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 April 2, 2017

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: 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) 581-7263 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”

Fifth Sunday of Lent April 2, 2017

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

— Psalm 130:1

Mass Intentions (April 1-8, 2017) Sat. 4:00 p.m. Emma Macias and Angela Martinez Sun. 7:30 a.m. For the People 9:00 a.m. Juliana Agnes Monteiro 11:00 a.m. Francisco and Maria Farinha Mon. 8:00 a.m. J.D. Smith Tues. 8:00 a.m. John Gallagher Wed. 8:00 a.m. May Feeney Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Manuel, Francisca and Jose Costa & Family Fri. 9:30 a.m. Luiz Capela Sat. 4:00 p.m. Dr. Douglas Franklin and Edward & Mary Joaquin

Stewardship Corner The collection total for the weekend of: March 25th & 26th—$7,302.00 (compared to $12,000 average weekly stewardship goal) Catholic Relief Services—$1,235.00 Thank you for continuing in your stewardship role of providing for the upkeep of our parish community.

April Birthdays Happy Birthday to you, May God Bless you.

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, May God Bless you!

Remember Transfiguration in your Will and Living Trust

Adult Bible Study Monday evening, April 3, 2017 in the Marian Room, Parish Hall, 7:00-8:30 p.m. No sign-up required, just drop in. Free will offering.

Pancake Breakfast Team “C” will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast this Sunday after the 7:30 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall. All-you-can-eat pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Adult: $4, Senior: $3, Child: $3, Family: $8. Be sure to come and enjoy a great meal and the fellowship. See you there!

Transfiguration Catholic Church

Dear Parishioners, I would like to share this special prayer with you:

A Prayer for Lent

Jesus, teach me to see with your eyes, to live life as you lived,

to understand life as you understood it. Give me a new perception of others,

close and far, seen always as brothers and sisters in you to be respected

and loved. Amen -- Pope Francis

Yours in Christ, Fr. Mario L. Borges

Stations of the Cross and Benediction Transfiguration

Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Flower Collection There will be a collection this weekend for flowers to decorate our Church for Easter. Envelopes are available in the pews. You may make a donation in memory of a loved one.

Note: Mass on Friday, April 7th will be at 9:30a.m.

Parish Holy Week Services Palm/Passion Sunday, April 9, 2017 Weather permitting, all of the weekend Masses will begin in front of the church. We will bless the palms and distribute them outside at the beginning of Mass. We encourage every-one to wear red on Palm Passion Sunday. We recommend that you arrive earlier than usual to find convenient parking and to receive your blessed palms at the beginning of Mass.

Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday, April 13, Morning Prayer—8:00a.m. Mass,7:30p.m.—After Mass, Adoration until 10:30p.m., and closing with prayer. Agape—Ethnic Breads in Parish Hall, 8:30p.m. Good Friday, April 14, Morning Prayer, 8:00a.m. Good Friday Service, 12:00 Noon Taize Prayer & Communion Service,7:30p.m. Easter Vigil, April 15, Morning Prayer—8:00a.m. Vigil Mass, 7:30p.m. Easter Sunday, April 16—Mass, 7:30, 9:00, 11:00a.m. Agape Reception

Everyone is invited to the Agape Reception of (ethnic) breads after the 7:30 p.m. service on Holy Thursday, April 13th. Sign up in the vestibule by (Palm Sunday) if you would like to bring bread. Please bring pre-cut (bite-size) breads by 7:00 p.m. to the hall.

Would You Like to Help Decorate the Church for Easter?

If you are interested in helping to decorate, just come to the church at 8:30 p.m. on April 14th after the Taize Prayer and Communion Service. Do you have a ladder you could bring?

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, April 6, 2017, 9:15-11:15 a.m. Speaker: Sr. Marie Stafford

Baptisms The next Baptism class will be

Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Please call the Parish Office to register. There will be no Baptisms during Lent. Baptisms will resume in May.

Classes, as usual, tomorrow.

Confirmation

PGO Updates: Thank you to our Amazing Candidates ... who worked on our parish St. Patrick’s Dinner fundraiser. who served lunch to those in need at St. Vincent de Paul dining room in Oakland. who baked and sold and earned money for worldwide clean water .You serve to teach us All that…...

SERVICE IS JOY!! Next Sunday is Sponsor Sunday and we welcome our Sponsors to Mass and Breakfast and Class.

We look forward to meeting you all then.

Religious Education~~ C.C.D.

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Buon Tempo Upcoming Dinners Transfiguration Parish Hall

All parishioners are invited to the following dinners. April 4 Cannelloni— May 2 Pasta Pesto/Chicken

June 6th Stuffed Pork Chops If you are interested in attending, please call the Dinner Line, 510-483-6929. Info: Call Len Tallo, President at 510-912-5730.

