St. Perpetua Church

Celebrating our Faith Enriching our Community Sharing our Gifts

3454 Hamlin Road, Lafayette, CA 94549 Phone (925) 283-0272, Fax (925) 283-6534

Website: www.stperpetua.org

Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday

8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Eucharist Daily Mass

Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am (Chapel)

Weekend Liturgies

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 am

Holy Days 8:30 am, 7:00 pm

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm or by appointment

Baptism

Contact the Parish Office for Sacramental Preparation and

Baptismal date.

Marriage Contact the Parish Office at least six months prior

to anticipated wedding date .

Homebound, ill or Infirm Contact the Parish Office if you,

need to receive communion or Anointing of the Sick

at home or in the hospital.

St. Perpetua School Contact the school office for

enrollment (TK-8) and After School Program.

Tours by appointment call 284-1640 or skozel@csdo.org

Assisted listening devices available

Parish Staff Reverend John Kasper, OSFS Pastor jkasper@stperpetua.org, x202

Christoph Nauer Pastoral Associate chnauer@stperpetua.org x203 Wendy Levich Business Manager wlevich@stperpetua.org x207 Mary Jo Malabuyo Director of Music Ministry maryjom@stperpetua.org x216 Kristine Kvochak Director of Faith Formation kristine@stperpetua.org, x204 Gary Guerrero Director of High School Youth Ministry and Confirmation gguerrero@stperpetua.org x206 Andrew Berkes Middle School Faith Formation aberkes@stperpetua.org x208 Elizabeth Berkes Middle School Faith Formation eberkes@stperpetua.org x208 Arlene Connors Secretary/Bookkeeper aconnors@stperpetua.org x201 Sr. Laurel O’Neal, Er . Dio. Pastoral Assistant www.notesfromstillsong.blogspot.com Karen Goodshaw School Principal kgoodshaw@csdo.org, 284-1640 Oscar Jovel Maintenance Manager ojovel@stperpetua.org x214 Lorena Rojas Housekeeping lrojas@stperpetua.org Knights of Columbus Ruben Galindo, galindo1jr@yahoo.com

Dear Friends, The ancient Word of God this Sunday from the Hebrew scripture depicts a wrestling match between Moses and God. God’s wrath is blazing over the behavior of the people: The Lord said to Moses, "Go down at once to your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, for they have become depraved. They have turned aside from the way I pointed out to them, making for themselves a molten calf and worshiping it. Moses implores God on behalf of the people, begging God to restrain violence against them. Today I believe God is imploring us as a nation to restrain the violence that is so rampant in the United States. In 2017, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 39,773 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S., according to the CDC. This figure includes gun murders and gun suicides, along with three other, less common types of gun-related deaths. In Canada in 2017 gun homicides were 660. In the same year in Japan there were 22 shooting crimes and 3 deaths from guns. The comparisons should send shock waves through us as citizens. The refusal of our government leaders to take reasonable action to stem gun violence should scandalize us. Yet we feel helpless before this frightening reality. Our parish Social Justice Committee is inviting us to join them in one of the simplest actions we can do as citizens – express our thoughts and values. As a Catholic community we do so under the banner of the Church’s social teaching, which respects the life of every human being as a sacred gift from God, and following the example of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. You are invited to sign a petition to local, state and national leaders, expressing our demands that our government and its leaders take action to bring an end to this cycle of gun violence by whatever means necessary: We, the parishioners of St. Perpetua Parish in Lafayette, California make the following statement. We express our grief most recently with Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and Odessa. We express our solidarity with all victims of gun violence. For people of faith every life is sacred. We demand a ban on assault weapons. We require universal background checks. We request funding for research into gun violence as a public health issue. We seek candidates who value life and the common good. We will consistently call for legislation to end gun violence. Thank you for all your effort for this cause now, and in the past. Copies of the petition will be available for you to sign after Mass in the Foyer.

Father John Kasper, OSFS

Knights of Columbus The Meat Ministry returns

with the Knights of Columbus Texas-style

Smoked Bar-b-que Brisket lunch after all

Masses Sunday, September 15th. Proceeds benefit local Catholic charities.

This meat is lovingly smoked for 14 hours and served hot!

WHAT: Texas Slow-Smoked BBQ Brisket Lunch WHEN: Sunday, September 15th after ALL Masses

WHERE: Outside Community Center, take out or eat in WHY: Support Knights of Columbus Charities

DETAILS

Plate Lunches include Beef and Links, + 2 sides: $14 Brisket or links by the pound: $22

Whole Smoked Briskets, unsliced, serves 14-20: $140

This year’s Oktoberfest will be on Sunday, October 6, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Once again, it will be held in the upper lot on the lawn by the Garden of Learning as such there will be ample parking.

Fun games with cool prizes, you can win many ways. Great food and drink including popular beer brews to enjoy at the tables by the pavilion. Enter the raffle, the more tickets you buy the better your chances to win a 7 day vacation in Ireland. The Silent Auction will have gifts and goods. Live DJ as well as a private Beer Garden and Sports Lounge for both the Packers vs. Cowboys and Broncos vs. Chargers viewing. Bring the whole family, invite neighbors and have a blast. All this can only happen with your help. Please visit our website to volunteer or sign up after the Masses this weekend.

