TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday / Sunday September 9 & 10, 2017

MASS INTENTIONS Sat. Sept. 9- 5pm: †Arlene Palumbo Sun. Sept. 10- 7am: 8:30am: Adelina J. Salgado 10:30am: †Bruns Grayson 12:30pm: Pro populo Mon.Sept. 11- 8am: †William Pace 6pm: †Hank Upton Tues.Sept. 12- 8am: †Elvira Bigotta, Giovanna Long 6pm: †Special Intention Wed.Sept. 13- 8am: †Jeff Garland 6pm: James Evart

Thu. Sept. 14- 8am: †Elvira Bigotta, Giovanna Long 12pm: Sharri Robertson Fri. Sept. 15- 8am: †Elvira Bigotta, Giovanna Long 6pm: †Helen Geiger Sat. Sept. 16- 8am: Jim Hill 10am: Imelda Hurtado 5pm: †Elvira Bigotta, Giovanna Long

Teach your child to love God It’s amusing to observe the contradictions ap-parent in the comparison of materialism versus spiritu-ality, but it’s not amusing for long — because there’s more involved than a game. Each man caught in the embrace of materialism is a soul in danger of hellfire, and each soul is infinitely precious to God. For those of us who are parents, the challenge is terrible indeed. We have placed in our care for a few short years precious immortal souls who belong to God, whose destiny is an eternity in and with God, and who depend entirely up-on us for the formation of a way of life that will lead them surely to God. And woe to us if we fail in this charge.” “Who would blame a child who runs headlong into the path of an onrushing truck if his parents have failed to warn him of the perils of trucks? And who would blame a child who fires a loaded gun, killing his friend, if his parents have failed to warn him of the per-ils of guns? Then who shall blame a child whose soul turns eagerly to the noise and distraction of worldli-ness, if his parents have failed to show him that love and peace and beauty are found only in God? “It were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.”1 That is Christ, speaking of scandal. And the scandal of the ne-glected souls of children is manifest all about, in their confusion and delinquency, and of children grown up to adulthood in their godlessness and immorality. “He who abides with me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing.”2 That is Christ, too, speaking of the spiritual life. No need to argue more about imitating saints, nor look any further for a reason we should start now, in their earliest years, to show our children why, and, as best we can, how one sets about trying to be a saint. There’s no difference in terms of time in souls. A child’s soul is not, although we may think of it that way, a “child soul.” Sin, not years, makes the differ-ences in souls, and the only variation between the spir-itual life for a child and for a grown-up is the means of communication. Although children are taught with simpler words and ways, the end of the teaching is the same. And if this seems too good to be true, and far too easy, remember, “Whosoever does not accept the king-dom of God as a little child will not enter into it.”3 So it all begins with loving God, and learning how He loves us. (From How to Raise Good Catholic Children by Mary Reed Newland; ibooks version from Formed.org)

There are Masses still open for intentions on Decem-ber 27, and 28.

Please keep in your prayers….Fr. Stan Zak, Fr. Bill Marshall; Mary Walker; Alex Porcuna; Lewis Mullen; Carmel Mahoney; Nancy Duenas; Vic and Nancy Miloslavich; Kathryn Rieger; Judy & Louis Delligatti; Rose Bloom; Stella Lurton; Sue Weber; Laura Montgomery; Sara Zendejas; Rosaline White; Josephine Palacios; Francis Martinez, Mike Rodri-guez; Paul Ehrfurth; John Ehrfurth; Anaidel Pere-zarevalo; Janice Siliger; Robert Martinez, Laverne Seliger; Eddie Martinez; Sylvester Bell, Keith Borchers; Arthur Connick; Theresa Kunihira, Lianne Claver, Paul Oei, Mike Bozzardi, Betty Garland, John Benish, Diane Kasdan, Michael Quinones.

In memoriam: †Yolanda Cattoche, †Brad O’Leary, †Titus Ekanem, †Cornelius McCauley, †Jeffrey Garland, †Myrna Lanzar, †Barbara Shadix, †Bridget Connolly, †Virgil Garcia, †Wanda Krawczyk, †Bill Leitao, †Michael Smith Requiescant in pace.

