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St. Augustine Parish, Oakland California Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time October 16th, 2016 Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time October 16th, 2016
World Mission Sunday
On Sunday, October 23, 2016, we will celebrate World
Mission Sunday. This year's theme is “Mercy Changes
the World.” Pope Francis invites the entire Church to
support various young mission dioceses in Africa, Asia,
the Pacific Islands, as well as parts of Latin America and
Europe. These priests, religious and lay leaders serve
some of the poorest and most under developed regions in
the world. Please keep these missions in your prayers and
be generous in aiding them with your collection gift for
the Society of the Propagation of the Faith.
Supporting these struggling churches throughout the
world with your prayers and bountiful offerings are in-
deed ways to fulfill the objective Pope Francis has given
all of us. All World Mission Sunday collections will help
missionaries offer the individuals of these poverty-
stricken areas vital help as they learn and share the mercy
of God. It will ensure the development of local dioceses
and support the work of priests, religious and lay leaders
who serve those in dire need of assistance. Extend your
merciful witness to the whole world through your gift for
the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, which the Church is
celebrating, casts a distinct light on World Mission Sun-
day 2016: it invites us to consider the missio ad gentes as
a great, immense work of mercy, both spiritual and mate-
rial. On this World Mission Sunday, all of us are invited
to "go out" as missionary disciples, each generously offer-
ing their talents, creativity, wisdom and experience in or-
der to bring the message of God’s tenderness and compas-
sion to the entire human family. By virtue of the mission-
ary mandate, the Church cares for those who do not know
the Gospel, because she wants everyone to be saved and
to experience the Lord’s love. She “is commissioned to
announce the mercy of God, the beating heart of the Gos-
pel” (Misericordiae Vultus, 12) and to proclaim mercy in
every corner of the world, reaching every person.
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
St. Augustine Parish Office
400 Alcatraz Ave Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 653-8631 ext 110
www.staugustineoakland.com
Emergency Cell number (510) 653-8631
ext 111
Fr. Augustine Joseph
Parochial Administrator, ext 100
April McNeely, Music Director
(510) 504-4784
Karen Glen, Ministry Coordinator, ext 102
Linda Prara-Jenkins, Office Manager, ext
101
Douglas Castro/Maintenance
Mission Statement
We are called by Christ to love Him, to follow Him and to bring Him to the world.
Saint Teresa of Avila’s Story, Feast Day, October 15th
Teresa lived in an age of exploration as well as political, social, and religious upheaval. It was the 16th century, a time of turmoil
and reform. She was born before the Protestant Reformation and died almost 20 years after the closing of the Council of Trent.
The gift of God to Teresa in and through which she became holy and left her mark on the Church and the world is threefold: She
was a woman; she was a contemplative; she was an active reformer.
As a woman, Teresa stood on her own two feet, even in the man’s world of her time. She was “her own woman,” entering the
Carmelites despite strong opposition from her father. She is a person wrapped not so much in silence as in mystery. Beautiful,
talented, outgoing, adaptable, affectionate, courageous, enthusiastic, she was totally human. Like Jesus, she was a mystery of
paradoxes: wise, yet practical; intelligent, yet much in tune with her experience; a mystic, yet an energetic reformer; a holy
woman, a womanly woman.
Teresa was a woman “for God,” a woman of prayer, discipline, and compassion. Her heart belonged to God. Her ongoing conver-
sion was an arduous lifelong struggle, involving ongoing purification and suffering. She was misunderstood, misjudged, and op-
posed in her efforts at reform. Yet she struggled on, courageous and faithful; she struggled with her own mediocrity, her illness,
her opposition. And in the midst of all this she clung to God in life and in prayer. Her writings on prayer and contemplation are
drawn from her experience: powerful, practical, and graceful. She was a woman of prayer; a woman for God.
Teresa was a woman “for others.” Though a contemplative, she spent much of her time and energy seeking to reform herself and
the Carmelites, to lead them back to the full observance of the primitive Rule. She founded over a half-dozen new monasteries.
She traveled, wrote, fought—always to renew, to reform. In her self, in her prayer, in her life, in her efforts to reform, in all the
people she touched, she was a woman for others, a woman who inspired and gave life.
Her writings, especially the Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle, have helped generations of believers.
In 1970, the Church gave her the title she had long held in the popular mind: Doctor of the Church. She and St. Catherine of Siena
were the first women so honored.
WOMEN IN GOD’S SPIRIT
FALL 2016
We Are Called
October 19 Jean Molesky-Poz, Lecturer
Religious Studies Dept. JST Santa Clara
The Call Within Women’s Relatedness
October 26 Luke Hansen, SJ, Former Associate Editor at America
Student at JST Berkeley
Exploring the Possibility of Women Deacons in the Church
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Sessions are held at St. Theresa Event Center (4850 Clarewood Dr) and begin at 9:15am with hospitality. For more
information or to attend as a guest, contact Courtenay Redis at [email protected]
Additional dates will be included in upcoming bulletins.