For teens in high school, our day-to-day lives can be busy and hectic, and sometimes overwhelming. Juggling family, school,

sports, community-related organizations (scouts, theater, social clubs), and work can be a huge challenge. Sometimes we just need to slow down and gain some insight about what and who help us grow as a person using our faith as the foundation for the response. Teens have this opportunity during the week at St. Perpetua youth group gatherings, and for those who would like to prepare for Confirmation, we gather on Sunday evenings. In both youth group and Confirmation gatherings all high school youth have the opportunity to work together to understand our faith, to pray, to learn from each other, to meet other teens, and to have fun! Look below for upcoming gatherings for Teens · Sunday, September 15, 11:30 am – Teen / Family Youth Mass. Come join teens in the Parish as we welcome the year. · Sunday, September 15, 6:30 pm Confirmation gathers in the Community Center for an evening of welcome and navigating the year ahead. We conclude at 8:30 pm. · Wednesday, September 18, Youth Group gathers in the Community Center at 7:30 as we kick off our year to Change the World with Everyday Faith! We start with Exploring the Challenge of Trust that looks at Jesus, God’s mercy, and the challenge of living the good and holy life Jesus calls us too. The evening shows teens that even though hard times come along, God always loves us. The difficult times are the times we can most rely on the saving love that God has shown us in Jesus. For details, go to: https://www.stperpetua.org/high-school-youth-ministry

St Perpetua Outreach is Sponsoring a Picnic for the Friendly Manor women in late September. Along with the meal, there will be games - and we are looking for the following prizes (new or nearly new): costume jewelry, purses, wallets, backpacks, scarves, (especially pashmina), re-useable water bottles, gift cards: fast food, Target/Walmart, ac transit, etc (even partially used). There is a box in the church entry identified as Friendly Manor -please drop items prior to 9/20/19. Thanks for your help! any questions, please call Karen Kalvass at 925.285.4669

WINTER NIGHTS BART paper tickets are becoming obsolete - yet Winter Nights can turn them into cash for the Clipper Cards. If you have any paper BART tickets that you'd like to donate, please put into the offering plate. Thank you for supporting Winter Nights.

Where has the Time Gone? Would you believe it? The Shoes That Fit program sponsored by The Outreach Committee will be starting another new school season, once again partnering with Los Medanos, and Willow Cove Elementary Schools in Pittsburg. We have already heard from Willow Cove and we expect to post shoe requests on our STF bulletin board at church by mid-September. We thank you ahead of time for your ongoing support. Thanks so much. Carol Weyer and Marj Ho - The Outreach Committee

Requested items for the weekend of September 14/15 collection: Canned Meals: Pasta, Chili and Stew

Please remember these items when doing your own shopping!

The next 5th Sunday Collection for Outreach

will be the weekend of 9/28 – 9/29

Saturday 5:00 pm Penny Pendola Sunday 8:00 am For the Community 9:30 am Mary DeMarais 11:30 am Lalin Saturday 5:00 pm Joe Parlette Sunday 8:00 am For the Community 9:30 am Eva Keunzli 11:30 am Norma Davis

Mass Intentions September 14—September 22, 2019

TOGETHER WE PRAY FOR THE SICK

Dennis Callahan, Anne Lagache, Bruce Wood, Chris Bruzzone, Dylan Cazin, Maureen Graf, Arelene Fannin, Jimmy Fulton, Tish Reardon, Mary Barker, Vincent Bicomong, Joseph Farrell, and Rich Delaney.

PARKING

With the completion of our Community Center and new striping of the parking lots in front of the church and school it is critical that we only park in marked designated parking spots. As per fire code, we are NOT allowed to park elsewhere and could get fined for not obeying this code. If all spots are taken, please use the upper lot. Thanks so much for your cooperation and understanding.

Coming Up this Week at St. Perpetua September 15 - 22

Catechetical Sunday, September 15

Knights of Columbus Texas BBQ After All Masses 9:30 am Rise & Shine Mass 10:30 am Teacher’s Faith Formation Training St. Francis Room 11:30 am Teen/Family Mass 6:30 pm Confirmation Gathering Community Center

Monday, September 16 3:30 pm Children’s Choir School Library 7:00 pm Finance Council Meeting Conference Room 7:00 pm JustFaith St. Francis Rm 7:15 pm Centering Prayer Chapel

Tuesday, September 17 9:30 am Women Walking with Purpose Grand Hall East 7:00 pm RCIA Conference Rm 7:00 pm Women Walking with Purpose Grand Hall East

Wednesday, September 18 6:30 pm Choir Practice Church 7:00 pm Carnival Meeting Conference Rm 7:30 pm Youth Group Gathering St. Francis Rm

Friday, September 20 8:30 am Mass Church

Sunday, September 22 9:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word 6:00 pm Team Training St. Francis Rm

JustFaith JustFaith is compr ised of three phases that will help you explore today’s issues together as you open your heart and mind to the Spirit of God in our midst, and dialogue together about how you

can make a difference. We will offer the first phase beginning this Monday, September 16 at 7:00 pm in the St. Francis Room.

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