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 9, 2018 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time COMING UP AT NEWMAN (Student activities in bold) Sunday, September 9 9:00am Choir Rehearsal 10:00am Little Church 11:00am Coffee & Donuts 11:15am Refugee Ministry 11:30am RCIA Inquiry 4:00pm Choir Rehearsal 6:00pm Student Dinner 9:30pm Choir Rehearsal Monday, September 10 9:00am Food Not Bombs 12:10pm OA 1:00pm Writing Group 7:00pm Freshmen Bible Study 7:00pm Meditation Group Tuesday, September 11 1:00pm Tuesday Theology 4:30pm Outreach Committee 7:00pm Rosary Group 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, September 12 1:00pm Newman Elders Thursday, September 13 7:00pm RCIA Meeting 7:30pm Emmaus Group 8:00pm AA Meeting 8:00pm Adoration/Confession 9:00pm Candlelight Mass Friday, September 14 12:10pm OA 5:00pm New Student s Retreat 7:00pm Chun Jin Ahm 7:30pm Taizé Prayer 7:30pm AA 8:00pm SEEKERS Saturday, September 15 10:00am Catholic Bible Life Movement 2:00pm See the Lord 3:30PM Student Ministry Team 3:30pm Reconciliation 3:30pm Al-Anon 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), Wencelsas 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 9- Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 35:4-7a Ps 146:7-10 Jas 2:1-5 Mk 7:31-37 Monday, September 10 1 Cor 5:1-8 Ps 5:5-6,7,12 Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday, September 11 1 Cor 6:1-11 Ps 149:1-6,9 Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday, September 12- The Most Holy Name of Mary 1 Cor 7:25-31 Ps 45:11-12,14-17 Lk 6:20-26 Thursday, September 13- St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor of the Church 1 Cor 8:1b-7,11-13 Ps 139:1b-3,13,14b,23-24 Lk 6:27-38 Friday, September 14- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Nm 21:4b-9 Ps 78:1-2,34-38 Phil 2:6-11 Jn 3:13-17 Saturday, September 15- Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Cor 10:14-22 Ps 116:12-13,17-18 Jn 19:25-27 Sunday, September 16-Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 50:5-9a Ps 116:1-6,8-9 Jas 2:14-18 Mk 8:27-35 Weekly Collection for September 2 nd STEWARDSHIP Sunday Collections Thru July 2018 Sunday $9,156.04 Income $321,712.79 Online $3,216.00 Goal thru July $335,192.40 Total $12,372.04 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. FAITH DIRECT Sign up with egiving through Faith Direct, which is the most convenient and secure way to make your weekly offering. Your automatic contributions through Faith Direct will save valuable time for both you and our parish staff. To enroll, please visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: CA705. You can also fill out and mail a Faith Direct enrollment form at the parish office.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION - Hungering for a deeper sense of prayer and stillness in your chaotic life? Join us in contemplative prayer, Mondays at 7:30pm, Gallery Room. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Wanting to know more about the Catholic Faith or to become a Catholic, we are here for you. Meetings are happening on Thursdays at 7:30am in the Lounge. Note, this is a new day and room. 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 more information, please contact Susan Cass at rcia@calnewman.org or Fr. Steve- sbossi@calnewman.org EMMAUS GROUP- Come join other permanent and student parishioners to reflect on the upcoming Sunday readings on Thursdays at 7:30pm. Let the Word of God simmer in your heart to blossom at the Sunday Eucharistic Celebration. NEWMAN ELDERS- Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 12:45pm. This organization is for people who are in the age range to use a Senior Clipper card for BART. If that describes you, this group is for you. At this meeting, we will explore possibilities for the next few months. Bring some food to share! To sign-up, contact Fr. Steve: sbossi@calnewman.org. TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE- The next Taizé service will be held Friday, September 14 at 7:30pm in the Chapel. Please join us for an hour of prayer in song and bring a friend. For more information and details, please contact Matthew Baker: (matbaker@pacbell.net). NEWMAN REFUGEE FAMILY: CAN YOU HELP? Our Afghan refugee family mother, father and three daughters ages 2, 4, and 6 are living in temporary housing. We are actively seeking a below market rate rental that is in a SAFE walk-able location near public transportation. If you have any leads or rentals, please contact Fr. Ivan (itou@calnewman.org), Tom Dandelet (tdandelet@berkeley.edu) or Sandy Allard (sallard5@hotmail.com). COFFEE AND DONUTS- Free means free donuts, that is. Alleluia! A very kind (and anonymous) angel is sponsoring 11am coffee and donuts (and bagels and juice and tea) through Sept. 30 th. What a gift! She made this donation, we re told, because someone said to her a while back You re new here? Then the coffee is on us. A N N O U N C E M E N T S CONGRATULATIONS EVAN CUMMINGS, CSP who made final professions to the Paulist Fathers Friday, 8/31, and was ordained a deacon, Saturday, 9/1. Evan served Newman during his pastoral year 2016-2017. He will be ordained a priest in New York City in May 2019. BISHOP BARBER S REQUEST In regards to the Pennsylvania sex abuse cases, Archbishop Vigano s letter, and other scandals that has brought shame, pain and tears to our Church, our bishop and shepherd of the Diocese of Oakland feels the need to embrace this situation with a spirit of penitence, purification, reparation, and reform. He asks us to join him with the following efforts: 1) Conduct a Novena to St. Joseph From Sept. 6 to 14, to pray a novena prayer to St. Joseph for the protection and renewal of the Church. Prayer can be found below. 