Dear Parishioners and especially those attending the 9AM Mass!

Due to Sean Cooper (who ran the Youth Choir) relo-cating to New York, we will have a brief hiatus singing at the Mass, but not to worry! We will be back for the Easter Season! In the meantime, we ask for your sup-port and prayers to help us continue our Ministry. Thank you.

A Message From Fr. Mario and Fr. Terry At our meeting with Bishop Barber on Immigration, we were encouraged to share this information with you, to be used if you or family or friends are being detained or questioned by ICE OFFICERS. Keep calm, be respectful and be resolute. • I choose not to speak with you, answer your questions, or

sign or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amend-ment rights under the United States Constitution.

• I do not give you permission to enter my home unless you

have a warrant to enter, with my name on it, signed by a judge or a magistrate, that you slide under the door, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States con-stitution.

• I do not give you permission to search any of my belong-

ings, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights. If you detain me, I wish to speak to a lawyer before answering any questions.

• Usted tiene derechos constitucionales. • Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado. • Si un agente de inmigración toca a la puerta de su casa, NO conteste. • DESLICE esta tarjeta por debajo de la puerta. NO abra la

puerta • Si un agente de inmigración quiere hablar con usted,

pregunté si usted está detenido. Si NO está detenido, usted puede irse.

• Usted tiene el derecho a permanecer callado. • No conteste ninguna pregunta que le hagan los oficiales de inmigración, si vienen a su casa, al trabajo o en la calle. • Esto incluye preguntas acerca de su nombre, su pais de

origen, o cuánto tiempo ha estado viviendo en los Estados Unidos.

Save the Date! 20th Annual FESCO Shuffle Walkathon

Saturday, May 6, 2017 9:00 A.M.—12:00 P.M.

Sixty Plus or Minus Club Please join us in the Hall following the 9:30 a.m. Mass on April 7th. Our hosts for the meeting will be Elsie Boyd, Elena Jimenez, Carol Moss and June Rigley. Sign up today if you plan to attend. If you are not able to sign up, please notify Marlene Tallo to put you on the list so our hosts can accommodate eve-ryone. Bingo will be played after the meeting.

Upcoming Event August 5, 2017 Transfiguration Filipino Community Save the date! Group Dinner/Dance Fundraiser

Transfiguration Parish Cursillistas!!! Please join our monthly group reunion every 1st Friday of the month, St. Peter’s room in the Parish Hall, 6:00-8:30pm….

Your Prayers Are Requested for the Repose of the Souls of: Leo Calderon Kay Mc Donald Ernesto Sanchez Eugene L.Cooper (Husband of Virginia Cooper)

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

The Proclamation of the Gospel—#178

Confession of faith and commitment to society

To believe in a Father who loves all men and women with an infinite love means realizing that “he thereby confers up-on them an infinite dignity”. To believe that the Son of God assumed our human flesh means that each human person has been taken up into the very heart of God. To believe that Jesus shed his blood for us removes any doubt about the boundless love which ennobles each human being. Our re-demption has a social dimension because “God, in Christ, redeems not only the individual person, but also the social relations existing between men”. To believe that the Holy Spirit is at work in everyone means realizing that he seeks to penetrate every human situation and all social bonds: “The Holy Spirit can be said to possess an infinite creativity, proper to the divine mind, which knows how to loosen the knots of human affairs, even the most complex and inscruta-ble”. Evangelization is meant to cooperate with this liberat-ing work of the Spirit. The very mystery of the Trinity re-minds us that we have been created in the image of that di-vine communion, and so we cannot achieve fulfilment or salvation purely by our own efforts. From the heart of the Gospel we see the profound connection between evangeliza-tion and human advancement, which must necessarily find expression and develop in every work of evangelization. Accepting the first proclamation, which invites us to receive God’s love and to love him in return with the very love which is his gift, brings forth in our lives and actions a pri-mary and fundamental response: to desire, seek and protect the good of others.

Fr. Terry’s Remarks— Today I feel it is an imperti-nence on my part to comment on what Pope Francis pre-sents to us for our contemplation today. I beg each of you to read what he has written until its import sinks into the deepest recesses of your spirit. We talked last week about our need to bring our GOOD NEWS into our everyday life and relationships. What seems to have happened to many of us is that the Good News has been pulverized so much by our history and our relations with others, that now we live a very watered down version of the truth. So please, please, I beg you, read, meditate, read, reflect, read, savor, read, believe, read, enjoy, read and be trans-formed by what Pope Francis gives us today.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Second Reading: Romans 8:8-11

Psalm 130 —Gospel: John 11:1-45 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: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 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: Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 — 27:66