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Rev. Canon Olivier Meney Episcopal Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Diocese of Oakland

Canon Meney - (510) 604-0391 or canon.meney@institute-christ-king.org

YOU ARE AT SAINT MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH HUB OF THE LATIN MASS LITURGY IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

The Traditional Latin Mass (now called by the Holy Father: Mass in the Extraordinary Form) is brought to you through the ministry of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

WHAT IS THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST?

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right whose goal is the honor of God and the sanctification of priests in the ser-vice of the Church and souls. Its specific aim is missionary: to spread the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ in all spheres of human life. Our work is carried out under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception, to Whom the Institute is consecrated.

Recognizing the importance of a deep harmony between faith, liturgy, life, and the power of beauty in attracting the human senses to the things above, an integral part of the Institute’s charism is the use of the traditional Latin Liturgy of 1962 for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the other sacraments. Great care for a solemn liturgy, complete fidelity to the doctrine of the Church and the Holy Father, and awareness of the central role of Grace, especially Charity – these are essential elements of the Institute’s spirituality, which is drawn from its three co-patrons, St. Benedict, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Francis de Sales.

Our motto is “Live the truth in charity." The Institute operates in more than fifty places in twelve countries, where our priests focus on the care of souls in many different ways. To assist our priests in their apostolic work, the Institute also has clerical oblates. In 2004, a community of religious sisters was canonically established to aid the priests in their mis-sion through prayer and apostolic work.

The Institute was founded in 1990 by Monsignor Gilles Wach. Today, the motherhouse and international seminary of the Institute is located in Gricigliano, in the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy.

The Institute serves the faithful of the Bay since 2005 at St. Margaret Mary in Oakland and at Five Wounds in San Jose (Mass at 12:30 pm on Sunday, 12:15 pm on Weekdays but Sat. at 7:30 am)

TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Wednesday, Low Mass at 6:00 PM Thursday, Low Mass at 12:00 PM (Noon) Friday, Low Mass at 6:00PM Saturday, Low Mass at 10:00 AM Sunday, Low Mass at 7:00 AM High Mass at 12:30 PM Reception Every Sunday after 12:30 PM Mass Feast Days Mass at 6:00 PM

Please refer to the Institute’s online bulletin for updates

CONFESSIONS Confessions are offered half hour before daily

Masses, during Sunday Mass, and upon request for those who cannot make it to confession on the

above mentioned schedules.

Homebound Visits, House Blessings, Spiritual Direction

Do not hesitate to call Canon Meney to have a visit or the blessed Sacrament brought to your beloved

ones. Cell phone number is (510) 604-0391 Spiritual direction is available upon request.

NEW PARISH WEBSITE: stmargaretmaryoak.org

We thank our parishioners who use online giving to support St. Margaret Mary. Online giving is safe, simple, and convenient. It benefits our parish by helping to streamline our administrative process and providing more accurate budgeting. Our current online giving provider, ParishPay, has been ac-quired by Liturgical Publications (LPi). All Parish-Pay accounts will be transitioned to WeShare, LPi’s online giving platform, early in the fall. You do not need to do anything for this transition process. Your information will be transferred electronically follow-ing the strictest security protocol. Once the transition is complete, you will receive more information about how to login and manage your account on WeShare. We’d like to invite more of our people to consider using WeShare. You may sign up by visit-ing Parishpay.com now. When the transition occurs in early fall to WeShare, you don’t need to do any-thing. WeShare will transition the information you have given them to the new online platform. With online giving, you continue to support our communi-ty throughout the year, and you manage your dona-tions online conveniently. In the meantime you may sign up by visiting ParishPay.com. Thank you!

