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 June 10, 2018

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

LITURGICAL MINISTRY: Eucharistic Ministers, Stephen and Carina Kowalewski Lectors, Barbara Mehan Altar Servers, Clarence Decano

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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”: Trish Ferrari, (510) 329-9407 HALL MANAGER: Pat Ballinger, (510) 537-1502

HALL RENTAL MANAGER: Monica Corona, 510-239-7941

YOUTH MINISTRY: Alfonso Corona III transfig.oasis@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 Rectory. Please call the Parish Office, (510) 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 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”

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 10, 2018

Out of the depths I cry to you, O L ; L , hear my voice!

—Psalm 130:1

Mass Intentions (June 9-16, 2018) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Dr. Douglas Franklin and Edward & Mary Joaquin Sun. 7:30 a.m. For the People 9:00 a.m. Renato Magno & Angel Lamore 11:00 a.m. Joᾶo & Filomena Ferreira Mon. 8:00 a.m. Anthony Bettencourt Tues. 8:00 a.m. Augusto & Eduina Silva & Family Wed. 8:00 a.m. Antonio Coelho Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Casimero Regacho & Frank Boring Fri. 8:00 a.m. Eugene O’Brien Sat. 4:00 p.m. For All Fathers

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: June 2nd & 3rd—$9,675.00 (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

The next Baptism Class will be Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

Please call the Parish Office to register.

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 secure website to complete the setup of your offering.

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Sunita D’Costa will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

PROMISES Today’s liturgy is full of promises. The reading from Genesis promises a final triumph over the power of sin and a return to a new creation. The reading from Second Corinthians promises that all who follow Christ will have to struggle. It also promises, however, that we can perse-vere if we but recognize that Christ is within us, renew-ing us daily, and giving us the courage and the strength we need to endure. The Gospel promises that doing God’s will makes us “family” with Jesus, who forgives all sin and triumphs over evil. Today might be a good day for us to make some promis-es as well. We can promise to stop kidding ourselves about our own tendencies to selfishness and sin. We can promise ourselves to believe—really believe—that while we are not sinless, we are forgiven. We can promise our-selves to combat evil and sin by acting as sisters and brothers not only to the Lord, but to one another as well. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, June 11, 2018 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is

Monday, 4:30 p.m. Thank you for your support!

Pancake Breakfast There will be no Pancake Breakfast in the months of June, July and August. We will resume in September.

Building Fund Collection There will be a collection this weekend for our parish Building Fund. These funds will be used to help with maintenance expenses of the parish.

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of: Alice Moberg (Sister of Rudy Pena) Sister Mary Gerard Golonka (Aunt of Barbara Mehan)

St. Vincent de Paul Please note:

There will be no meeting on June 17th.

Congratulations to the parents of: Mikaela Riley Bonato Lucia Alicia Guzman who were baptized here last Sunday.

Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners: July 17, 2018—Spare Ribs (Pork) August 7, 2018—Chicken Cacciatore If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Information: Call Len Tallo, President at 510-912-5730.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church 3433 Somerset Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Saint Vincent de Paul Mission Helping the Homeless—Those in Need.

FREE Soup, Sandwiches (Other Food Items)

When: Every Wednesday—4:00 p.m. Where: 3433 Somerset Ave., Castro Valley

Follow Anita Ave.—Couple of blocks up from Castro Valley Boulevard

Our Lady of Grace Invites You To…. Eucharistic Adoration

• Join us for: Friday Night with Jesus • Prayer to the Sacred Heart • Songs of Praise and Worship • Silent Reflection

Every First Friday Night of the Month—7:00 p.m. 3433 Somerset Avenue, Castro Valley

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Genesis 3:9-15

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 Psalm:130—Gospel: Mark 3:20-35

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Ps 65:10-13; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-10; Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Barnabas Wednesday: St. Anthony of Padua Thursday: Flag Day Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

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

San Damiano Retreat Center 710 Highland Dr., Danville

Father’s Day BBQ June 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children under age 13. Register at www.sandamiano.org or

call 925-837-9141 x315

A free Children’s Summer Book Series with Jan Stegner will be offered on the Mondays of July from 10:00 a.m. to noon at San Damiano Retreat Center. For more information, call 925.837.9141, Email: katerik@sandamiano.org, or visit SanDamiano.org.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The cathedral is a treasure in a diocese and in our tradi-tion. It is not simply a “big church,” as some say; some parish churches are larger. What makes a cathedral is the presence of the chair, called a cathedra (Latin for seat) reserved for the bishop. There are many instances in our country of a local church (diocese) outgrowing a cathedral. In Baltimore and St. Louis, the former cathedrals are historic treasures in the heart of the old city, but new and larger structures now function as the seat of the bishop. When a bishop dies or retires, it is said that “the seat is vacant,” and when the new bishop is installed, the central ritual is the moment when the decree of the Holy Father is read and the new bishop is escorted to the cathedra. No one but the bishop sits in the cathedra during a ritual, but in Los Angeles the cathedra in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is accessible, and no one seems to mind when a visitor tries the cathedra out for the bishop’s point of view. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

AMERICAN FLAG This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. June 14

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is a special place to renew and redeem hearts broken by the loss of a child through miscarriage, abortion, and Sudden Infant Death (SIDS). The retreats are for women and men who are grieving the pain and loss and seek healing. The re-treat weekend offers a supportive, non-judgmental environ-ment to transform the pain of the past into love and hope. The next retreat is June 29 - July 1. Spaces are limited; sign up now! Contact Kim at 209.465.5433 or Gloria at 510.485.2584 or by email at AftertheChoice@OakDioAdmin.org. All in-quiries are confidential.

ACTIONS Actions speak louder than words;

let your words teach and your actions speak. —St. Anthony of Padua

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

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#240

Social dialogue as a contribution to peace.

It is the responsibility of the State to safeguard and promote the common good of society. Based on the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, and fully committed to political dialogue and consensus build-ing, it plays a fundamental role, one which cannot be delegated, in working for the integral development of all. This role, at present, calls for profound social humility.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks—The idea of State is all the people in the State. And the State is formed to safeguard and promote the common good. Following from what we wrote last week, the State is based on respecting every person and helping to keep us united. The State needs to keep in constant political dialogue with its people so that there is ever growing consensus and development. Not only is humility necessary for the individual to enter fruit-fully into dialogue, the same is true for the State. Our times call for profound social humility.