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 Saturday: Sunday: 5:00pm (Vigil) 7:30am, 10:00am, 5:00pm, 10:00pm (candlelight) Weekdays Mon-Sat: 12:10pm Thursday: 9:00pm (candlelight) Rev. Steve Bossi, CSP (Assistant Pastor) sbossi@calnewman.org Colleen Lenord (Music & Liturgy) ColleenLenord@gmail.com Frances Rojek (Faith Formation) FaithFormation@calnewman.org Elizabeth Kristos (Administrative Assistant) info@calnewman.org Peg McGowan (Administrative Assistant) newmanadmin@earthlink.net Christine Dalton (Sacristan) sacristan@calnewman.org Rev. George Fitzgerald, CSP (Pastor Emeritus) grfitz@gmail.com Rev. Mr. Brian Konzman, SJ (Deacon Intern) b.g.konzman@gmail.com 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 Mon-Wed: Thursday: 9am-10am 8pm-9pm 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
February 25, 2018 Second Sunday of Lent COMING UP AT NEWMAN (Student activities in bold) Sunday, Feb 25 9:45am Faith Formation -Sacramental Prep 9:45am Family of Faith-Parent/Child 11:00am Coffee & Donuts 11:15am Eucharistic Ministers Training 2:00pm Sacred Dance Rehearsal 6:00pm Student Dinner 7:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal Monday, Feb 26 9:00am Food Not Bombs 12:10pm OA 1:00pm Writing Group 6:00pm Knitting Group 7:00pm Men s Focus Bible Study 7:30pm Meditation Group 8:00pm FOCUS Bible Study Tuesday, Feb 27 1:00pm Tuesday Theology 7:00pm Living the Eucharist 7:00pm Seekers Bible Study 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, Feb 28 1:30pm Livermore Good Friday Witness 7:00pm Rosary Group 7:30pm Catholicism WOW 8:00pm Adult Confirmation Thursday, Mar 1 1:30pm Livermore Good Friday Witness 6:00pm FOCUS Bible Study 6:45pm Men s Spirituality Group 7:30pm Emmaus Group 7:30pm RCIA 8:00pm AA 8:00pm Adoration/Confession/Benediction 9:00pm Mass (candlelight) Friday, Mar 2 9:00am Loaves & Fishes Set-up 12:10pm OA 6:00pm Middle School Movie Night 7:00pm ChunJinAhm 7:30pm AA Saturday, Mar 3 11:00am Catholic Bible Life Movement 3:30pm Reconciliation 3:30pm Al-Anon COMING UP AT NEWMAN (Student activities in bold) Continued Saturday, Mar 3 4:00pm Loaves & Fishes dinner SCRIPTURE READINGS (Year B: Cycle II) Sunday, Feb 25- Second Sunday of Lent Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Monday, Feb 26 Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8-9, 11-13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday, Feb 27 Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23: 1-12 Wednesday, Feb 28 Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday, Mar 1 Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday, Mar 2 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday, Mar 3-St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday, Mar 4-Third Sunday of Lent Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Weekly Collection for February 18 STEWARDSHIP Sunday Collections thru December 2017 Sunday $7,959.99 Income $596,888.13 Goal thru Online $3,045.00 $597,000.00 Dec Total $11,004.99 Deficit -$111.87 Weekly Goal $11,480.77 Debt to Diocese $271,699.50 Thank you for your continued generosity and support! OUR COMMUNITY GIFT FOR FEBRUARY A portion of this month s collection will go to support East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, who offer sanctuary, advocacy, and legal services to those escaping war, exploitation, and other expressions of violence. AS YOU PLAN YOUR WILL, 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.