MESSAGE FROM FR. GLENN NAGUIT: In response to Bishop Barber’s request that parishes consider helping the victims of Hurricane Harvey, our Parish is going to participate in the effort to assist our brothers and sisters in the affected areas. Because we have recently met our goal for Bishop’s Appeal, the second collection for September 17---which would have been for Bishop’s Appeal--will instead be designated for the “Victims of Hurri-cane Harvey.” The funds collected by our Parish will be sent to the Chancery Office in Oakland which will then send the funds collected from all parishes in the Diocese to Catholic Charities USA. Please desig-nate in the memo of your check “Hurricane Harvey victims.” Please use the envelopes in the vestibule and the side-entrance for this second-collection, not the yellow envelopes for Bishop’s Appeal, so that your contribution will go to the victims. The remain-ing next second collections for Bishop’s Appeal however will be on October 8 and November 12. Many thanks for your support.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: (continued):

principal work involves helping others in need, we'd like to meet you. The Knights of Columbus at St. Margaret Mary council is hosting open house and membership campaign on Saturday September 16, 2017 after 5p.m. Mass and on Sunday September 17, 2017 from 10:30a.m. to 12:15p.m. at the Parish Hall ● Holy Hour for the Priests is slated to resume in September and generous souls are needed to cook and serve the priests’ lunch on the 3rd Friday of each month. It’s ideal if 2-3 people work together. Get some friends and/or family and share the tasks, or Lily Mullen can find others for you to work with. There are usually 8-12 priests from the Diocese who the Diocese who attend. The simple meatless meal can be prepared in the hall’s kitchen or at home and brought in; then served. 2 people per Friday are need-ed to do this. You are not expected to entertain or mingle, just set up, have the meal ready at noon, serve it and clean up when they are done - usually by 1 pm. Please contact Lily Mullen (925) 827-1946 or lily.mullen@gmail.com for more information, or to put your name on the schedule. Thank you.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A call to serve our church and com-munity, “Knights of Columbus”. From the moment of our founding in 1882, charity has been the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. We are Catho-lic men of faith and men of charitable action.

In 2016, the Knights of Columbus set a rec-ord in charitable giving for the 18th consecutive year. Our charitable donations increased from $175 million in 2015 to a new total of $177 million in 2016. In addition, we achieved our highest level of charitable service in 2016, volunteering more than 75 million hours of service. The number of service hours con-tributed by Knights rose in 2016 by more than a mil-lion over the previous year’s total.

Our charitable activities encompass an almost infinite variety of local, national and international projects. Our own unique charities include the Christian Refugee Relief Fund, Disaster Relief, Ul-trasound Initiative, and Coats for Kids. We also part-ner with international charities including Special Olympics, the Global Wheelchair Mission and Habi-tat for Humanity and so much more, come and see.

"We are answering Pope Francis’ call to go to the peripheries,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said. “We can reach half way around the globe to help those in need and we can reach to our neighbor next door. And we do that every day. That makes us witnesses to the faith."

If you’d like to be a part of an international organization of nearly 2 million Catholic men whose

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Registration for CCD/Religious Education programs has begun! Registration forms are in the vestibule. Classes offered include: Pre-First Commun-ion (1st grade); First Communion (2nd grade); Post-First Communion (Grades 3-4); Grades 5 and 6; Pre-Confirmation, and our St. John Paul II Youth Group. Please share this notice with others that may have an interest in Catechism classes at St. Margaret Mary Church. Contact Lucia Wyborny at luciac-cdsmm@gmail.com or the Parish Office 510.482.059 6 for more information about our program.

● Church Cleaning Volunteers Needed: Vol-unteers are needed to keep our church swept and vacu-umed. If you would like to help, please call Larysa Rutkowska in the church office, (510) 482-0596, or send an email to parishoffice@stmargaretm.org. This would be a commitment of just one hour every other month to clean with one other person. Cleaning takes place on Saturday between the two morning Masses or on Saturday between the two morning Masses or on Friday afternoon between 4pm and 5pm. ● Join us for the 13th-of-the-Month devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. On the 13th of the month from May to October the procession and the Rosary will begin on weekdays after the 6pm Mass (including on Thursdays); on Saturdays after the 8am and 10am Masses; and on Sundays after the 10.30am Mass. The remaining dates for this beautiful devotion to Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Fatima, are: —September 13 (Wednesday): after the 6pm Mass. —October 13 (Friday): after the 6pm Mass. His Holiness Pope Francis has granted a plena-ry indulgence for the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions throughout the centennial year, which will end on November 26, 2017. The other requirements for obtaining an indulgence applies.

