St. Felicitas Catholic Church

1662 Manor Blvd. San Leandro ● Email: stfelicitaschurch@comcast.net Tel. No. (510) 351-5244 ● Fax (510) 351-5730

Parish Staff Rev. Augustine Joseph 286 Parochial Administrator Rev. Joseph Pathiyil, 297 Associate Rev Tran T Dinh , 288 In Residence (Vietnamese Ministry) Jose Prado Deacon (Retired) Rosario Rivera, Secretary 281 Sr. Mary Anh Cong, 282 Pastoral Care C Mercey Zamora, Pastoral 293 Associate (Spanish Ministry) Sr. Magdalena Duong, 287 Ministry (Vietnamese Community) Ida Valenzuela, RCIA 283 Sister Cecilia Chuong Phan, Altar Servers Clare Zipp, Bulletin 292

Religious Education Office Sandi Walton, DRE 296 Michele Javier-Poma, 285 Youth Minister

Faith Formation Ph. 510- 483 - 4880 Fax: 483-2626 stfelicitasccd@comcast.net Convent 351-5577 St Vincent de Paul 706-1972

Mass Schedule: Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am 12:15 (Spanish) 4:30 (Vietnamese) Saturday 8:15am, 4:30pm (Vigil) Daily (Mon-Fri) 7:00am, 8:15am 1st Friday Exposition 12:30-4:45pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:15-4:00 pm or by appointment Baptism 4th Sunday of every month 2:00pm Contact Parish Office for information. Marriage Arrangement to be made 6 months prior to the wedding Parish Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:45am-5:00pm Fri 8:45am--12:00

noon Parish School Rodney Pierre Antoine, Principal 1650 Manor Blvd. Ph. 357-2530 Fax: 357-5358

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MISSION STATEMENT St. Felicitas is a vibrant diverse Catholic Faith Community. We celebrate the Living Word of God, and the presence of Christ Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. We nurture the formation of Faith through Education & works of charity. In our various ministries we promote prayer, justice & peace. We welcome all to share in the Love of God.

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD MAY 16, 2010 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last,

the beginning and the end.” — Revelation 22:13

Ascension Forty Days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Acts of the Apostles, chapter one, records Jesus' ascension into heaven. It is also narrated in Mark 16:19, and Luke 24:51. Jesus himself spoke about his ascension. Thus, in John 6:63, Christ asks the Jews: "If then you shall see the son of Man ascend up where He was before?" and 20:17, He says to Mary Magdalene: "Do not touch Me, for I am not yet ascended to My Father, but go to My brethren, and say to them: I ascend to My Father and to your Father, to My God and to your God." Again, in Ephesians 4:8-10, and in Timothy 3:16, the Ascension of Christ is spoken of as an accepted fact. The ascension is an important Christian feast attesting and celebrating the reality of the God-Man Jesus Christ's returning to the Father, to return again in the future parousia (second coming). The Ascension is the final component of the paschal mystery, which consists also of Jesus' Passion, Crucifixion, Death, Burial, De-scent Among the Dead, and Resurrection. Along with the resurrection, the ascension functioned as a proof of Jesus' claim that He was the Messiah. The Ascension is also the event whereby humanity was taken into heaven. Finally, the ascension was also the "final blow" so-to-speak against Satan's power, and thus the lion (Jesus) conquering the dragon (Satan) is a symbol of the ascension. Early Christian art and iconography por-trayed the ascension frequently, showing its importance to the early Church. The Catholic Catechism summarizes three important theological aspects (with which most Christian churches agree) of the Ascension concisely: Christ's Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus' humanity into God's heavenly domain, whence He will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the meantime hides Him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3). Jesus Christ, the head of the Church, precedes us into the Father's glorious kingdom so that we, the members of His Body, may live in the hope of one day being with Him forever. Jesus Christ, having entered the sanctuary of heaven once and for all, intercedes constantly for us as the mediator who assures us of the permanent outpouring of the Holy Spirit (665-667). Ascension of Jesus is a certain guarantee that one day we too shall be with God in heaven just as Jesus the God-Man is at the right hand of God the Father in heaven. Fr. Augustine

Events of the Week: May 17 thru May 22

MON 5/17

6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Spanish 1st Communion practice Catholic Daughters

Church AE Rm

TUE 5/18

9:30 am 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:40 pm

School May Crowning CCD Classes CCD Parent Faith Share CYO Board Meeting Parish Council Meeting

Church School SMC Hall SJC

WED 5/19

1:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

Golden Glow Club Spanish Ministries RCIA Confirmation Practice

Hall AE Rm SMC Church

FRI 5/21

7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Spanish Choir Spanish Prayer Group Vietnamese Choir

Hall SMC AE Rm

SAT 5/22

9:00 to 1:00 7:30 pm

Spanish First Communion CONFIRMATION

Church Church

THU 5/20

7:00 PM Sp. Adult Formation AE Rm

COLLECTIONS May 9, 2010 Our Weekly Need: $11,500.00 Sunday Collection $11,109.00 Children’s Collection $ 16.00 Thank you for your generous contributions. Please consider remembering us in your will. Bishop’s Appeal Amt. to date: $15,665.00 (51%)

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD May 16, 2010 Second Collection: Catholic Charities 9:00 & 10:30 Children’s Liturgy 9:00 am Spanish CCD Awards & Closure in gym

STEWARDSHIP Last Sunday, May 9, our Stewardship of $555.45 went to St. Mary’s Center. This Sunday, May 16, our Stewardship will go to the St. Vincent DePaul chapter of our parish..

