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 November 8, 2015

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, Alicia Antonio Youth Liturgy, Michelle Gilman

FINANCE COUNCIL: Chairman, Mark Zaleski

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

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 Transfig_Youth@sbcglobal.net

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”

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 8, 2015

The LORD keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry.

— Psalm 146:7

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Mass Intentions (November 7-14, 2015) Sat. 4:00p.m. Donald Roy Collins and All Souls Sun. 7:30a.m. For the People & All Souls 9:00a.m. Nicole Malone & All Souls 11:00a.m. Giuseppa Nunzio and Vincenzo Latora, Rita & Mike Basozki, Paola Vitale & All Souls Mon. 8:00a.m. Luiz Capela and All Souls Tues. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Manuel Silva and Family & All Souls Wed. 8:00a.m. Eunice Moore & All Souls Thurs. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Maura and Kevin Krause & All Souls Fri. 8:00a.m. Special Intention for Oliver and Ames Krause & All Souls Sat. 4:00p.m. Isaias Rosales, For the People, and All Souls

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: October 31st & November 1st—$10,567.80 All Saints—$1,271.00 All Souls—$2,207.00 Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Coffee and Donuts Gary & Melody Klever will be hosting coffee and donuts this Sunday after the 9:00a.m. Mass. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.

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.

Baptism Class The next Baptism class will be Tuesday, November 10, 2015.

Please call the Parish Office to register.

Transfiguration Parish Goal Update Our goal here at Transfiguration Parish for the “Reclaiming Christ’s Mission Together” campaign is $549,431.11. So far, we have raised $310,177.68 (56.45% of our goal). We still have $239,253.43 to be raised. Let’s keep going to reach our goal! If you have not yet responded, please consid-er doing so soon. Remember, our parish will receive 25% of all monies collected up to our goal and 50% of funds raised above our goal. Thank you for your support!

St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive

St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting non-perishable food items the weekends of November 7, 8 and November 14, 15. Collect-ed food will be distributed to poor families in the parish before Thanksgiving. Suggested food items are canned vegetables, fruits, beans, soups, cranberry sauce, boxed items such as pasta, turkey dressing, crackers, and jar items such as pasta sauce and gravy. Please no expired dates. There will be a bin in the en-trance of the Church where you can place your items. Your do-nated food will be greatly appreciated by the families we serve.

Building Fund Collection This weekend we will have a collection for our Building Fund. These funds will be used to help offset parish maintenance expenses.

Night of Remembrance If you have lost a loved one in the past year, we invite you to a celebration to remember our loved ones who have gone to their eternal reward. The celebration will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 7:00p.m. If you would like to participate, please fill out the form that will be mailed to you if your loved one’s funeral was held at Transfiguration, or you can pick up the form in the back of the church. Please return the form in the collection basket or to the parish office by November 22, 2015.

Congratulations to the parents of: Abigail Chloe Ma

who was baptized here last Sunday.

Please Note The Parish Office will be closed on

Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Liturgy Meeting: November 19, 2015, 7:00p.m. in the parish hall. All are welcome.

We invite all women to join us for: WINGS (“Women in God’s Spirit”)

Wings is a faith enhancement group that encourages Spiritual growth through prayer, scripture study,

Catechesis, life sharing and community. Transfiguration Church, Marian Rm. Parish Hall

Thursday, November 19, 2015, 9:15-11:15a.m. Speaker: Mrs. Kris East

Topic: Mission as a Path to Spiritual Growth

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, November 9, 2015 in the Marian Room of the Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

~~Religious Education~~

Altar Servers Wanted!!! Want to be an Altar Server or know someone who is interested? We are now recruiting new Altar Servers for our Transfigura-

tion Church Parish! Children who are 10 yrs. and older and who have received first Holy Communion are eligible. Parents who

would like their children to serve at the altar may email: Alicia Antonio at: bheng1972@yahoo.com.

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

C.C.D.

CULTIVATING. CATHOLIC. DISCIPLES.

Classes, as usual on Monday. No Classes on Wednesday, Nov. 11 We honor our Veterans and join in a

prayer for World Peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Confirmation

Something Different this week: Our Class session is a C/P/S event on WEDNESDAY as we gather to tour our amazing cathedral and celebrate mass there. Meet at CV BART in the morning. NO Thursday night Class. PGO Reminder: Medshare — This Saturday, Nov. 14 Meet in San Leandro at 8:45a.m. We will sort medical supplies to ship to 3rd World countries in need. You are truly Living the Gospel. Thank you!

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-16

Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28 Psalm 146—Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32

We Need YOU —— especially if you are NEW! Come join the Crab CREW! We need your Input, your Ideas, your Energy. Please come on over to the hall

next Sunday and became a part of the FEW, the Proud, the Volunteers!

CRAB FEED MEETING NEXT SUNDAY!! Following 9:00 Mass in the Hall!

Christmas Concert Dear Parishioners, The Music Ministry of the Church of the Transfiguration and Director Alexander Katsman would like to invite you to our annual Christmas Concert. The concert will be held on Sunday, December 6th at 3:00p.m. Come hear our Children, Youth, and Adult Choirs and soloists sing-ing carols and contemporary Christmas music accompa-nied by a Chamber Orchestra. Free-will donation.

We hope to see you there!

Fall is here and the nights are getting darker and colder! Come and join ICF Br. # 343 @ OLG on Thursday, Nov 12 for a delicious, homemade Minestrone soup meal, crusty french bread, pumpkin dessert! Meeting to follow. Dinner @ 6:30p.m. , $8/ person. Please call Stella @ 581-5863 by Tuesday, Nov.10. Bring canned goods for St. Vincent De Paul @OLG. See you there!

Our Lady of Grace HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE OLG Faith Formation Center Invites you to our

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE Sunday, November 8, 2015

12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Beat the rush and avoid the Black Friday lines!

• Kitchen items • Beauty products

• Handcrafted items • Live demonstrations

• Free childcare and gift wrap • Raffle –drawings every 30 minutes

• And more!!!! Our Lady of Grace Faith Formation Center

3433 Somerset Ave, CV

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

The Church’s Missionary Transformation—#106 Other ecclesial challenges Even if it is not always easy to approach young people, progress has been made in two areas: the awareness that the entire community is called to evangelize and educate the young, and the urgent need for the young to exercise greater leadership. We should recognize that despite the present crisis of commitment and communal relation-ships, many young people are making common cause be-fore the problems of our world and are taking up various forms of activism and volunteer work. Some take part in the life of the Church as members of service groups and various missionary initiatives in their own dioceses and in other places. How beautiful it is to see that young people are “street preachers” (callejeros de la fe), joyfully bring-ing Jesus to every street, every town square and every corner of the earth! Fr. Terry’s Remarks—Every age group has always presented their own challenges and it is true that in differ-ent cultures and times these do vary. Young people have always attracted special care as the transition to adulthood is the most dramatic in our lives and holds such potential for good or ill that we all feel more than a little apprehen-sive. We wish the young to be responsible as we under-stand it, on the other hand we know in our hearts that they don't see things as do we. How can they since they have not had our experience? Our young people have their dreams, talents and visions. Our blessed task is to give them examples of genuine faith, sensible encouragement and honest love in our own lives. We should not exagger-ate their shortcomings but try and be humble and honest about our own. We shouldn’t overstress the dangers of life. Look, we have survived, just about. Let us try not to burden them with our own frustrated dreams but allow them the space and, if possible, the help or means to achieve their own. We are a people of faith, we believe we are in the hands of God. God loves our young people infinitely more than we do, so let us give Him the time to play His part.