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Basilica E-News
August 29, 2019
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Pardon the Mess!
Leak repair works underway in the Rectory, Aug 29 (and possible Friday 30th)
thus effecting the main entrance to the Parish Office.
Please use the back door to gain access.
Thank you for your patience.
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Join the CIA!
Children 4 to 13 are invited to join our new
CIA: Christ In Action Children's Performing Arts Ministry
. Enhance the Sunday liturgy experience and bring the Gospel to life through drama, song and movement. Participants will serve at the monthly Family Mass starting in October. Practice every Tuesday from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Basilica beginning September 10. Directed by Carmyn Manibusan Amaya.
Here
for more information and to register.
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Sacrament Preparation Isn't Just for Children
If you are Catholic and have never received the
sacrament of Confirmation, now might be the time! Confirmation of adult Catholics is celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in February, and preparation classes are offered here on Thursday nights starting October 17. For information and to register visit
here
If you're baptized in a different Christian tradition and want to
become Catholic, or Catholic but have not yet received the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, a combination of RCIA (the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) sessions on Tuesdays (ongoing now) and Adult Confirmation starting in October could help you become a "fully initiated" Catholic. And if you are NOT b
aptized but are interested in learning more about Jesus and the Catholic faith, RCIA inquiry sessions on Wednesdays are a great place to start.
Click
here for more information about RCIA.
All sessions are 7:30 to 9pm; most are in the St. Joseph Parish Center at 1119 Lafayette Street. Questions? Contact Anne Marie Fourré at
afourre@sjbalameda.org or 510-995-9409.
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Greetings from Nigeria!
God bless Father Chidube Joseph Chukwu, SJ, on his ordination. We are grateful for his ministry here as a seminarian and then as a transitional deacon. Let us keep him and all the ordained in our prayers.
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Simbang Gabi Fundraiser
Thank you for generous support at last weekend's fundraiser.
Here for pictures from the event.
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22nd Sunday Sunday Gospel Reflection
Seeking the Lowest Place: Luke 14:1, 7-14
(you can also listen to the reflection
here if you have subscribed to FORMED)
In today's Gospel reading we see people vying for places of honor. Jesus, however, challenges us to do just the opposite: to seek the "lowest place." While many in the world compete for worldly prestige and honor, Jesus is asking Christians to outdo one another in the practice of true humility. Real honor comes from seeking the glory of God, not the praise of men. We know from our experience that the honors of this world are fleeting. The trophy, the new position, the praise from your boss, and the time visiting with a famous person will not fulfill us. They ultimately are just smoke that will blow away and leave us only hungering for more. And when we seek recognition from others or go out of our way to draw attention to ourselves, our quest for worldly glory distracts us from finding our true identity and fulfillment in life which come from God alone. If we seek the "lowest place" with sincerity, however, we will have more room for God in our hearts. God will see our humility and bless us. He also will give us the ultimate reward-a place in his presence forever.
(Clipart Copyright: JSPaluch)
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Stewardship
Parish Collections
Week Aug 24/25
Weekly Goal: $13,500
Cash/ check : $8,158
Faith Direct: $3,113
Total Giving: $11,271
Shortfall: $2,229
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St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
Flight Plan weekly newsletter
here
St. Joseph Elementary School
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For upcoming Parish events
here
Catholic Young Adults Group events and weekly newsletter available
here.
Young Families newsletter available
here
View last week's bulletin
here
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Young Families and Young Adults
BBQ last weekend... for those of you who missed the event, here for pictures...
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San Francisco ProLife 2019 Conference
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amika Bassman, a pro-life student leader and member of St. Joseph's community, is inviting everyone at St. Joseph's to attend an exciting pro-life conference hosted by her club at UC Berkeley on Saturday, September 7th. This is the second annual event Berkeley's pro-life student club has put on. Last year St. Joseph's had an amazing turnout at our first conference, and so we're hoping for the same again this year with our new line-up of speakers, which include Rev. Walter B. Hoye, Father Frank Pavone, and a dozen others from across the country!
For more details or Tickets here
Tamika is also asking Parish Community, families and friends, to join our statewide Catholic Church in opposing an abortion bill, SB-24, which is currently at risk of being passed into law in California within the next couple of months.
More information on both the conference and SB-24 can be found
here. For questions, contact Tamika at
tamikabassman@gmail.com
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Parents are invited to register your children for the faith formation classes or ministries starting September.
- Children's Choir starts this Thursday, Sept 5. Link here
- Children's Faith Formation for age 4 thru Jr High starts next Sunday, Sept 8. Link here
- The CIA: Christ in Action Children's Performing Arts Ministry starts a week from Tuesday, Sept 10. Link here
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Labor Day Holiday Monday, September 2, 2019
In observance of the holiday, Parish Office will be staffed by volunteer, 8:30am to 12:00noon and reopen on Tuesday, Sept 3rd at 8:30am.
Prayer for Labor Day
Lord on this Labor Day,
we thank You for the blessing of work.
We ask for strength to complete each day.
We ask for rest when we are weary.
We ask Your guidance
for everyone seeking employment,
and we ask that
You be with those whose faces
we might never see
but who work tirelessly each day
for the good of us all.
Amen.
- from Our Sunday Visitor
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Children's Faith Formation - Registration Open. Classes for children age 4 through Junior High on Sunday mornings after 9:30 am Mass, starting September 8. For details
here. Or email Anne Marie,
afourre@sjbalameda.org
Youth Confirmation - Youth Ministry offers a two-year program meeting once a month to prepare youth in 8th grade or high school for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Program begins in October and registration deadline is September 15. Forms and information available
here or in the Parish Office. Any questions please contact Deacon Peter at (510) 995-9474 or
deaconpeter@sjbalameda.org
Enrich your spiritual life through FORMED; register at
www.sjbalameda.formed.org.
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Interested in becoming Catholic and/or preparing for sacraments? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult (RCIA) is available year-round. Click
here for information.
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