Please join us next Tues-day, May 18th, at 9:30 A.M. in the church for our annual May crowning. This is a

wonderful devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. After the ceremonial crowning of Mary, students from fourth through eighth grade will lead the school in a living rosary. We hope to see you there.

Next Sunday, May 23, is PENTECOST SUNDAY. Since the Liurgical color for Pentecost is RED, everyone is urged to wear RED to Mass that day.!

On the day of Pentecost, the disciples and other women, including Mary the mother of Jesus were gathered together in an upper room. The Holy Spirit ap-peared to them in tongues of fire and rested upon each one of them. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Holy Spirit enabled them to proclaim. It was to every one’s surprise that they spoke in different languages and were understood by all. To relive the same Pentecost Spirit, St. Felicitas Church invites parishioners of all nationalities to participate in the prayers of the faithful at the Mass of Pen-tecost which will be celebrated on May 22nd and 23rd. If you feel inspired to be a part of this Liturgy, please contact Sr. Mary Anh Cong at the Parish Office (510) 351-5244 - ext. 282 before May 18.

The Sick & Homebound:

Fr. Joseph Fiedorowitcz , Earl Granahan, Nick Botelho, Brendan Nelson, John Silva, Julie Chin, Virginia Brown , Albert Pontes, Evelyn Lake, Doug Mendoza, Mercedes Corral, Mary Miller, Florentino Mamuyac, Dena Maffei , John Heasley, Daniel Bautista, William Pattison, James Anderson, Debora Houston Perakis, Richard Smid, Bailey Gendreau, Ramona Balagot, Gene Torres, Oscar Bickerton, Van Nguyen,, Frank Bertoni, Terry Wagoner Smyth, Bruce Decker, Josie Herrera, Canares Aban Sr. Frances Pangelinan PRAY FOR THE DEPARTED Goldie Lewis,

Mass Intentions May 16 thru May 23 Sun 5/16 7:30 am Susan Campos † 9:00 am Charles Gonzales † 10:30 am Mark Sual (Birthday) 12:15 pm Maria del Socorio Enriquez † Mon 5/17 7:00 am Urbano Nobleza † 8:15 am Roselyn Tawat † Tue.5/18 7:00 am Conrado Tabeta † 8:15 am Narcisca Estrellas & Urbano Estrella Sr. † Wed.5/19 7:00 am Edward C. Abeleven † 8:15 am Urbano Nobleza † Thurs5/20 7:00 am Modestine My Vo † 8:15 am Bill Sobrero † Fri 5/21 7:00 am Nellie Lou Colacino † 8:15 am Clare & Joe Zipp (61st Wedding Anniversary) Sat 5/22 8:15 am Olivia Camcam (Birthday) 4:30 pm Francisca Calvo † Sun. 5/23 7:30 am Mariah & Heber (Wedding) 9:00 am St. Felicitas Parishioners 10:30 am Albano Ramos Teixeira & Concepcion 12:15 pm Dora, Gloria & Roberto Zamora †

Congratulations! To our First Communicants

The Sacrament of Eucharist is one of the sacra-ments of Christian initiation. “Those who have been raised to the dignity of the most royal priest-hood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by confirmation, participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1322)

The Eucharist is the ritual, sacramental ac-tion of giving thanks and praise to the Father. It is the sacrificial memorial of Christ and his body, the church, and is the continuing presence of Christ in his Word and in his Spirit. (National Directory for Catechesis, #36, A3)

We would like to congratulate these chil-dren of our parish community who received Holy Communion for the first time during the celebration of the Eucharist on May 8th; it was a most memo-rable experience for the children and their fami-lies.~ We pray that they continue to come to the table of the Lord to be fed with the Bread of Life. ~ ~ Sandi

Ryan Aranda Alicia uarez Julian Arraya Carlos Juarez Aeron Biscocho Jerome Kabiling Tyler Cabatan Hannah Ly Catherine Cacho Matthew Lundy Anna Castillo Russell Marasigan Leah Castillo John Marples Alyssa Celzo Nathaniel Natividad Mira Celzo Dylan Navarrete Mia Corpuz Ramon Padilla Alonso Corral Leticia Palazzo Elio Corral Giselle Sacro Julia Felarca Alanna Shafer Olivia Fields Ashley Silveira Monique Guerrero Aaron Solis Clarissa Guevarra Krystal Toverada Joshua Guevarra Thi Tran Alyssa Hayward Rachel Valdez Anthony Huerta Rebekah Valdez Manuel Huerta Andrea Villanueva Victor Huerta Daniel Williams Sofia Zamora

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Jn 17:Acts 25:13b-21 Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26

CONGRATULATIONS

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Planning your summer vacation?

