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1 St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Community 1315 Lomitas Avenue - Livermore, CA Staff Parish Administrator Father Augusto Acob x 105 frgus@stcharlesborromeo.org Pastor Emeritus Fr. Richard McCafferty, S.J. Deacon Deacon Gil Pesqueira DeaconGil@stcharlesborromeo.org Business Manager Mike Putnam x 103 mike@stcharlesborromeo.org Parish Secretary Janie Wright x 101 janie@stcharlesborromeo.org Parish Bookkeeper Meredith Gatzman x 104 meredith@stcharlesborromeo.org Liturgy Coordinator Anthony Arteaga x 113 Anthony@stcharlesborromeo.org Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Rose Gallagher x 115 rose@stcharlesborromeo.org Updating Catholics Life Long Learning Coordinator Julie Gallagher x 114 Julie@stcharlesborromeo.org Faith Formation/Grades K-5 Margaret Riley Nystrom x 116 margaret@stcharlesborromeo.org Youth Ministry Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Eileen Burrell x117 Eileen@stcharlesborromeo.org Music Director Kate McCarthy x 119 Kate@stcharlesborromeo.org Pastoral Council Chuck McGraw PC@stcharlesborromeo.org Finance Council Richard Howes New Parishioners Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church! For registration information kindly call the x 101 Parish Mission Statement: Together, we share faith in Jesus, live the Gospel, and care for others. Hours & Information Rectory:.Mon-Thurs 9AM-5PM Parish Phone..925/ FAX.925/ To Reach a Priest after hours for Medical or Pastoral Emergency press 9 Leave a message. More Info ...office@stcharlesborromeo.org Web Page... Eucharistic Liturgies Sunday Liturgies- Saturday (Sunday Liturgy) 5:30 P.M. Sunday 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M. and now 5:30PM each week Weekdays - Chapel Daily (M, Tu, Th, F., Sat.) 9:00 A.M. Wednesday - Communion Service 9:00 A.M. Holy Days Remembrance Mass Last Saturday of the Month Chapel 9:00 A.M., 7:30 P.M. 9:00 A.M. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament First Saturday of the Month Chapel 9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Sacrament of Baptism For infants and young children, call rectory for info/register. Pre-Baptism classes are required for parents & godparents. Next class is 3/18/12. Sacrament of Confirmation High School age two-year program. For information contact Eileen Burrell. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 4:30-5:00 P.M. Church Sacrament of Marriage Preparation 6 months prior to wedding. Call the rectory for appointment. Anointing of the Sick First Saturday of the Month 9:00 A.M. following Mass For Individual Anointing call the x105 for an appointment. Bulletin Articles are due in rectory office by 4:00 pm Mondays for publication that weekend. Fax or to Janie@stcharlesborromeo.org

2 St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Bulletin Published Weekly Page 2 This week s readings: March 4, 2012 First Reading: Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, Second Reading: Romans 8: 31b-34 Gospel: Mark 9: nd Sunday of Lent March 4, 2012 Next week s readings: March 11, 2012 First Reading: Exodus 17: 3-7 Second Reading: Romans 5 1-2, 5-8 Gospel: John 4: 5-42 Brothers and sisters in Christ: This second Sunday of Lent this year has Abraham being asked by God to sacrifice Isaac, his son while the gospel narrates to us the Transfiguration event. One reflection declares that both occasions tell us how God assures Abraham and Jesus Christ that He loves them. God showed His love to Abraham by restraining him not to kill Isaac, and to Jesus Christ, He calls Him His beloved. This is for us an inspiration and a confirmation that God loves us. The reflection exhorts the readers further that we should take this seriously, and take God seriously. He is not toying with us. Everything He promised, He will fulfill. As we continue with our Lenten journey, one thing that we could probably reflect upon is how serious we are with God and His words. It is very obvious in our lives that we do not hold the reins, that we are not totally in control of everything, and we are not really sure of the future. One moment, our lives are convenient, and then suddenly, it is not! Everything seems to be working well then all of a sudden something unexpected happens. Many times we wish that our undisturbed life will remain forever but we realize that it is short-lived. So we question God s wisdom, and His ways? Abraham probably had the same problem with God. He could have question God why after giving him his aspiration that is Isaac, would ask him to sacrifice and kill him only at the end? Or Peter suggesting to Jesus why should He need to continue to