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 26, 2016

Rev. Mario L. Borges, Pastor ● Rev. Terence O’Malley, Parochial Administrator Deacon Martin J. Leach ● Deacon John A. Mignano ● 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, Clarence Decano Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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) 537-1502

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

YOUTH MINISTRY: Sean Cooper, (510) 581-5870 or transfigyouthcv@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 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”

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 26, 2016

“No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

— Luke 9:62

Mass Intentions (June 25-July 2, 2016) Sat. 4:00p.m. Augusto & Eduina Silva and Family Sun. 7:30a.m. For the People 9:00a.m. Chester A. Kuta 11:00a.m. Mario Cirimele Mon. 8:00a.m. Marilyn Schaefer & Duane Smith Tues. 8:00a.m. Gina Fucilla and Special Intention for Kevin Weber Wed. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Joseph Georges Thurs. 8:00a.m. Lina Alberton Fri. 9:30a.m. John Ferreira Sat. 4:00p.m. Peter H. Nguyen

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: June 18th & 19th—$8,240.00 (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

For Your Information When writing your checks for regular or special collections, please make all checks payable to Transfiguration Church (a request made by our bank). The Church will then send one total check for each special collection to the designated charity. Also, please write in the memo portion of your check the name of the collection to which you are donating. This will help the office to give you proper credit. Thank you for your support!

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Coffee and Donuts Marcelina Enrile & Louisa Corti will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

Deadline for Bulletin The deadline for items in the bulletin is

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

Dear Parishioners, I am happy to announce a new ministry added to our parish community. This ministry is not new to the Diocese and has been around for a long time. It is the first time a Cursillo Ministry has been formed in our parish. The group has chosen July 10th as the date which we will recognize and bless them at the 11:00a.m. Mass. They will meet once a month to discuss and plan their outreach in the community and Diocese. Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario L. Borges

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall following the 9:30a.m. Mass on Friday, July 1st. Our hosts will be Kathy & Tony Rocha and Diane & Rod Johnston. Please sign up today if you plan to attend as the hosts need to have a count of at-tendees. Bingo will be played after the meeting.

Please Note The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observance of

the Independence Day holiday.

Note: Mass on Friday, July 1st will be at 9:30a.m.

FOCUS ON THE MISSION “There are so many things to do.” “We have so little time.” How many variations of these statements have you heard or even said yourself? Actually neither statement is completely true. There are many things to do in this life, but really few things that are vitally important. Working, searching, conniving, and worrying our way to “gratify[ing] the desires of the flesh,” as Paul relates in today’s second reading, are real-ly non-productive. So little time? When we take on the freedom that Christ offers us, we have all the time we need in this world, and even more in the next. Elisha, the prophet Elijah’s chosen servant, was slightly befuddled about what he should do. When Elijah called, he returned to bid farewell to his parents and provide food for his people. Only then did he follow. Jesus demands something different, something more of his disciples. He calls us to a single-minded determina-tion to drop everything and follow him. Now, not later. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Baptism Class

The next Baptism class will be Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, June 27, 2016 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Lucky SHARES is Changing! Say goodbye to that old SHARES card, and say hello to: Lucky Shares powered by eScrip! This is good news for those of us who hate having to carry around that one extra card in our wallets! Here's what you'll need to do in order to start earning 3% for Transfiguration: -Go to www.escrip.com/shares -Click on the store where you shop (Lucky or Food Maxx) -Click "Sign Up" if you don't have an eScrip account, OR "Add Phone/Card" if you already have an eScrip account -Provide requested information: zip code, name, and e-mail) -Search for "Church of the Transfiguration", and click the checkbox to choose Transfiguration as the charity you're supporting -Add your phone number That's it! Then, next time you shop, just type in your phone number at the register each time before you pay, and Transfig-uration will receive 3% of your qualifying purchases! If you have questions, or would like assistance getting signed up, please contact Sean Cooper at (510) 581-5870, or TransfigYouthCV@gmail.com.

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. If you prefer, you can contact Sean Cooper at (510) 581-5870, and he will be happy to assist you in setting up your credit or debit card, or electronic check offering.

Pancake Breakfast We will not have a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday after the 7:30 and 9:00 Masses in the months of June, July and August. We will resume on September 25th.

Tiny Tickets = Tremendous Treasure What is a Tiny Ticket??? And why would anyone

want them??? MANY of you have been so faithful to our project —- Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Many of you may not know anything about TINY TICKETS…Well……Tiny Tickets are those BART tickets, often discarded or left in pockets or drawers, which have tiny bits of value left on them that could be turned into cash. The Tiny Tickets Program allows these resources to provide need-ed support to nonprofit groups like FESCO. Our Confirmation Program is committed to help. There is a Treasure Chest in the vestibule of the church, please drop your Tiny Tickets in the chest and we will transport them to the FESCO Offices. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity to our brothers and sisters in need.

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Peter’s Pence Collection This weekend, our diocese will take up the Peter’s Pence collection which provides Pope Francis with the funds he needs to carry out his charitable works around the world. The proceeds benefit the most disadvantaged; victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Join our Holy Father as a witness of charity to those who are suffering.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 Second Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Psalm 16 Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

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

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [1-9] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Cyril of Alexandria Tuesday: St. Irenaeus Wednesday: Ss. Peter and Paul Thursday: The First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Friday: Blessed Junípero Serra; Canada Day; First Friday Saturday: First Saturday

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Soul of: Mary Elizabeth Kelder (Wayne Kelder’s Mother)

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#139

A mother’s conversation

We said that the people of God, by the constant inner working of the Holy Spirit, is constantly evangelizing itself. What are the implications of this principle for preachers? It reminds us that the Church is a mother, and that she preaches in the same way that a mother speaks to her child, knowing that the child trusts that what she is teaching is for his or her benefit, for children know that they are loved. Moreover, a good mother can recognize everything that God is bringing about in her children, she listens to their concerns and learns from them. The spirit of love which reigns in a family guides both mother and child in their conversations; therein they teach and learn, experience correction and grow in appreciation of what is good. Something similar happens in a homily. The same Spirit who inspired the Gospels and who acts in the Church also inspires the preacher to hear the faith of the God’s people and to find the right way to preach at each Eucharist. Christian preaching thus finds in the heart of people and their culture a source of living water, which helps the preacher to know what must be said and how to say it. Just as all of us like to be spoken to in our mother tongue, so too in the faith we like to be spoken to in our “mother culture,” our native language, and our heart is better disposed to listen. This language is a kind of music which inspires encouragement, strength and enthusiasm. Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Pope Francis loves to compare the Church to a loving Mother. That's not how many of us has experienced her in the past or even in the present, more like a rigid disciplinarian. Let us follow Francis who tries to recognize everything that God is doing in us. A loving mother is attentive to all that concerns her chil-dren and responds to their needs and growth with love and wisdom. The Homily is similar to a good mother, the preacher listens and understands God's beloved people and is inspired to find the right words at each Eucharist. The hearts of the people, their language, their culture, their lives are in the preacher's heart so that he speaks to them in their native language. How consoling, how help-ful, how it deposes people to listen and respond even as we recall that the people in our situation come from many cultures and vary in age from 12 months to 101 years. Without lapsing into helplessness, we always remember Pentecost when each one heard them speak in his or her own tongue. Our daily lives are full of striving, in the Eu-charist we are in the eternal strife and the Divine Redeem-er is with us in both.