Be sure to mark your calendars for the week of July 12th through July 16th and plan to have your children attend. Each day from 9:00 am to Noon. Everyone between the ages of Kinder-garten and 6th grade are invited! If you should have any questions, please call Sandi in the CCD Office, 483-4880

YOUTH MINISTER We are looking for a new Youth Minister to lead our youth in their faith and preparation to re-ceive the Sacrament of Confirmation We will be accepting applications at this time. Anyone interested in applying, may call the Parish Office at 351-5244.

Parish Picnic Would you like to Help?

If you would like to participate on one of the Picnic Committees, please contact Denise Abero. Send an email to: theaberos@comcast.net or phone 510-357-0601. There will also be a sign up sheet in the Parish Office.

PARISH PICNIC MARK YOUR CALENDAR

When: August 8, 2010 Where: City of San Leandro Chabot Park Plan to attend the 10:30 Mass in the Park and stay for lunch and fun.

We Celebrate the Spirit’s Gifts ~wisdom ~understanding ~right judgment ~courage ~knowledge ~reverence ~wonder and awe Next week May 23, Christians will celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. We call Pentecost the birthday of the Church. On this day, the as-cended Jesus sent the promised “Counselor” by pouring the Holy Spirit on his disciples (John 16:7). Red, the liturgical color for Pentecost, reminds us of the offering of lives of Christian martyrs gone before us in the service of our Lord.

Don’t forget to wear red on Pentecost.

On the surface, this ministry may appear only to be providing entertainment for the sick, but on the deeper level, it is so much more. We reach out and touch their hearts and heal their wounds by our lov-ing care. We cheer them up as Jesus did during His ministry on earth. Our presence and recognition of the sick is more important than voices to sing. Who: Everyone is welcome to join this Ministry. What: We present sing-along songs. Where: At Sunbridge & Redwood Convales-cent Home When: 2nd Wednesday monthly - 9:30 - 11:30 am If you are interested in becoming a part of this Min-istry, we welcome you. Please contact Sr. Mary Anh at 351-5244 Ext. 282

The will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

La Ascencion Cuarenta dias despues de la Resurreccion de Jesucristo, en Hechos de los Apos-toles, capitulo uno, se relata la Ascension de Jesus al cielo. Es también narrado en Marcos 16:19 y en Lucas 24:51. Jesus mismo hablo acerca de su ascensión. Asi que en Juan 6:62, Jesus pregunta a los Judios: “ ¿Qué sera, entonces, cuando vean al Hijo del Hombre subir al lugar donde antes estaba?” y en 20:17, le dijo a Maria Magdalena: “ Sueltame, pues aun no he subido al Padre, pero vete donde mis hermanos y diles: Subo a mi Padre, que es vuestro Padre; a mi Dios, que es vuestro Dios”. De nuevo, en Efesios 4:8-10 y en Timoteo 3:16, se habla de la ascensión de Cristo como un hecho consumado. La ascensión es una importante fiesta cristiana, que testifica y celebra la realidad de Dios y Hom-bre, del retorno de Jesucristo al Padre, para regresar de nuevo en el futuro -parusía-(segunda venida o plenitud de los tiempos). La Ascension es el componente final del misterio pascual que consiste también en la Pasion de Je-sus, Crucifixion, Muerte, Sepultura, Descendimiento entre los muertos y la Resurreccion. Junto con la resurrección, la ascensión, actua como una prueba en la afirmación de Jesus de que El era el Mesias. La Ascension es también el suceso mediante el cual, la humanidad es llevada al cielo. Finalmente, la Ascension fue el hecho culminante que pregono contra el poder de Satanas; de esta manera, el león (Jesus) fue el vencedor del dragon (Satan) y es el símbolo de la Ascencion. El arte de los Primeros Cristianos y la iconográfia retrato frecuentemente la Ascension, mostrando su im-portancia para la Primera Iglesia. El Catecismo Catolico, sintetiza concisamente, tres importantes aspectos teologicos de la Ascen-sion (con el que la mayoría de las Iglesias Cristianas, estan de acuerdo) La Ascension de Cristo, marca la definitiva entrada de la humanidad de Jesus dentro del dominio celestial de Dios, desde donde el vendrá de nuevo (confrontar Actas 1:11); Esta humanidad mien-tras tanto lo esconde de lo ojos de los hombres. (cf. Colosenses 3:3) Jesucristo, la Cabeza de la Iglesia, nos precede en el reino glorioso del Padre, de tal forma que los miembros de su cuerpo puedan vivir con la esperanza de algún dia estar con El para siempre. Jesucristo, habiendo entrado de una vez y por todas, en el santuario del cielo intercede sin cesar por nosotros como el mediador que nos asegura permanente la efusión del Espiritu Santo. (665-667) La Ascension de Jesus es una garantía segura de que algún dia nosotros también vamos a estar en el cielo, con Dios al igual que Jesus, Dios y Hombre esta a la diestra de Dios, el Padre del cielo. Fr. Augustine Joseph Traduccion: Mercey Zamora