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Office Hours
Mon - Thurs: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Fri - Sun: Closed
Phone
925-376-6900
Bulletin email
Website
www.stmonicamoraga.com
Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday:7:30, 9:00* and 11:00am
*Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Daily Mass
Monday - Friday at 9:00am
followed by the Rosary
Adoration
Fridays, 1:00 - 8:00pm
Confessions
Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:30pm or by
appointment
St. Monica Church1001 Camino Pablo Moraga, CA 94556
We, the community of St. Monica Parish, are Jesus Christ embodied and foster
spiritual growth and vibrant participation through a welcoming Christ-centered community where everyone is valued.
Reflections
Our Pastoral Team
Fr. Paul Coleman Parochial Administrator, x103 [email protected]
Sr. Mary Teresa, O.P. Children’s Faith Formation, x203 [email protected]
Jennifer Rich Office Manager, x101 [email protected]
Dennis Maurice Maintenance
Tricia Holloway Bookkeeper, x104 [email protected]
Heather Henry Admin. Assistant to the Pastor, x102 [email protected]
Bulletin Editor [email protected] Bulletin requests must be submitted by 9pm on the Sunday before the weekend you’d like them to appear.
Office Phone: 925-376-6900
Baptism: Please contact Fr. Paul. Marriage: The couple should contact the parish office at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date to arrange a meeting with Fr. Paul. Sacrament of the Sick/Communion to the Sick & Homebound: For anyone experiencing chronic illness or preparing for medical treatment, surgery, etc. or if you would like to receive communion at home, please contact [email protected] or call x112. Funeral: Please contact the Parish office Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): RCIA is the process by which adults are initiated into the Catholic Faith. Whether you have already been baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive First Communion or Confirmation, or you’ve never been baptized, this is the place for you. Please contact Fr. Paul.
Week of April 14th
Plate $6,380.00
Online Giving $1,010.00
Total $7,390.00
Holy Week $TBA
MON Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8
TUES Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15
WED Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21
THUR Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn3:31-36
FRI 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14
SAT Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21
SUN Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14]
Daily Readings Mass Intentions
Please pray for the sick…Janet Davis
Maureen Graf Chris Koob Elvia Lara
Shamekka Marty Mary Ann McCauley
LaVerne Peralta Nancy Tierney
Bob & Murielle York If you would like to include yourself or a loved one on our prayer list, please call the parish office or email the bulletin editor at: [email protected] and include Sick List in the subject line. A new request must be submitted each month.
We are happy to have you with us! If you are new, please visit our website at
www.stmonicamoraga.com to learn more about our vibrant parish.
HOSPITALITY SCHEDULE: May 5th
Jenny Schnurr- set up
John Campbell- serve & clean up
Contributions
Monday, April 29th 9:00 am: Antone Rapozo (D)
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 am: Michael Bishop (I)
Wednesday, May 1st 9:00 am: Ben and Tim Huff (D)
Thursday, May 2nd 9:00 am: Carol DiNapoli (D)
Friday, May 3rd 9:00 am: Cody d’Agusta (D)
Saturday, May 4th 5:00 pm: Rita Fox (D)
Sunday, May 5th 7:30 am: St. Monica Parishioners (I)
9:00 am: Virginia Sandberg (D) 11:00 am: Msgr. William, Katherine & Les Mullen (D)
Our Second Collection for the weekend of May 5th will go to our
The Muffin People need new volunteers to join us in collecting food that is about to reach the “Sell By Date” at such stores as Lunardi’s, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, etc. We go in teams of 3 to5 vehicles, Monday through Saturday and deliver our food to shelters in Oakland who serve the elderly
poor, abused or homeless women, and families with young children in need. You determine the days and frequency you are available. Learn more about this ministry by taking a ride with one of our members. For information or to join, contact: Jack Dice (925) 376-7189 or ([email protected])
Please remember to pray for our Faith Formation students who are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion in May:
Megan Baldelli Elizabeth Bardell
Nella Chindarkarova Baron Conrad
Ford Culleton Hudson Gray
Olivia Jagard
Samantha Johnson Austin Lim
Flynn Mackay Jack McCool
Mark Nakhle Kristen Perreira
Megan Polk
Chiara Poletto Giosue Poletto
Agatha Puffer Corrin Puno
Harper Rich Renee Shum
Gentlemen, are you a bit curious about Faith Sharing and what goes on in the St. Monica Peace Room every Saturday morning from 7:30 to 8:30am?
Very simple, start with a good breakfast, $3, read and discuss the weekly Scripture sections that will be proclaimed at Sunday’s Mass. All in one hour!
You may get some helpful insights from what’s discussed by the group, who are also on a journey of developing their faith. Hopefully, you’ll feel a sense of comrade with the other guys. Give us a try… join us for a meeting. Even the $3 is waived the first time. If you’d like to check us out, give Dan Hagan a call at 925-376-2538 or just drop in.
We’d like to give a special
Thank You to our Choir and all the many volunteers who worked
to make our church beautiful for Holy Week and Easter!
Join us each Friday from 1 pm - 8 pm in the Church for Eucharistic Adoration
MARRIED COUPLES: Marriage Encounter is a positive, simple common sense, private
experience between you and your spouse, that revitalizes marriage by helping you to see again those loving qualities in each other that you may
be taking for granted. The next Marriage Encounter Weekends include: Jun 28-30, 2019
in DANVILLE, CA and Sep 13-15, 2019 in Concord, CA. For more information and/or to
register for a Weekend, visit our website at: oaklandwwme.org or contact Chuck &
Annie at [email protected] or 925-849-5466.
