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LITURGY CORNER

Solemnity of St. Joseph

Monday the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Chapter 53 in the Book of Bless‐ings contains the blessing for St. Joseph’s Ta‐ble. This custom, which originated in southern Italy, can be an important tool for underscor‐ing the major themes of the Lenten season. Although the meal is generous, it is designed to feed those who are most in need. It is a time to set the table for the poor and the hun‐gry, the stranger and the needy, remembering the times in which St. Joseph cared for Jesus and Mary through long travels in strange plac‐es.

SPN office hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm SA office hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 12nn Staffed by 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 - 4:00 - 5:00pm SA - 3:30-4:00 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 5:30pm 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 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days

Pastor: Fr. Robert Chinnapan, mf (510) [email protected] Vicar:Fr. Anthony Madanu, mf(510) [email protected]

Parish Website: www.spnsa.org

March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Lent

ST. PHILIP NERI- ST. ALBERT THE GREAT Alameda, CA March 18, 2018

Weekly Goal $10,300.00

Plate Received 8,350.60 ($ 1,949.40)

We pray for our deceased … Andrew Longoria, Isaura Verduzco, Anthony Arnerich, Angel Tanjuakio, Everett McNamara and James Duncan

We pray for our sick … Tony Caviglia, John Simonetti, Betty McCaffrey, Tina Jimenez, Herta Lobisster, Joan Pruden, Lorraine Ingeman, Barbara Capon, Clare Cruse, Al Heeg, Emma Ampil, Fred Wilcox Family, Steve Tao, Luz Guidici, Lillian Layante, Jennifer Hillenbrand Biever, Alvin Garabiles, Bridget Kanady, Maggie Hobson‐Caracciolo, Fr. Matthew George, Guillermo Gonzalez, Russ Goodman, MaryAnn DeMerritt, Kristi Sahlman, Bill Meyers, Louise Koepf, Fr. William Marshall, Mary Lee, Siony Piatos, Jeff Croft Sr., Trudi LeDruillenec.

March 29, Holy Thursday collection benefits St. Vincent de Paul March 30, Pontifical Good Friday collection benefits Christians in the Holy Land

Weekly Goal $10,300.00

Plate Received 7,675.60 ($ 2,624.40)

MARCH 3 - 4 MARCH 10 - 11

St. Joseph’s Table Monday, March 19, Feast of St. Joseph

Mass at 5:30 pm Dinner starts at 6:30 pm.

Menu: Salad, Pasta with pesto, Chicken, and Vegetables

Special dessert table--ICF Branch 10 members are asked to bring item for dessert table.

$20 for adults; $10 for youth 14 and under

For reservations, contact Michael Marcheschi, (510) 523-4720.

Does your home feel cluttered and cramped? Then, it’s time to empty your garage and clean out your clos-ets! Our Outreach Ministry is accept-ing donations of household items, toys, small furniture and other pieces that you are ready to give up.

NO CLOTHING OR BIG FURNITURES PLEASE!

Drop offs can be made on Wednesdays, 8am - 11am

at St. Albert Hall.

Votive Candles for March is also being offered for the following:

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cooney

Mary Guerin Sponsor: Lorraine Guerin

WINGS (Women in God’s Spirit) WINGS is a faith enhancement group that encourages spiritu-

al growth through prayer, Scripture study, catechesis, life sharing and community. Meetings take place on Wednesdays

of October through May at St. Theresa Event Center. Meg Bowerman will be the speaker on March 21st. Her presenta-

tion on Hunger and the Just Faith Program is part of the Spring season, a Social Justice series that challenges

women to discern ways of putting faith into action.. For more information, or to attend as a guest, contact Rina Austin at

[email protected].

The Seventh Annual Outreach Ministry

Heritage Dinner is on Saturday, April 21st.

Chef Heidi Schmidt will be preparing an appetizing Scandinavian Dinner! More details to follow.