● The Parish Library will be open on October 14, after the vigil Mass and on October 15 after all the Masses (2nd Sunday of the month). You’re invited to come down to the stage in the Fr. Kozina Hall and pe-ruse our fine collection of books, DVDs and CDs. Need more info? Please contact Lily Mullen at (925)827-1946 or lily.mullen@gmail.com.

● St. Margaret Mary’s is looking for 2 women to assist in the care of the altar linens. If you are in in-terested or would like more information, please con-tact Lori Libby lorilibby@earthlink.net ●

Motherhood As Mary had something that was her own, namely, her Divine Child, and something that was not her own, namely, Emmanuel, God with us, or Our Savior, so every mother has something which is uniquely her own, and yet something not her own. Being a person, her child must live as a person, with his own rights and liberties, and must work out his own salvation. "You must work to earn your salva-tion, in anxious fear." (Philippians 2:12). Mothers who abandon their children deny the first aspect of motherhood. Mothers who refuse to give up their sons or daughters, either in marriage or in religious vocations, deny the second aspect of motherhood. "Honor thy Father and thy Mother" is the tribute the children must pay to those who gave them life, but "He is not worthy of me, that loves father or mother more" (Matt. 10:37), is the declaration of independ-ence a soul must make when God calls it to be his spouse. In both her roles, as a mother who brings life into the world and as a co-operator with God, she assures her own salvation. Maternity in its mere physical aspects has a quality of salvation about it, for Scripture says a woman will find her salvation in child-bearing. (Timothy 2:15) But a mother is also glorified in her children, who mirror forth the grace of Christ in their lives. Mothers are made famous by their children; at the sight of noble sons, there will always be someone in the multitude to cry out, as a woman did to Our Lord: "Blessed is the womb that bore thee, the breast which thou has sucked." (Luke 11:27). A mother is a double benefactor to humanity: its physical preserver, and its moral provider. Through life, and through the high personal qualities of her children, she is the universe's constant chal-lenge to death, the messenger of cosmic plenitude and the bearer of eternal realities. May it not be true that many women today are loath to create new life because they see motherhood only in its first degree as progenitor, and not in the second degree as co-operator with God in the increase of His Kingdom and the enrichment of His Mystical Body? Mother-hood loses half its beauty at least, when it sees birth only from the point of view of biology and ignores the point of view of theology. If birth is only an af-fair of a man and woman, and not a co-operation be-tween man, woman, and God, then, indeed, it has lost much of its beauty. (From Three To Get Married by Fulton Sheen)

MUSIC Prelude: Sonata X, Prelude, Rheinberger Hymns: #560 The Church's One Foundation #606 Lift High the Cross 5pm (Sat.) Mass of Christian Unity, Vermulst 8:30am: Missa Jubilate Deo p. 293,295 Missalette, Gloria, pg.278 10:30am: Missa Orbis Factor, #122 Offertory: Tollite Hostias. Comm: God Is Love, A. Murray Organ Postlude: A Festal Fanfare, J.S. Bach

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) St. Margaret Mary’s Young Adult Group for those in their 20’s and 30’s meets on third Fridays at 7PM in the parish hall. Please join us to discuss interesting topics on Friday, September 15th at 7p.m.

● The Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bell-ringers voice training for bay area youth! Fall mem-bership is open for new boy singers ages 6 to 12 with unchanged voices. No experience necessary. Weekly regular rehearsals are held in 3 locations: San Fran-cisco, Oakland, or Hayward. For information, view the GGBC web page at www.ggbc.org, or call and leave a message at (510-887- 4311). You are invited to meet Bay Area GGBC boys and their families and learn more about the choir at Singer Saturday at St Vincent De Paul in San Francisco on September 9th at 1:30 PM.