Today’s Missal for Holy Week through Pentecost is now available in the Church
Office for $2.00.
St. Monica Pre-Baptism Class Monday, May 13th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Peace Center, Classroom #3
The expectation of the Church for the parents who present their child for Baptism includes the following: • One of the parents must give evidence of
practicing the Catholic faith. • They must be registered members of the parish (4
months) with exceptions made for grandchildren of our parishioners as long as the parents of the child present a letter from the pastor of their church where they worship and they meet all St. Monica’s baptismal requirements.
• The parents and godparents must attend a Pre-Baptismal Class at St. Monica or at their home church.
• Baptisms are celebrated on Saturdays at 11:00 am or Sundays at 1:00 pm.
• Pre-Baptismal classes are scheduled Monday evening once a month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
Please register for class by calling Sister Teresa at 925-376-6900 x203.
WOMEN’S FAITH SHARINGOur next meeting is this Tuesday, April 30th.
All women are invited to join us in the Peace Room, where we meet after the 9 am daily
Mass, from 9:30-11:30 am. Please join us and see why we have been meeting for 19 years!
We start our meetings with food/coffee, prayers, and are always inspired by and learn from the interesting talks given by our guest speakers, and we enjoy sharing our faith and
friendship with each other. We welcome new members; drop in and
encourage friends to join you! Questions? Pam Plant, (925) 451-5009.
Catholic Charities of the East Bay helps people in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties who are struggling with poverty and other complex issues. To learn more about this work and how you can get
involved, please join a Transforming Lives Tour. You'll learn about our work:
•Preventing homelessness
•Helping young people stay in school, despite pervasive community violence
•Crisis counseling and family support for victims of crime
•Immigration legal services and refugee resettlement
To register, please visit http://www.cceb.org/get-involved/transforming-lives-tour/ For more information, contact Stephan Pippen at [email protected] or 510.768.3133.
St. Monica pays nearly $1,400 each year for Sunday Collection Envelopes, many of which never get used. If you receive envelopes
and have switched to Online Giving or otherwise don’t use them, kindly call the parish office to cancel your subscription. Thank You!
Children’s Corner
Week at a GlanceNotices & EventsMonday - Friday 9:00am (C) Daily Mass & Rosary
Tuesday, April 30th 9:30am - 11:30am (PR) Women’s Faith Sharing
Thursday, May 2nd 9:45am - 11:15am (PR) Bible Study 7:45pm - 10:00pm (PR) Choir Rehearsal
Friday, May 3rd 1:00pm - 8:00pm (C) Adoration
Saturday, May 4th 7:30am - 8:30am Men’s Fellowship
C: Church, CH: Chapel, CL: Classroom, CR: Conference Room, K: Kitchen, PR: Peace Room,
REC: Rectory, YC/FR: Youth Center/Fireside Room
Struggling to hear Mass? Our Oticon Teleloop System makes it possible for
hearing aid users to hear Mass directly in their hearing aid without disturbing background noise.
Bishop Michael C. Barber has chosen Rebuild My Church as the theme for the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal
By sharing your time, talent and treasure with our sisters and brothers and our Church of the East Bay, you are making a sacrifice and returning to God a small portion of the many gifts he has given to you. By embracing Rebuild My Church through the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal, you are contributing greatly to building up the Kingdom of God here in the Church of the East Bay.For most of us, our experience of Church is at our parish. The Church is, however, much more than that. We are all called in mission to serve the Church and its people through our parish, our diocese and universally. The Annual Bishop’s Appeal in the Diocese of Oakland is but one way to serve our fellow parishioners and the broader community as we demonstrate our unity as Catholics of the Diocese of Oakland. We are asked to pray for our fellow parishioners, our clergy and leadership, for those who are served by the many ministries and programs offered by the Church, and for the success of the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal. Every member of the faith community of our local Church is also asked to participate in whatever way possible by making a gift. All gifts to the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal are equally important. As responsible stewards of our faith and the many gifts that God has generously bestowed on each of us, we are asked to make a sacrificial, proportionate and thoughtful gift. Those who are blessed with more are challenged to give more, but everyone is asked to respond. Imagine what can be done in the name of our local faith community if every parishioner were inspired by Rebuild My Church and participated in our annual Bishop’s Appeal.While parishes rely on the financial support of parishioners through weekly offertory collections, the diocese also relies on these same parishioners to make possible the many services it provides to thousands of individuals each year. The Bishop’s Appeal supplies annual funding to many ministries which provide services throughout the Diocese of Oakland.
Your Generosity in ActionThe Bishop’s Appeal provides funds to offset some of the following expenses:
• Parishes and Schools in Need • Pastoral Ministries and Services • Clergy Formation and Retirement
• Religious Education and Formation
During the 2018 Bishop’s Appeal, St. Monica Church surpassed it’s goal of $35,700.00 and contributed $90,470.00! This means $54,770 comes back to us
and will help meet our parish needs!
Collections for the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal have begun. It is my hope, and I’m sure yours too, to meet our goal as soon as possible.