We are looking for children in our parish to portray the roles of “Little Angels” for our

10:30am Easter Mass at St. Albert the Great. Please call the parish office if interested,

(510)373-5200. Rehearsal is on March 31st.

ST. PHILIP NERI- ST. ALBERT THE GREAT Alameda, CA

On Thursday this week, at 6 p.m., the priests of our diocese and many of the lay faithful will gather with Bishop Michael Barber for our annual diocesan Chrism Mass, at Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland.

Jesus the Christ, the Anointed One: this title of our Lord anticipates the continual outpouring of God’s mercy through the sacramental anointing with oil in the liturgies of the church. Every year, in every Catholic diocese, these sacred oils are newly prepared, blessed by the bishop, and distrib-uted to the churches during Holy Week. This takes place at the Chrism Mass.

For its abundance, its scriptural history, and its healing properties, olive oil is specified for sacramental use. From ancient times the prophets, priests and kings of Israel were anointed with olive oil as a sign that the Spirit of God rested upon them (Isa. 61:1; Ex. 30:30; I Sam. 10:1). At the Chrism Mass three separate urns of oil are offered by the faithful and presented to the bishop for the blessing—the Oil of the Catechumens, the Oil of the Sick, and finally the Oil for the Holy Chrism. The Chrism Oil is mixed with fragrant balsam, and, because of its prominent place in the rites of Christian Initiation and Holy Orders, it is blessed with a prayer of consecration. Anointing with the sacred oils is integral to several of the sacraments and other rites of the church. An infant presented for baptism is anointed with Oil of the Catechumens before the baptism, with the prayer for the pro-tection against the powers of sin and evil. An adult catechumen may receive this anointing several times during the time of preparation. The Oil of the Sick is used in the sacrament of anointing, during times of illness.

The Sacred Chrism is an integral part of the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and ordina-tion. Named after Christ himself (chrism = “Christ-ing”), it bestows a share in Jesus’s own anointing with the Holy Spirit. Just following the washing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the baptized are anointed on the crown of the head, signifying the royal dignity, the prophetic vocation, and the call to holiness of all the baptized. Again at confirmation the candidate is anointed on the forehead as the bishop says, “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.” When a bishop ordains a man to the priesthood, following the imposition of hands and the prayer of consecration, he anoints the hands of the priest with the Sacred Chrism, saying: “The Father anointed our Lord Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. May Jesus preserve you to sanctify the Christian people and to offer sacrifices to God.”

Following the Chrism Mass, the sacred oils are distributed to representatives of every parish in the diocese. The oils are normally received by the parish in a simple rite prior to the Mass of Holy Thursday. They are to be kept safe but also made visible to the faithful, displayed in an ambry near the baptismal font. At the Chrism Mass, the gathered priests experience a powerful remembrance of their ordination day as the bishop calls upon them to “renew the sacred promises you once made.” But not only the priests, all the baptized are called to renewal. For in the consecration of the Chrism, the bishop prays that “all who are anointed may be inwardly transformed and come to share in eter-nal salvation.”

There is something wonderful about a Chrism Mass, so, if you have not been to one, make a date for this Thursday. It is a sublime holy experience that is an essential part of our faith.