Jerusalem to die when they could just have enjoyed Mount Tabor experience? We have similar situations and questions that we go through everyday too. But again, today s readings are telling us that God loves us in the midst of these uncertainties. This is the reason why Abraham is called the Father of Faith because He believed and trusted God. Was his faith a blind faith? Of course not! He had already a previous experience of God s trustworthiness when God gave him Isaac in spite of the natural impossibility for him and Sarah to bear a child. His faith was not blind. Likewise for all of us, brothers and sisters, I am sure we can recall a lot of things that happened in our lives that evidenced God s love for us. Can you say that your faith in God is blind? Saint Charles Parish is currently in a transition period. We are not sure of her future. But God loves Saint Charles. Does your faith affirm you this? I think this will be good to bear in mind for the next weekend when our parish will have her Lenten retreat. Let our annual desert or wilderness experience lead us to continue to trust in the wisdom and ways of God. Since Lent started, these thoughts are hanging in my mind when life seems not fair, when things aren t going our ways, when we feel betrayed, disappointed, and maybe angry, do we become less grateful, generous, and prayerful? Do we need to be less concerned to the needs of the least of our brethren? Do we disregard our call to take care of our parish community? Do we set aside our calling and our Christian dignity? Satan is always waiting for the opportune time to strike. He used Peter at Mount Tabor to tempt our Lord. He will never stop. He will try again in the garden of Olives. He will try and try again as we continue in our pilgrim way. He will continue to convince us that God does not love us; that He doesn t care about us. Our weapons that we have access to are PRAYER, FASTING, AND ALMSGIVING. Our Lenten journey culminates with Easter. May the Easter glory keep us moving forward! May Christ imminent victory compel us to not dismay but to be full of hope! May the least of our brothers and sisters who are always depending on our generosity make us look beyond our constant and daily dying to ourselves that our sacrifices give life to others in the way that Christ s Paschal Mystery gave life to the world. Amen. GOD IS WITH US! Fr. Gus

3 2nd Sunday of Lent March 4, 2012 Page 3 Sunday 03/04/12 Monday 03/05/12 Tuesday 03/06/12 Wednesday 03/07/12 Thursday 03/08/12 Friday 03/09/12 Saturday 03/10/12 Sunday 03/11//12 2nd Sunday of Lent Masses at 7:30 & 9:30AM & 5:30PM Lenten Collection Celebrate Children at 9:30AM RCIA Penitential Rite 9:30AM New Member Coffee after 9:30 Mass Confirmation Class 3:30PM HSYM 6:30PM Meditation 5:30 & 7PM Men s Club Meeting 7:30PM Staff Meeting 10 AM Perpetual Help Devotion 7PM & 9:00AM Success Team 10AM Faith Formation Class 3:30 & 7PM MSYM 7PM Choir 7PM Mass 9:00AM WINGS 9:15AM Faith Formation Class 4PM RCIA 7:30PM FF Family Program 6:45PM Stations of the Cross 7:30PM Day of Abstinence from Meat Gardening Angels 9-11AM Individual Reconciliation 4:30-5:00PM 1st Vigil Mass 5:30PM 3rd Sunday of Lent Welcome Fr. Tom Allender, S.J. for our upcoming Parish Lenten Retreat! Lenten Collections Children Liturgy of 9:30AM RCIC 9:30 Mass Confirmation Class 3:30PM HSYM 6:30PM Bob Bidinost, Toni Durden, Shirley Devaney, Bob Klein, Barbara Foudy, Taylor Easterberg. Terri Foster, Rose Gallagher, Dorinda Chase, Betty Motzkus-Winn, Monique Pineault, Mark Iverson, Larain di Mercurio, Janelle Nook, Rose Eibelsheuser, Kelson D Ambra, Richard Flores, Rose Lyons, Anne Peck, Fred Bens, Jamie Ghilardi & Colleen Fernandez. For Medical or Pastoral emergencies this week, call the parish number and choose option 9. Father Gus is available there and on extension 105 during normal business hours. Janie can take your calls at the parish office Monday through Thursday this week, 9AM-5PM x101. Attention Communion Ministers! Please return any pyx that you have that you are not currently using to bring communion to the homebound. We are running short of them, and will order additional ones if needed. But please check at home to see if you might have one! Just a reminder that Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, March 11th. We will Spring Forward, and don t want you to be late for mass that morning! Thank you to the Art & Environment team members for their time and energy to change our church environment from Winter Ordinary to Lent: Ann Allison, Debbie Carey, Steve Clearwater, Lucy D Ambra, Mary Fair, Mary Kay Feit, Eileen Hannigan, Lou Kusko, Helen O Brien, and Dick & Michele Shimada. Church