● 2017 Bishop’s Appeal Update: We have raised $19,040 which is 103% of our goal. Congratu-lations and thanks! Remaining second collections are Sept. 17, Oct. 8, and Nov. 12.

Prudent Judgment The first duty of prudence is to help us choose the best means for attaining our final end. Many times the choice is easy, and presents itself spontane-ously to a mind accustomed to making judgments and acting in the light of eternity. At other times, howev-er, it is difficult and perplexing, as for example, when it concerns choosing one’s vocation or profession, or solving complicated problems in which elements inde-pendent of one’s own will must be considered. In these cases we must take time to examine everything carefully and to consult prudent, experienced persons; to act hastily would show a want of prudence. In the Gospel, Jesus Himself tells us about the prudent man who “having a mind to build a tower, first sits down and reckons the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it” (Lk. 14:28). The time spent in these examinations and calculations as dictat-ed by prudence is not time wasted. Quite the contra-ry! When facing serious decisions, we must realize that God Himself often wants us to wait patiently until circumstances clearly manifest His will to us. In this waiting we should give a large place to prayer, beg-ging Our Lord for the light which our own prudence cannot give us. In fact, prudence, even though it is an infused supernatural virtue, is always a virtue exer-cised by human faculties and, therefore, is affected by human limitations; however, to help it, God has given us a special gift of the Holy Spirit, the gift of counsel, the actuation of which does not depend on us but is obtainable by prayer. After using all the means suggested by super-natural prudence, we arrive at a decision. Prudence then commands us to put it into effect with courage and diligence, without needless delays on our part and without being discouraged by the difficulties we may meet. In order that our judgments and choices may be prudent, we must know how to free them from ele-ments which are too subjective, such as our personal attractions and interests, our natural likes and dislikes. Sometimes we can deceive ourselves into thinking that we are judging a situation or deciding to do some-thing solely for the glory of God or for the good of our neighbor, when, in fact, if we examined ourselves thoroughly, we would perhaps see that the motives which prevailed in our judgment or in our delibera-tions were egoistic and dictated by our own personal interests. Hence, even prudence requires that we cleanse our hearts from all these human motives, and that we practice detachment and renunciation. (From Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, O.C.D.)

Weekly update August 26 & 27 Year-to-Date

Actual - 1st Plate $4,013 $193,385

Parish Pay 1st Plate

$1,160 $57,075

Total 1st Plate $5,173 $250,460

Goal $6,400 $224,000

Variance (-$1,227) $26,460

This weekend’s second collection is for the Diocesan Priest Retirement. The previous collection for the Mission Appeal totaled $4,337. Next weekend’s 2nd collection is for the Bishop’s Appeal. Thanks!

INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

DIOCESAN APPROVED TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS APOSTOLATE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTU PROPRIO, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM

IN THE DIOCESE OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

THE 14TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SEPTEMBER 10 , 2017

Catechism Classes are offered by the Institute in two locations and for all ages -Preparation to Holy Communion (to be celebrated at Saint Mar-garet Mary on May 13 2018) - Intermediate Catechism taught by Abbe Kevin (This year on the Sacraments and Commandments) - Preparation for Confirmation (Date to be announced) - Advanced Catechism for teenagers only in Concord, taught by Jerome Placido on Mondays. Sacraments. - Catechism for Adults, taught by Canon Meney, Chris Webster, Mr. Sawyer. On Wednesday night. A deep presentation of the sacraments, Historical, Biblical, Dogmatic and Moral approach. An occasion to dis-cover how little we know about the seven sacraments!

Flyers are available in church Two locations. Oakland. Saturdays: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm for children, twice a month Wednesday: 7:00 pm f– 9:00 pm for adults, twice a month. Blue Flyers Concord, at the Behrens Residence Mondays: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm for children and teens. Yellow flyers Flyers with dates and topic available on line. Please contact Canon with questions: oakland@institute-christ-king.org or (510) 604 03-91 Classes are free of charge.