The Weekly E-News May 11, 2022

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Upcoming Sunday Mass Readings Get a head start on Mass by reading the upcoming Sunday readings here.

Fr. Mario's homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter, "Jesus just wants to talk," is available here.

Upcoming Events

May, the Month of Mary 100 Rosaries for our Blessed Mother The Month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother. To celebrate her, the Pastoral Care Ministry invites you to participate in 100 Rosaries in 25 hours to pray for peace in the world and for all who are suffering. Join on ZOOM, anytime between Friday, May 13th, at 11:00 pm through Saturday, May 14th, ending at midnight.   Click here link for details and to sign up

Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Friday, May 13 - 6pm The Church has asked us to pray and fast for an end to abortion. Join us for the Mass at 6 pm in the Basilica to celebrate the Feast Day Of Lady Of Fatima, followed by the Rosary. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children – Lucia Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto, at Fatima Portugal on the thirteenth for six consecutive months in 1917. She brought a message of peace and reparation for sin, encouraging devotion to her Immaculate Heart and the recitation of the Holy Rosary.

Rosary for the Protection of the Unborn Saturday, May 14 The oldest distributor of aborted fetal body parts (Advanced Bioscience Resources) is located here in Alameda, across from City Hall. Join Catholics from the parishes in Alameda this Saturday at 9:15 am in front of the City Hall to pray the Rosary for an end to abortion.

Happy Birthday, Fr. Sunil! Saturday, May 14 God bless you for your ministry and loving presence!

Ongoing News

Job opening We are seeking a part-time Youth Ministry Coordinator for our two-year Confirmation program, to form teens to be actively engaged in their faith by planning and facilitating sessions, recruiting and supervising volunteers, planning retreats and prayer services, identifying service opportunities for the teens, and encouraging involvement in parish life. Position reports to the Director of Faith Formation. Salary scale M-3; 20 hours per week. The job description is available here To apply, email your resume to Anne Marie Fourré at afourre@sjbalameda.org.

Parish Volunteers, have you retrained with Virtus? Parish volunteers are required to complete a mandatory Safe Environment (Virtus) training prior to volunteering, and every 3 years thereafter. If you are an active member of any ministry and you have completed Virtus training prior to 2019, it is important that you complete the retraining assigned by Virtus. Please log in to your Virtus account here to complete the retraining. Kindly update Sherley Lim upon completion, or if you have any questions, email: secretary@sjbalameda.org

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