Fr. Robert K Chinnapan


Sat. Mar. 17

8:30am 5:30pm

Carolina, Lilliana, Ken & Alex - Birthday Harry Tom † Daniel Rourke †

Sun. Mar. 18

9:00am 11:30am

Katherine Koepf † Robert Ralph Michelini † For the repose of the soul of Jack †

Mon. Mar. 19

8:30am

Fr. George Alengadan

Tues. Mar. 20

8:30am

Grace Virginia McDonnell †

Wed. Mar. 21

8:30am Reynaldo Serrano † Araceli Serrano †

Thurs. Mar. 22

8:30am

Fred Foster † James Duncan †

Fri. Mar. 23

8:30am Liam Sullivan Linda Gacad - Recovery

Sat. Mar. 24

8:30am 5:30pm

John, Ellen & Anita † ICF #10 Living & Deceased Members

Sun. Mar. 25

9:00am 11:30am

Siony Piatos † Susie Montermoso - For good health Oliver Magno †

Sat. Mar. 17

7:30am 4:30pm

Rolando Solis Zeny Viduya

Sun. Mar. 18

8:00am 10:30am

Monrovia Thomas † Otto Brenner † Ann Marie Palacio †

Mon. Mar. 19

7:30am Remigia Solis †

Tues. Mar. 20

7:30am

Special Intention

Wed. Mar. 21

7:30am

Trudi LeDruillenec

Thurs. Mar. 22

7:30am

Richard Goodman †

Fri. Mar. 23

7:30am

Special Intention

Sat. Mar. 24

7:30am 4:30pm

Special Intention Don Arles †

Sun. Mar. 25

8:00am 10:30am

Manuel & Lerma Tengonciang Ursula Gardner †

St. Albert the Great Mar. 17 - 25

St. Philip Neri Mar. 17 - 25

First Reading -- I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm -- Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading -- Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Ro-mans 8:8-11. Gospel -- If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a

Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-

42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; (procession) Is 50:4-

7; Ps 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 -- 15:47 [15:1-39]

TODAY'S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Alameda Deanery Service Reconciliation

Monday, March 26, 2018 7:00 pm

St. Joseph Basilica

Family Reconciliation Service

Saturday, March 24, 2018 10:00 am

St. Joseph Basilica


Stations of the Cross Every Friday until March 23

St. Philip Neri - 5:30 pm Followed by Fish Fry in O’Brien Hall St. Albert the Great - 7:00 pm Followed by Simple Soup in St. Albert’s Hall

Friday Fish Fry dinners in

O’Brien Hall. $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and

under. Doors open upon conclusion of the Stations. Hosted by ICF Branch #10.

For information, contact John Zugnoni at [email protected] or call (510) 523-8005.

Soup Suppers in St. Albert’s Hall. Suppers

are complimentary. Donations are welcome.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Over the next two weeks, as we hear of the interior anguish of Jesus, we are led to the Garden of

Gethsemane, the scene of a night of suffering, failure, and loss. In Hebrew, the word means "olive press," and it was an olive grove, although only a few trees remain. Olives can't be eaten off the trees,

they need to be cured--knocked from the trees at harvest time, scooped into a stone basin, and cracked

open by a heavy millstone. The crushing stone weight was itself called a "gethsemane," and once it was

lowered onto the olives, oil from the fruit and the inner stone would drip into a groove and flow into

jars. The night before his death, Jesus experienced such anguish that scripture says his own blood per-spired from him, an image no one who understands olive oil production could miss.

Today, the Mount of Olives is within the city of Jerusalem and the site of the Church of All Na-

tions, also known as the Basilica of the Agony. It was built in 1924, funded by Catholics in twelve dif-

ferent countries. An open-air altar on the grounds is used by Anglicans on Holy Thursday every year.

Nearby is the Russian Church of Mary Magdalene, built by the czar in 1888, its magnificent golden

domes a distinctive landmark. There is also another tiny Catholic Church, called Dominus Flevit, or "The Cry of the Lord," built in a teardrop shape in the mid-1950s. For centuries, the Franciscan order

has had the care of the shrines of the Holy Land, and our Good Friday collection helps sustain these

precious sites.

--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.


Parish Events

Suzann Silva RCIA Coordinator

373-5217 … [email protected]

Cathy Morales Youth Ministry


Diane Bustos Adult & Children’s Faith Formation Coordinator


Lydia Cho Music Director


Andrew Nguyen Youth Choir Director

882-3072

Jenny Feliciano Office Administrator and Bulletin Editor


Margaret Mariani Office Support & Facilities Coordinator

373-5229

Anh Truong Parish Bookkeeper


Jessica Murray SPN Elementary School Principal


Finance Council

Meets bi-monthly 1st Wed at 5:30pm CHAIR: Sandy Goya

Liturgical Committee Meets 1st 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

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