Humor...Dad in charge The young dad loved spending time with his baby daughter, but he often turned to his wife for advice. His wife was taking a shower one day when he poked his head in and asked, What should I feed Isabella for lunch? That s up to you, she replied. There s all kinds of healthy food in the frig and pantry. Why don t you just pretend I m not at home? The dad went back downstairs. A few minutes later, while the wife was drying off, her cell phone rang. She answered it to hear her husband on the other end say, Hi, honey. What should I feed Isabella for lunch? For those who have yearly requests for a mass, please submit your $10 donation after it has been published in the bulletin. Thanks! Sunday 03/04 Ramos / Davis Family 7:30AM Sunday 03/04 St. Charles Parish 9:30AM Sunday 03/04 Fr. Gus (blessings) 5:30PM Monday 03/05 Evelyn Dini 9:00AM Tuesday 03/06 Mervyn & Zita Coutinho 9:00AM Wednesday 03/07 Communion Service 9:00AM Thursday 03/08 Paul My Nguyen 9:00AM Friday 03/09 Ann Robinson 9:00AM Saturday 03/10 Sr. Mary Carissima MacKay 9:00AM Saturday 03/10 Renee Shields 5:30PM (We will now include the following Sunday s intentions) Sunday 03/11 Gus & Lucile Beach 7:30AM Sunday 03/11 Fr. Richard (blessings) 5:30PM

4 2nd Sunday of Lent March 4, 2012 Page 4 LENT 2012 at St. Charles: Longing for Renewal 6:30AM Lay-Presided Communion Services: each weekday morning (Monday Friday) we offer a minute service consisting of scripture readings, daily reflection by the leader, Eucharist, and a promise to get you to work on time! Please consider attending a few (or several) of these wonderful services. This week s lay presiders are: Monday: Crystal Meyer, Tuesday: Steve Bell, Wednesday: Eileen Plantenga, Thursday: Mel Nelson, Friday: Bob Ryan Stations of the Cross: Each Friday evening at 7:30PM in the church, different groups will lead this traditional Lenten practice. Ending times are between 8:15 and 8:45PM, depending on materials used. All ages welcome! St. Charles Parish Lenten Retreat: Monday, March 12 Wednesday, March 14 Please see additional article on this worthwhile event! Our St. Charles Lenten Communal Reconciliation Service will be Thursday, March 29th at 7:30PM/ Weekly Lenten Collections will support seven different agencies within Livermore and the bay area. Each week you may bring needed goods to church with you, or simply provide financial aid. See details on page 5 of bulletin. Three Friday Fish Fry Dinners will be hosted in Borromeo Hall. The dinners are a fundraiser for the Livermore Knights of Columbus, and they will donate some of the proceeds back to the two parishes. The first three are at St. Michael, and the last three are at St. Charles. St. Charles 2012 Lenten Journey The Fruits of the Holy Spirit An important part of each Lent is our Parish Lenten Retreat. We try and bring in outstanding presenters, who will teach and inspire us as we prepare for Easter and tools to guide us in our everyday lives. This year is no exception we hope that every family will attend at least one of these sessions. Come and listen to God speak to YOU through the words of Fr. Tom Allender, S.J.. Journey Schedule: Mornings following 9AM Mass & 7:30PM (morning & evening talks are the same) Monday: March 12 LOVE within that brings us true Joy and inner Peace Tuesday, March 13 Fruits developed within the attitude of Patience, Generosity, and Kindness Wednesday, March 14 We live lives of Faithfulness in our Families, in our Parish, and in our Work A $5 free will donation is appreciated to offset costs. Refreshments and hospitality in Borromeo Hall after each talk. Questions: contact Julie at upcatholic@aol.com. Dear St. Charles parishioners: Thank you for all of the kind birthday wishes, cards, and gifts. It is not possible to thank you individually, but I want you to know that I appreciate them very much. It has been a difficult past month for me, trying to determine where I will be moving after these many years at St. Charles. You have been my family, and I have so many great memories to cherish of my time at St. Charles. Currently, it looks like Tinkerbelle and I will be moving over to Heritage Estates in Livermore. I will be keeping my same cell phone number ( ) and once I have moved in, I would welcome visits or calls. The people of St. Charles will always be in my prayers. God bless you all. ~~Father Richard Pre-Baptism Class for Parents (and Godparents) The next class for parents wishing to have their children baptized at St. Charles will be held on Sunday, March 18th at 11:00AM. You must register for this class by 5PM on March 14th. It will be lead by Deacon Gil. Call Janie at the rectory office to sign up.