2) Observe a Day of Prayer and Penance on Sept. 14 th (Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) We are asked to fast, pray, and perform works of mercy. We will also be having a special Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (time to be determined) to pray for the victims of abuse and scandal, and for the reform of the Church. There will be Holy Hour at the Cathedral at 11:30am. St. Joseph Prayer for Protection & Renewal of the Church To you, St. Joseph we bring our broken hearts and all of the discouragement that weighs us down. Impurity and scandal have wounded our Church and have brought much shame, sorrow and tears. We ask you dearest St. Joseph, to be our guide along this very dark path, for you are the model of faith, purity and devotion that we need so desperately. May the Lord send forth the burning fire of the Holy Spirit, and renew the face of the Church, and the world. O St. Joseph, pray ceaselessly for the Church during this time of suffering and great mourning. May this current pain inflicted upon the Church be transformed by the power of Christ s cross, and lead to further renewal and continued purification. Amen. RESPONSES TO THE SCANDAL from our Pope, our local bishop, and our pastor can be found in the lobby table by the display case.
-*- 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. LGBTQ A community of LGBTQ Christians meets every other Wed at 7pm - Gallery (next meeting is 9/19). 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 NEW STUDENTS TWILIGHT RETREAT New to Cal? First year? Transfer? Join us for an evening of prayer, food, new friends and reflections on living as a Christian at Cal. Spend an evening getting to know better, the campus ministry at Newman and how to be a Catholic at Cal. Dinner will be provided. The Twilight Retreat will be at 6pm-1am, Friday, Sept 14. FIELD DAY Come join other Newman students for an afternoon of fun and games (indoor and outdoor). It s a great way to get to know other Catholic students and have fun. We ll meet at Newman and eventually move to Memorial Glade. The fun is happening 3-6pm on Saturday, Sept. 15. 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
RCIA WELCOMING OTHERS TO SHARE OUR JOURNEY OF FAITH The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which the church community accompanies and mentors those wanting to know about the Catholic faith or desiring to become Catholic. You might think, what an odd name. Why have in the title The Rite of? It would make much more sense without those words. But we use rite because as Catholics, we are a liturgical religion. Central to our life is worshiping and praising God through Jesus Christ. It is in our worship, that we are attentive to the movement of God in our lives and respond to our encounter with God in worship by how we live our lives. We don t just think about God and respond. We encounter God in our worship and that moves us to respond with love. The Rite of Christian Initiation celebrates various movements of deepening faith and conversion to Christ. The RCIA process uses the parish community, a RCIA team, and sponsors to guide our inquirers to this deeper faith journey, climaxing in the celebration of sacraments. The RCIA journey has been compared to a courtship: the initial attraction to the faith, followed by a period of intentional dating and discernment, leading to full commitment and communion. During that time, the catechumens (those never baptized) and candidates (Christians seeking full communion in the Church) reflect deeply about their search for God and the encounter with Christ made available to them in the Catholic Church. Our meetings are on Thursdays at 7:30pm.The RCIA team looks forward to welcoming all who are interested in learning about the faith. We need your help! First of all, share information about the RCIA with those you know who have shown an interest in the Church. Invite them better still, bring them! Secondly, please consider becoming a sponsor for one of the catechumens/candidates. The duties of the sponsor include joining them frequently at the RCIA meetings, and being available to connect them to how Catholics live out their faith. It is also a wonderful way to renew your own understanding of and commitment to the faith. Thirdly, keep all us in your prayers as we undertake this important missionary task. If you have questions about how you can become involved with the RCIA, please contact Susan at rcia@calnewman.org - RCIA Team (Susan Cass, Fr. Steve, Stela Almanza, Brett Furnas, Matt Hauwiller, and Debbie Tatto)