WELCOME TO NEWMAN HALL - HOLY SPIRIT PARISH We Gather, To hear God s word, To taste Jesus life in Eucharist, To be a community of God s love for one another and for all We Are Sent, To relish learning that enriches all lives, To heal divisions in our church and world, To participate in the world s quest for justice and peace A Ministry of the Staff Mass Schedule Rev. Ivan Tou, CSP (Pastor) Sunday itou@calnewman.org Rev. Paul Rospond, CSP (Assistant Pastor) prospond@calnewman.org Rev. Steve Bossi, CSP (Assistant Pastor) sbossi@calnewman.org Colleen Lenord (Music & Liturgy) ColleenLenord@gmail.com Frances Rojek (Faith Formation) FaithFormation@calnewman.org Calvin Nixon II (Administrative Assistant) info@calnewman.org Elizabeth Kristos (Administrative Assistant) admin@calnewman.org Christine Dalton (Sacristan) sacristan@calnewman.org Saturday: Sunday: Weekdays Mon-Sat: Thu 5:00pm (Vigil) 7:30am, 10:00am, 5:00pm, 10:00pm (candlelight) 12:10pm 9:00pm (candlelight) Regular School-Year Building Hours Monday-Friday: 9:00am-9:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-6:00pm (1st Sat until 7:00pm) Sunday: 7:00am-11:00pm Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30pm Thursday 8:00pm, or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 8:00pm Baptisms and Marriages Call the receptionist for more information. For marriages, please notify the church 6 months prior to your marriage. 2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley, California 94704 Phone: (510) 848-7812 Website: calnewman.org FAX: (510) 848-0179 E-mail: info@calnewman.org Follow us on FB/Instagram/Twitter: @calnewmanhall
September 30, 2018 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time COMING UP AT NEWMAN (Student activities in bold) Sunday, September 30 9:00am Choir Rehearsal 10:00am Little Church 11:00am Coffee & Donuts 11:15am Eucharistic Minister Training 4:00pm Choir Rehearsal 6:00pm Student Dinner 7:30am SMT Meeting 9:30pm Choir Rehearsal Monday, October 1 9:00am Food Not Bombs 12:10pm OA 1:00pm Writing Group 7:00pm Freshmen Bible Study 7:30pm Meditation Group 7:30pm Nonviolent Peacemaking Group Tuesday, October 2 1:00pm Tuesday Theology 7:00pm Newman Fiction Group 7:00pm Small Group Bible Study 7:00pm Rosary Group 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal 8:00pm Study Hall 8:00pm Small Group Bible Study Wednesday, October 3 7:00pm Student LGBTQ 7:30pm Catholicism Wow 8:30pm Small Group Bible Study Thursday, October 4 7:00pm RCIA Meeting 7:30pm Emmaus Group 8:00pm AA Meeting 8:00pm Adoration/Confession 9:00pm Candlelight Mass Friday, October 5 12:10pm OA 7:00pm Chun Jin Ahm 7:30pm AA 8:00pm SEEKERS Saturday, October 6 10:00am Catholic Bible Life Movement 2:00pm See The Lord 3:30pm Reconciliation 3:30pm Al-Anon 4:00pm Loaves and Fishes Dinner AS YOU PLAN YOUR WILL, please do not forget to include your parish. There will always be others after us who will need the spiritual support of Newman, especially future CAL students. Your foresight can make the difference for a future generation in need. PLEASE REMEMBER OUR BELOVED DECEASED Ann Milligan (2/1), Ed Joseph (3/15), Adelaide Maurice Tatto (4/23), Jacquie Jones (4/24), Gloria Pohle (5/3), Catherine Kilduff (5/3), Paula Carrell (5/20), Wensenlaus Ben Abeyta (6/9), Fr. George Fitzgerald (6/20), Marilynn Myers (6/21), Donna Wetherell (8/1), Hector DeLeon (8/2), Dan Cawthon (8/8), Joseph Yung (8/10), and Jim Anderson (8/23). SCRIPTURE READINGS (Year B: Cycle II) Sunday, September 30- Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Nm 11:25-29 Ps 19:8,10,12-14 Jas 5:1-6 Mk 9:38-43,45,47-48 Monday, October 1- St. Thérèse of the Child of Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the Church Jb 1:6-22 Ps 17:1-3,6-7 Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday, October 2- The Holy Guardian Angels Jb 3:1-3,11-17,20-23 Ps 88:2-8 Mt 18:1-5,10 Wednesday, October 3 Jb 9:1-12,14-16 Ps 88:10-15 Lk 9:57-62 Thursday, October 4- St. Francis of Assisi Jb 19:21-27 Ps 27:7-9,13-14 Lk 10:1-12 Friday, October 5- Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest Jb 38:1,12-21; 40:3-5 Ps 139:1-3.7-10,13-14 Lk 10:13-16 Saturday, October 6- St. Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin Jb 42:1-3,5-6,12-17 Ps 119:66,71,75,91,125,130 Lk 10:17-24 Sunday, October 7- Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 2:18-24 Ps 128:1-6 Heb 2:9-11 Mk 10:2-16 Weekly Collection for September 24th STEWARDSHIP Sunday Collections Thru July 2018 Sunday $10,333.83 Income $321,712.79 Online $3,587.50 Goal thru July $335,192.40 Total $13,921.33 Deficit -$13,479.61 Weekly Goal $11,173.08 Debt to Diocese $271,699.50 Thank you for your continued generosity and support! OUR COMMUNITY GIFT FOR SEPTEMBER A portion of this month s collection will support the Mercy Brown Bag Program, who provides nutritious groceries for low-income, Alameda seniors. Last year they distributed nearly 53,000 bags, close to 1 million pounds of food.