5 2nd Sunday of Lent March 4, 2012 Page 5 Lenten Collections. One of our traditions at St. Charles is the Lenten Collection sponsored by Social Concerns. We collect for a different group each of the six Sundays of Lent and on Holy Thursday. The Lenten Collections flyer (included in your February 19 th bulletin) has the full schedule and specific wish lists for each of the groups we are supporting. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated. Simply bring your donations to Mass each week and a representative from Social Concerns will be out front to accept it. Choose the option that works best for you: Donate goods each week from the Lenten Collections flyer wish list. Donate via check made payable to St. Charles and designate Lenten Collection or agency in the memo. Donate via your tithing envelope and place in the regular collection basket during Mass. (Be sure to write Lenten Collection on the Other line along with the amount you want to designate.) Donate via checks made payable to the specific groups you want to support. Donate cash. Note: Cash, and checks made payable to St. Charles designated for the Lenten Collection, will be divided equally among the seven groups. We are so grateful for any contributions you are able to make. These groups continue to experience a downturn in donations along with increasing needs for the clients they serve. Many thanks for your generous support! If you have any questions, please call Marcia Elchesen ( ). Lenten Collection for 3rd Sunday of Lent (March 10-11) Oakland Catholic Worker Family-size non-perishables, such as canned goods: vegetables, fruit, tuna, meat, and soup; rice, pasta, macaroni & cheese, pinto and other beans, cereal, peanut butter, cooking oil, sugar, flour and any other pantry staples. The RCIA next weekend March 10 at the Saturday 5:30 Liturgy and the following weeks, March 18, Sunday at the 9:30 Liturgy and March 25 at the 7:30 Liturgy will celebrate the Scrutinies for Mary Rose and Alex Gietzen in our catechumenal process, who are preparing for initiation at the Easter Vigil. Today, we continue to celebrate these powerful rituals, convinced that those about to enter into a covenant with God in Christ stand in need of our prayers for deliverance and protection. We also understand today that our prayers for protection from evil are not limited to those in the catechumenal process. Just as our entire community is called to journey with the catechumens through the Lenten season, we recognize the need we all share for freedom form evil and its effects. Newly Registered Parishioners: An Invitation!! All families who have registered at St. Charles within the last few months are invited to join us for an informal coffee and orientation to our parish. Sunday, March 4th in the Pope Room after the 9:30AM Mass The coffee is hosted by the Welcome Home and Information Ministry. Questions? Please contact Debra Zantman Easter Children s Choir Children, grades K through 5th, are invited to join our Grade School choir for the 11:30AM Easter Sunday mass. Rehearsals will be in the church from 4-5pm on the following Sunday afternoons: March 11, March 18 and April 1. Please note that children MUST attend at least two rehearsals in order to participate. Please contact our music director, Kate McCarthy, at Kate@stcharlesborromeo.org for more details. Easter Junior Cantors Middle Schoolers interested in being Junior Cantors for the Easter Sunday 11:30 AM mass are encouraged to contact our music director, Kate McCarthy, for details or to express interest. her at Kate@stcharlesborromeo.org by Sunday, March 11th.

