rick Magarian, Bill Heck, Teresa Hert, Jo Marie Mendoza, Sharon

Ramos, Mabelen Sanford, Siony Piatos, Froilan Ampil, Bridget Kanady, Paula Rolleri, Nicholas Toth, Arvil Flippin, Maureen Mondello, Fr. Jim Sloan, Joan Pruden, Lorin Kroska, 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 , Aurelia A. Alcontin, Pat Medaglia, Peggy Rourke-Nichols, Mike Rourke, David McNamara, Nathan Roco, Raul Macatangay, Dina Fazio, Sharon Brunetti, Ofelia Osalbo, Paul McCormack, Juner Valencia, Louis Garcia, Patrick Glynn, Betty Spingola, Rick Freitas, Shirley Morrison, Maggie Hobson-Caracciolo, Trudi LeDruillenec.

St. Vincent de Paul Men’s Trousers

Clothing Drive The St. Vincent de Paul men’s center in Oakland has virtually no adult, men’s pants to give to the

poor and homeless that visit this center. So, your parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference is sponsoring a clothing drive for men’s pants to

ease this shortage. We will place labeled boxes in the vestibules of St. Philip Neri and St. Albert the Great Churches where you can place donat-ed lightly used or new men’s pants. This drive will continue from the Martin Luther King, Jr.

weekend until the end of February.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Parish Bake Sale Feb. 11 & 12

*after all the masses

Home baked goods needed: Cakes, cookies, cupcakes, candies,

jams & jellies

Drop off baked goods at the parish office on Friday, Feb.10 until 4pm or at either church

before mass. Come visit the bake sale and tell your friends and neighbors!

*School families can get service hours

for their donations

It’s that time again!

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.

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

WORLD DAY OF THE SICK MASS Saturday, February 11, 11am Cathedral of Christ the Light

Bishop Barber invites all who are sick or ill, as

well as family members, caregivers and healthcare providers, to observe this day with him and many priests, religious and laity from

throughout the diocese. Please join us on February 11 in this special opportunity to pray for healing and hope in this fragile population.

This day will include Mass, Anointing of the Sick, Blessing of caregivers and Healthcare provid-

ers, Distribution of holy water from Lourdes, and a reception

after Mass. For more information, visit oakdiocese.org/WDS.

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Sat. Jan. 28

8:30am 5:00pm

Carolyn Luback † Ken & Donna Thomas † Phyllis Latzy †

Sun. Jan. 29

9:00am 11:30am

Carol Hunt † Richard Goodman †

Mon. Jan. 30

8:30am Doris Rutherford Hilpert †

Tues. Jan. 31

8:30am Special Intention Joyce Mansfield †

Wed. Feb. 1

8:30am

Trudi LeDruillenec Russ Goodman - Healing In Thanksgiving

Thurs. Feb. 2

8:30am Ralph & Bea Goodman †

Fri. Feb. 3

8:30am Robert Rhodes Jr. †

Sat. Feb. 4

8:30am 5:00pm

Aladino Cervelli † Mary Jane Kelly †

Sun. Feb. 5

9:00am 11:30am

Martin McNamara † Russ Goodman - Healing Clarence Pabelico

Sat. Jan. 28

7:30am 5:00pm

Manuel & Lerma Tengonciang - In Thanksgiving Tung Family

Sun. Jan. 29

8:00am 10:30am

Jose Dela Paz † People of SPN-SA

Mon. Jan. 30

7:30am Veronica Velasco †

Tues. Jan. 31

7:30am Olisa Chibueze - Birthday

Wed. Feb. 1

7:30am Antonio Artero †

Thurs. Feb. 2

7:30am

Lourdita Operio

Fri. Feb. 3

9:30am For All Souls in Purgatory Denise Maddix †

Sat. Feb. 4

7:30am 5:00pm

For All Souls Katie Boyland † Juan Garcia †

Sun. Feb. 5

8:00am 10:30am

Samuel Purdy † Grace Virginia McDonnell †

St. Albert the Great Jan. 28 - Feb. 5

St. Philip Neri Jan. 28 - Feb. 5

First Reading -- You humble of the land, seek justice and humility, and the Lord will be your protection (Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13).