PLEASE REGISTER if you missed out on registering on Registration Sunday. This way we can know you are still with the parish. If you registered before, just give us anything that s new. You can register on-line by going to our website, CalNewman.org and clicking Parish Registration button, or by filling out a registration form in the lobby and turning it to the receptionist desk. EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TRAINING This Sunday, Sept. 30 immediately following the 10:00am Mass. If you ve been thinking about serving as a Eucharistic Minister, we would love to welcome you to our Fall New Eucharistic Minister Training session. The session will be held in the Chapel from 11:15am-12:30pm. Questions to Carol Wells at 650-438-3138. THE NEWMAN FICTION GROUP- We will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7pm. We will discus The Bell, by Iris Murdoch. For more information, please email Michael Fitzgerald at mfitzgerald50@scbglobal.net or call Kit Sturtevant-Stuart at (510-845-3033). CATHOLICISM WOW! - Come learn more about the richness of our Catholic faith on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. We will be hosting the fascinating DVD series, The Pivotal Players by Bishop Barron. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Wanting to know more about the Catholic Faith or to explore becoming a Catholic, we are here for you. Meetings are happening on Thursdays at 7:30am in the Lounge. Already Catholic? Consider inviting friends and family who have expressed an interest in learning more about our Catholic faith or wanting to become Catholic. Also consider becoming a sponsor for one of the candidates making the journey. For further information and details, please contact Susan Cass at rcia@calnewman.org or Fr. Steve at sbossi@calnewman.org BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS We will celebrate our traditional blessing of the animals next Sunday (10/7) at the 10am Mass in honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi (10/4). To ensure a pleasant, safe, and memorable faith sharing experience with your pets and other parishioners, please read or take a copy of the 7 Commandments, which you will find in the lobby, and also the Diocesan Guidelines regarding dogs. A N N O U N C E M E N T S COME MEET THE SECULAR FRANCISCANS on Sun. Oct 7th after the 10am Mass with the animals, we'll meet in the Hecker Room to introduce ourselves as secular Franciscans here at Newman and beyond. We will speak about the Rule of Life created for us 800 years ago by St. Francis, and we will talk about the various Franciscan charisms that draw people to this way of life. Please be sure to stop by and meet seculars who meet regularly in Berkeley. We'd love to meet you. NEWMAN ELDERS- What does it mean to be a Catholic Christian in today s world? How do we talk about religious faith in a society where it is seen as oldfashioned? How can we support each other as we confront these issues? We will explore these difficult questions and more as we look ahead to events happening in the next two months at our next meeting on Wed., Oct. 10 from 1:00-2:30pm in the Hecker Room. This is our monthly gathering of members of Newman who are in their 60 s or more. For further detail, contact Fr. Steve Bossi (sbossi@calnewman.org). Bring a friend and some food to share as simple or fancy, as you like. GETTING MARRIED? Congratulations! Part of getting married is attending a Marriage Preparation program, and Newman s next one is scheduled for Sat, Oct. 20 (with a welcome dinner on Friday evening, October 19). This is a great opportunity to understand where each of you has come from and where you want to go together. For more info and details, please contact Katherine at kkorlacki@gmail.com. HABITAT FOR NEWMANITY- Please join us for our final push Saturday, Oct 27 th, 9am to 11:45am as we continue to beautify our church. If you can only help for an hour, that's okay! RSVP Alan Roselius at bigalroselius@gmail.com or 510-501-9688. PARTICIPANTS OF THE OPEN FORUM ON THE ABUSE SCANDAL Thank you to all those parishioners who attended our Open Forum last Sunday on the Abuse Scandal. Your presence demonstrates the care and concern of our community for our Church and we are not going to allow immoral clergy and negligent bishops define our Church. Special thanks to Roberta and Bob Gannon for facilitating a most delicate event. We will be providing a summary in next week s bulletin. Sisters of the Holy Names- Join us as we celebrate 150 years of presence and ministry in California. All are invited to Eucharistic liturgy at Cathedral of Christ the Light, Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3:30pm. Please RSVP (www.snjmca150.org).