A N N O U N C E M E N T S RCIA DETAILS-Last Sunday, our new members of the Elect, (who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil) and the Candidates who will receive Eucharist and Confirmation at the Vigil, signed the Book of the Elect. It was signed by the Bishop in a ceremony at the Cathedral, and it will remain in the sanctuary throughout Lent, as a reminder of the journey we share with them. As another reminder of our desire to support them, please choose a name of an Elect or Candidate from the basket in the lobby, and pray for and with them throughout Lent. You can find your person s photo and story on the picture board. TRAINING FOR NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-Sunday, Feb 25 from 11:15am-12:45pm. The training session will be in the Chapel after the 10am Mass. Attendance at a training session is required in order to serve as a Eucharistic Minister. Applications are available on the table in the lobby. All are most welcome! If you have questions, contact Carol Wells at 650-438-3138 or Alfreda Campos at 510-527-3072. LOAVES & FISHES-Come and help us prepare and serve meals for the poor and homeless on the first Saturday of the month (3/3). For more information, and how to sign-up please go to: signup.com/go/wxdcmx NEWMAN FICTION GROUP-Tuesday, March 6 at 7pm. The Newman Fiction Group will meet to discuss Little Red Chairs, by Edna O Brien, in which a man from the recent war in Bosnia comes to make his home in an Irish village. For more information, please email Michael Fitzgerald at mkfitzgerald50@sbcglobal.net or call Kit Sturtevant-Stuart at 510-845-3033. WOMEN IN CONVERSATION-Saturday, March 10, 9am to Noon in the Lounge. We are very excited to have women of various backgrounds and ages accept our invitation to share their journey of faith with us. You will hear women, from young student to seniors, discuss their faith, hope, and experience of being a Catholic in our times. Philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin wrote that dialogue is a matter of communication between simultaneous differences. What a challenge this offers us! As humans we often seek others to whom we feel most similar. Yet it is our differences that allow us to contribute to our world and receive what we need from it. Please come and invite other women! Feel free to bring a snack to share and your very own coffee cup. For more information contact Peg Bogle at pegbogle@gmail.com or sgrant@seniorhelpers.com. COMMUNION MINISTRY TO the SICK and HOMEBOUND We receive requests intermittently for communion, from community members who are sick or injured and unable to come to Newman. This can be a mutually rewarding and grace-filled ministry. If you feel called to help in this way, please contact Colleen at colleenlenord@gmail.com. LECTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP-Wednesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 14, 7:30pm-9:00pm in the Chapel. Do you feel called to be a lector, who proclaims the scriptures at Mass? The lector brings the Word of God to life for the gathered assembly-a prayerful gift of ministry to the Newman community that we share. Our Winter/Spring Lector Training Workshop will be held on Wednesday March 7 and Wednesday March 14 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm (depending on the number of people who sign up) in the Chapel. Attendance on both evenings is required to be eligible for assignment in the regular rotation. Whether you have previous lector experience or are just assessing your calling, you are welcome and will find the workshop useful. We welcome new lectors at all masses, but can especially use more lectors at the Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00pm Masses. If you have any questions, please contact workshop leader Ferdinand Ramos at (925) 209-7176. HABITAT FOR NEWMANITY-Save The Date! Saturday, April 7, 9am to Noon. Newman requires some extra TLC now and then. A work party is forming to take care of our lovable little cube of concrete and the surrounding grounds. Grab your work gloves (if you have them), grease up those elbows and let the spirit move you to lift, clip, carry, clean and make everything right on Dwight. Step one: let us know you re coming. Contact Alan at arose919@att.net or Charlie at cbogle2917@sbcglobal.net SMT LITURGY APOLOGY-On behalf of the SMT Liturgy Committee, we apologize for not having the walking Stations of the Cross on Campus last Friday, February 16 as we advertised. We will announce a future date for Stations on campus. Sorry for your inconvenience. Brandon and Ana