6 2nd Sunday of Lent March 4, 2012 Page 6 WINGS NEWS: Our Spring Session Continues! As a follow-up to the inspirational presentation given last week by Suzanne Slupesky, WINGS Women will assamble dress kits for the Dress A Girl Project during our regular meeting on Thursday, March 8th. For more information please call Loretta Anderson at WINGS meets in Borromeo Hall in the Keeley Center from 9:15-11:30AM. March 2nd Collections The designated agency for the March 2nd Collection is Catholic Relief Services, also known as Bishops Overseas Appeal. It will be taken up at all weekend masses March 17/18 and through your tithing envelope all month. The collection funds six Catholic agencies that work to protect families by providing basic humanitarian aid and life-skills training to those in need, protecting poor families all over the world, advocating for policies that strengthen families abroad, and resettling and welcoming refugees forced from their homes. As we transition from single-use plastic bags in Alameda County, Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry is looking to collect any extra cloth, vinyl or canvass reusable grocery bags you may have. You may drop them off inside the plastic food Pantry bin on the right side of the church entry. Also, if you might have access to a larger supply of these type bags, please Brian: Blarney32@comcast.net. Oodles of Noodles Was Oodles of Fun!! First, youth ministry would like to thank everyone who made the night such a success. We had so much fun, and we hope that you did, too. We had tons of food, lots of wine, a flash mob dance done by the youth, a special YM video, a silent auction, raffle baskets, and even a spaghetti eating contest (congratulations to high school senior, Mario Putnam, for winning the eating contest!)! The teens are already talking about the surprises to come Fat Tuesday Save the date! Congratulations to the following raffle winners: Wine Basket: Donna Leach Movie Basket: Jose Vite Prayer Basket: Edward Ebert Italian Dinner Basket: Dick Shimada And, as if the great fellowship and many laughs wasn t enough, we also made close to $2,500 that will go towards scholarships for summer camp, and for those who cannot afford to attend YM events throughout the year. Stay tuned for upcoming YM Radiant Joy events in 2012! Volunteers Needed! Turning Wheels for Kids (TWFK) is a non-profit organization that donates bicycles to underprivileged children in the Bay Area. TWFK was founded in 2003 under the auspices of the Valley Medical Center Foundation in San Jose. On their annual Bike Build day, held several weeks before Christmas at the San Jose Convention Center, TWFK assembles and distributes over 2000 bikes! For more information about TWFK, please visit: Recently, a Tri-Valley Chapter of TWFK has been formed. The goal for our first year of operation is to build and donate 400 bikes. We already have a firm date and place for our first TWFK Tri-Valley Bike Build: it will be on December 1, 2012 at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. At this stage of the project, we need your help with planning, organizing, fundraising, and publicity. If you would like to be a part of this exciting and worthwhile volunteer effort, please contact Dennis Elchesen at or dremse@comcast.net. I would like to thank the priests and the ministries at St. Charles for providing the beautiful memorial mass for my mother, Clara Piepoli, as well as the amazing luncheon afterwards. The outpouring of love and support to me and my family was very comforting. Thank you! ~~Mary McGraw and Family DON T MISS THE ST. PATRICK S DAY DINNER!!! Saturday, March 17th at 6:00PM in the St. Michael Parish Hall 458 Maple Street, Livermore, CA The Grief Support Ministry s annual dinner in honor of St. Patrick will feature the traditional menu of corned beef, cabbage and other vegetables, salad, rolls, wine, coffee, tea, homemade desserts, and Irish Coffee. We will listen to Irish music, and perhaps even sing along! This year tickets will be sold by mail only. The price is $12.50 each. Only a limited number will be sold, so please order now. don t wait and be disappointed. Orders must be received by March 10th. No tickets will be sold at the door. What to do: Send your request to Joanne Angvick, 406 Andrea Circle, Livermore, CA Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your order for your confirmation. Include names of all attending in your party as you want them to appear on name tags. Include your address and phone number. Enclose your check ($12.50 each) payable to Joanne Angvick.