Psalm -- Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs! (Psalm 146).

Second Reading -- God chose the weak of the world, those who count for nothing, so that who-ever boasts should boast in the Lord (1 Corinthians 1:26-31).

Gospel -- Jesus taught from the mountain: Blessed are the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:1-12a).

Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-

18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-

40 [22-32] Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16 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

SANCTUARY LAMP FEBRUARY

St. Philip Neri

In memory of Judge George E. McDonald

St. Albert the Great

In loving memory of Ernest B. Valles Sponsor: The Valles - Pang Family

First Friday is February 3

St. Philip Neri Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

9am - 5pm

St. Albert the Great Anointing of the Sick

9:30am

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February Votive Candle offerings For the the intentions of In memory of Denise Maddix Russ Goodman In Honor of all volunteers of the Children’s Faith Formation (CFF) and Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CFW)

Our faith community of St. Philip Neri – St Albert the Great does not just happen – it is some-thing that we build together and continue to work together to develop and witness our faith. Each of us is called to do this in a way and at a level that is appropriate. Everyone should take part in the building up of our faith community. This is not an easy thing to do, however, participating in the building up of community is one of the ways that we live our Catholic life. As faith community, together we take root in our faith, together we sustain, together we continue to witness our faith. It is your contributions throughout these years, that helped us to do all that we did as the community of St. Philip Neri – St. Albert the Great. The various faith formation programs and every activity that we do, would not be possible without the generous contribution of your time, talent and treasure. We are introducing an exciting program that gives you a new way to support our parish: "eGiving" through Faith Direct. The faith direct program gives you: • A convenient and consistent way to support St. Philip Neri - St. Albert the Great by electing to

use direct debit from your bank or credit card account. • The opportunity to support our parish even if you are absent from Mass for travel or illness. • A solution to a situation I know many families face on their way to Mass: where did I put my envelopes?! How does it work? • You can visit faithdirect.net and enroll securely online • For those of you who would not be comfortable going online, you can still enroll in this program

by completing an enrollment form you had received in the mail, or get one from the vestibule or parish office.

• You can elect to have your specified bank or credit card account debited on either the 4th or 15th of the month for both offertory and any second collections.

• Parishioners can elect to receive "offertory cards" in lieu of envelopes to be placed in the collec-tion basket.

• There is no charge to parishioners for enrolling. In fact, every family signing up with Faith Direct means one less package of envelopes to print and mail out

We consider Faith Direct to be a "win-win" program for both parishioners and our parish. I strongly encourage you to enroll in this program. Faith Direct provides the critical third party security needed for this new way of parish support, this limits the liability for our parish and keeps your information in secure hands. I am grateful for your financial and prayerful support of our parish.

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

Sanctuary Lamp offerings ($50/month) for St. Philip Neri are still available for the

months of March, August, October, Novem-ber & December 2017. If interested, please

call the parish office (510)373-5200.

ST. PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Crab Feed & Auction February 11, 2017

The Elks Club Alameda @ 5:30PM

Join us for Saint Philip Neri’s “Vegas Vintagio”, a 60’s Rat Pack inspired event! Come early for Vegas style Gaming Tables and try your hand at winning valuable prizes!

SPN will host a live and silent auction featuring unique items including:

SoCal Beach Vacation Tahoe Vacation Home

Sierra’s Vacation Home New Parties

Warriors Tickets Hamilton Tickets to SOLD OUT SF Show

Bay Fishing trip Beautiful Class Art

Raiders Tickets

Learn More & Purchase Tickets including Tuition Raffle Tickets or Make a Donation at https://spnalameda.ejoinme.org/vegasvintagio

Learn about Business Sponsorship Benefits including free tickets at the Gold & Platinum Levels: https://spnalameda.ejoinme.org/sponsorships

Donate an Item: https://spnalameda.ejoinme.org/donateitems

For inquiries, please contact Camille Reynolds, SPN Crab Feed Chair 2017 (415) 505-0271 or spncrabfd@gmail.com.

Feast of the Santo Niño at St. Albert the Great