-*- 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! KNITTING GROUP Join us and knit so others can be warm. Instructions provided. Mon, 6pm under the stairs. BERKELEY STUDENTS FOR LIFE Committed to upholding the value of human life Mon (on campus) SEEKERS BIBLE STUDY Explore the power of the upcoming Sunday Readings on Tue, 7pm Lounge. ROSARY GROUP Need an oasis of peace to get a lift on life? Join us on Wed, 7pm - Gallery. LGBTQ A community of LGBTQ Christians meets every other Wed at 7pm - Gallery (next meeting is 3/7). CATHOLICISM WOW! Explore and discuss topics on the Catholic faith on Wed, 7:30pm Patio Room. CHUN JIN AHM Join other Korean Catholics in fellowship and prayer on Fri, 7pm - Gallery. FOCUS BIBLE STUDIES Small group Bible studies exploring themes or a specific book. Contact Jule (juliana.coppa@focus.org) 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 NEWMAN FORMAL: Night Under the Stars Mark your calendars for Saturday, 3/10 when Newman will be having it s formal in the multiversity room. It ll be a magical night of dancing, fellowship, eating, and fun under the stars. If you d like to help, contact the Jessica or Evelia at the SMT Community Committee (smt.community@calnewman.org). GRAD STUDENT & YOUNG ADULT GROUP RETREAT Need a short weekend away to refocus this Lent on your spiritual life? Want to meet some fabulous Newman graduate students and young adults? Come to the grad & young adult group retreat on March 10-11 in the redwoods near the Russian River. For more info, contact Matt at mjunker@hushmail.com SEEKERS BIBLE STUDY This Lent, consider spending more time listening to God. One of the best ways is through God s Word. God s Word continues to transform people even today. Check out Seeker Bible Study on Tuesday, 7pm.
Pope Francis Guide for Making the Most out of 2018 (Part II) aleteia.org/2018/01/07/12-new-years-resolutions-for-12-months-from-popefrancis/#.wllih3kuxwc.facebook 7. Be strong in faith so as to overcome division When we give of ourselves, we discover our true identity as children of God in the image of the Father and, like him, givers of life; we discover that we are brothers and sisters of Jesus, to whom we bear witness. This is what it means to evangelize; this is the new revolution for our faith is always revolutionary this is our deepest and most enduring cry. (July 7, 2015, Mass in Ecuador) 8. Work hard for your dignity and that of your family Work I repeat, in its many forms is proper to the human person. It expresses the dignity of being created in the image of God. Thus, it is said that work is sacred. I rejoice greatly when I see governments go to great lengths to find jobs and try to see to it that everyone has work. Work is sacred, work gives dignity to a family. We have to pray that no family is left without work. Therefore, work too, like celebration, is part of God s creative plan. (General audience, August 19, 2015) 9. Don t let yourself be robbed of hope In the daily reality of life, there has to be room for dreaming. A young person incapable of dreaming is cut off, self-enclosed. Everyone sometimes dreams of things which are never going to happen. But dream them anyway, desire them, seek new horizons, be open to great things. (Pope Francis in Havana, Cuba, September 20, 2015) 10. Remember that God never abandons us Jesus has always shown us that God is not a severe and intolerant boss, but rather a father full of love, of tenderness, a father full of goodness. And therefore, we can and we should have an immense confidence in him. (Santa Marta homily, November 20, 2017) 11. Find happiness by creating harmony When we pass judgment on a person we create exclusion, perhaps saying: Not with this man, not with this woman, not with this one no. In doing so, we remain in our little group and we are selective, and this is not Christian. We say: No, that person is a sinner, that person did this. Jesus attitude, however, is to include. There are two possible paths: the path of excluding people from our community and the path of including. The first, though to a limited degree, is at the root of all wars: all disasters, all conflicts begin with exclusion. There is exclusion from the international community, but also from families: among friends, how many fights! Instead, the path that Jesus shows us, that he teaches us, is completely different, and it is opposed to the other: to include. (Santa Marta homily, November 5, 2015) 12. Know that you are loved, so that you can give love and forgiveness Francis compared God s love to that of a mother or father who speaks to their child after he or she has woken after a nightmare. Just as our parents reassured us, saying, don t be scared, I m here, so God says do not be afraid of your sins, I love you; I am here to forgive you. This is the mercy of God, the pope explained. We are all so nervous when something does not go according to plan; we scream and shout, we are impatient He, however, says Calm down; yes, you ve made a mistake but don t worry, don t be afraid. I forgive you. (Santa Marta homily, December 10, 2015) And finally, the Golden Rule is the best resolution for every month: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.