St. Augustine Parish, Oakland California Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time October 16th, 2016 St. Augustine Parish, Oakland California Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time October 16thh, 2016
Please remember in your prayers those who are ill:
Jim McMurray, Tammy, Terry, Karen Miller, Bob Shobar,
Frances.
And those who have died:
Claudia Johnson, George Wolfe, Loretta Schmitz, Mari Kittel,
John Cody, Evelyn Schumacher.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, October 15th, 2016, 5 p.m. Parishioners & Benefactors
Sunday, October 16th, 2016, 8 a.m. Angel T. Sanchez Sr. (+)
Sunday, October 16th, 10:30 a.m. Rose Domaguing (+)
Sunday, October 16th, 2016, 6 p.m.
Stewardship – Weekly Offering
October 9th, 2016, Collection: $3,842.00 Includes EFT
St. Vincent dePaul Stewardship: $82.05
Next week's second collection is for World Mission Sunday and Catholic Home Mission Appeal.
Question of the Week
For Adults:
Whose needs might you be failing to lis-
ten to right now?
For Children:
How often do you put off chores until you
are forced to do them? Who is hurt by
such a decision?
Weekly Worship Schedule
Saturday Vigil
5:00 p.m.
Sunday Eucharist
8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
Weekday Eucharist
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 a.m.
Communion Service
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.
From the desk of the Ministry Coordinator
Small Faith Group Planning has begun ~ We are studying the new Papal Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love.
This document came out of the discussions at the World Meeting of Families last year. We have studied it as a leadership
team and believe it is a thoughtful commentary on the family and relationships. If you are interested in facilitating a
small group contact Karen at the parish office for more information. Sign up on the board to receive more information
on participating in one of the small faith groups that are forming. Groups are offered at different dates and times for
your convenience, beginning the last week of October.
RCIA: Inquiry classes for RCIA have begun, but it is on-going and welcome to anyone in our community who is curious
about learning more about Catholicism. This is a "non-strings attached" series of classes to answer questions individuals
may have about basic Catholic teachings. Classes are Wednesday evenings, beginning at 6 PM, in the Rectory Dining
Room. If you have questions you can contact Karen Glen, (Ministry Coordinator), or Jay Mitchell (our RCIA Team
Leader).
Family Faith Formation has begun!! The program is available for Kinder – 4th Grade. If your child is starting 1st
grade they should begin classes this year to be ready for sacramental preparation when they are in 2nd grade. Faith
Formation classes began on September 18th & are held from 9:10 am to 10:10 am on Sunday morning. Families can
attend the 8 am or 10:30 am mass together, as classes are between the two morning masses. Forms are available in the
vestibule of the church or more information please contact Karen @ (510) 653-8631or
Year of Mercy Community Project: The Parish Council invites you to participate in our project to “Buy a Child a Pair
of Shoes”. We have adopted St. Martin de Porres School on 41st Ave in Oakland as the recipients of our project. This
school in our local community will benefit by helping to provide a pair of black Nike shoes for each student. The cost
to us is less than $15 per pair. Donations will be accepted over the next 4 weeks. Envelopes are available in
the back of the church for you to place your donations. Just look for the shoe boxes and the large shoe.
Rosary Repairs
Is your rosary sitting in a drawer, broken
and need of repair? Contact Suzy Arnhart
before or after the 10:30 am Mass, and she
will gladly repair it free of charge.
Ministry Calendar:
RCIA, Wednesday, October 19th @ 6:15 pm
in the Parish rectory
Faith Formation on Sunday, October 23rd
@ 9:10 am
CLW on Sunday, October 23rd @ 10:30 am
mass
Taize Prayer
Quiet times of centering prayer, a brief reflection, shared petitions, framed with simple music. All are
welcome!" The service will begin on Thursday mornings at 7:45 a.m. and will last approximately 25 min-
utes. No prior experience or training is necessary in order to participate; all that is needed is a desire to
meet with a small group to spend time in prayer. If you would like more information, please contact
Susan Schaeffer at [email protected] or 415-935-1729
Prayer Tree
Please join members of the Prayer Tree to pray “Rosary for Peace” on the 1st Sunday of the month. Ro-
sary for Peace begins at 9:15 AM , on following days in 2016: November 6th, and December 4th.
Save the Date
Our 1st Annual Liturgical Ministers Retreat will be held on Saturday, November 12th. Our morning will begin together with breakfast and a prayer service. Liturgical ministers will then meet together in small groups to share thoughts about their ministry and how it has enriched their faith journey. The retreat will begin @ 8:30 am and conclude by 11 am. If you have any questions please check with your ministry leader. More information will follow!