-*- SIMPLY STUDENTS -* Students, check out this box each week for upcoming student events. STUDENT DINNER Every Sun after the 5pm mass, come meet new people and enjoy great food! ROSARY GROUP Need an oasis of peace to get a lift on life? Join us on Tue, 7pm - Gallery. STUDY HALL Need a place to study with other great students. Tue, 8pm - Gallery. LGBTQ A community of LGBTQ Christians meets every other Wed at 7pm - Gallery (next meeting is 10/3). CATHOLICISM WOW! Explore and discuss topics on the Catholic faith on Wed, 7:30pm Seminar Room. CHUN JIN AHM Join other Korean Catholics in fellowship and prayer on Fri, 7pm - Gallery. SEEKERS BIBLE STUDY Explore the power of the upcoming Sunday Readings on Fri, 8pm Lounge. NEWMAN GRADS Join other grads and young adults in monthly meetings. Contact grads@calnewman.org SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES Come explore themes or a specific book with other students. Contact Rachel (rachel.michaud@focus.org) BERKELEY STUDENTS FOR LIFE Committed to upholding the value of human life TBD (on campus) SMT COMMITTEES (Community, Outreach, Liturgy, Service, Education & Faith Development) Join an SMT Committee to meet other great students and help plan amazing activities for students. Contact SMT@calnewman.org FALL STUDENT RETREAT: Arise again! We welcome you to the 2018 Newman Fall retreat. Theme? IGNITE! Come engage in three days of self-discovery worship, and community to enliven your Catholic faith and leave you equipped with new tools and new friends to help you on your journey. The retreat will take place in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains on Oct. 19-21. We hope to see you there! SMT COMMITTEES Want to be more involved or just meet some great students? Consider joining one of the SMT (Student Ministry Team) Committees and help us plan fun and wonderful events at Newman. For more info, contact SMT@calnewman.org ADOPT-A-STUDENT MINISTRY Connecting students with permanent parishioners as a mentor, sounding board, or friend. We ll try to match by career interests or other interests so you can tap into the wisdom of experience. For info, contact Alfreda at accnrsc@gmail.com
Loaves & Fishes Once upon a time, when I lived in a small community there was a soup kitchen that served two meals a day to our local homeless and people in need. It turned out that I knew some of the board members and volunteers, so I really trusted the integrity of what they were doing and how they were spending their funds. I gave an initial donation and was added to their mailing list and began receiving their monthly newsletter, which included a small donation envelope. At that time I decided that I could easily afford to send a check for $5 every month, being reminded by receiving the newsletter and envelope. Eventually, as my income increased, I was able to increase my donation to $10-$15, and ultimately to $25 per month. I felt very good about being able to tithe that much each month to a cause I believed in, whereas to give a lump sum of $60, $100 or even $300 once a year would have been very difficult for me. Since I left that small tightknit community, I now consider Newman my spiritual home. Our local parish group, Loaves and Fishes, hosts a monthly sitdown dinner for hundreds of guests. (They also serve meals at other locations at various times during the week.) As technology has progressed I no longer feel the need to send a monthly check to any of my favorite charities. I am happy to have my small monthly donation taken straight out of my debit or credit card. Over the year it really adds up! And I know that my donation is greatly appreciated by those who so lovingly volunteer for Loaves and Fishes. Try it for yourself. You might start off with $5 or $10 per month and see if that impacts your lifestyle in any noticeable way other than making you feel happy about your contribution to such a worthy cause! Anon E. Moose [If you would like to give electronically and/or give regularly, just use our electronic giving, FaithDirect. Go to our website and click Donate, then scroll down to Flexible Frequency Loaves & Fishes. Enter the amount and select if you want to give just once or monthly. Your donation will help our Loaves & Fishes ministry continue their excellent service to the needy in the Berkeley area. ]