Saint Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish August 14th 2016 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Together we share our faith in Jesus Christ. We live the Gospel, and we care for others. MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays 8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 a.m. SUNDAY LITURGY Saturdays 5:30 p.m. Vigil Sundays 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. LITURGY OF THE HOURS Weekdays 7:40 a.m. & 5:10 p.m. RECONCILIATION Saturdays - 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Or by appointment PARISH OFFICE Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (Office Closed Noon 1:00 p.m.) Friday 9:00 a.m. Noon WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY! We are delighted to have all of you here, especially our visitors! All are welcome and we hope you will find our parish a place where you grow spiritually, put faith into action, and encounter Jesus Christ. St. Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish is a place where parishioners are encouraged to use their gifts as disciples of Jesus Christ. Office Phone (510) 526-4811 Office Fax (510) 525-3638 www.marymagdalen.org 2005 Berryman Street Berkeley, CA 94709
Sunday, August 14, 2016 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 5:30 For the people of the parish Sunday 8:00 Cynthia Puech, R.I.P. 9:30 Intention of Maria Reyes 11:00 Intention of William Silloway Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven Monday 8:00 Fr. Michael Morris, O.P., R.I.P. 5:30 Fr. Michael Morris, O.P., R.I.P. Tuesday 8:00 Intention of Edgar Estores 5:30 Intentions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday 8:00 Intention of Edgar Estores Thursday 5:30 Cynthia Puech, R.I.P. Friday 8:00 Intentions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday 8:00 Avril Saldanha, R.I.P. SCRIPTURE READINGS Sunday Jer 38: 4-6, 8-10 / Heb 12: 1-4 / Lk 12: 49-53 Monday The Assumption of the Virgin Mary Vigil: 1 Chr 15: 3-4, 15-16; 16: 1-2 / 1 Cor 15: 54b-57 / Lk 11: 27-28 Day: Rv 11: 19a; 12: 1-6a, 10ab / 1 Cor 15: 20-27 / Lk 1: 39-56 "De hemelvaart van Maria", Rubens, circa A.D. 1626 Oil on panel Tuesday Ez 28: 1-10 / Mt 19: 23-30 Antwerp Cathedral Wednesday Ez 34: 1-11 / Mt 20: 1-16 Thursday Ez 36: 23-28 / Mt 22: 1-14 Friday Ez 37: 14 / Mt 22: 34-40 Saturday Ez 43: 1-7a / Mt 23: 1-12
Pastor s Corner The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ, joy is constantly born anew. Thus began Pope Francis first Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium. Joy, then, is to be first characteristic of the disciple-evangelizer. How often that is not the case! I once lived with a friar whose primary role was teaching us student brothers good public proclamation techniques. To look at him celebrate the Mass, you would think he was the happiest man in the world. Yet, if you encountered him in the house, you would think he just sucked on a lemon. If he didn t like your homily, he would dramatically say to you, Where s the good news?! Where this man failed was not in what he taught, but how he lived when he wasn t teaching. In other words, that joy that Pope Francis speaks of did not seem to permeate this friar s life. I was and am in no position to know if that was actually the case or not; I hope, for his sake, that my observation was incorrect. St. Dominic was known as the Joyful Friar. Accounts of his life are filled with examples of his infectious joy. His was not a facade of joy, but an authentic one. His successes came from the powerful combination of his eloquence and his readily apparent joy in his living relationship with Jesus. It is very telling that there are no transcripts of any of St. Dominic s homilies or exhortations, but abundant attestations to their effects. People remembered not what he said but how it was said, who was saying it and how it affected their lives. Dominic s life was not just voluminous, luxurious leaves of good intentions, words and deeds, but an abundant harvest of rich, ripe fruit. (cf. Luke 6:44-45 and Matthew 21:19) Let us then seek to follow St. Dominic s example and be Christians whose lives are marked with a true joy, rooted in our knowing Jesus and answering his call to go and make disciples of all nations. St. Dominic, Carlo Crivelli, Circa 1472 Tempera on wood Metropolitan Museum of Art Fr. Carl, O.P.
Parish Staff Fr. Carl Schlichte, O.P., Pastor Voicemail ext. 14 pastor@marymagdalen.org Scott Redding Mixer, Interim Business Manager Voicemail ext.19 smixer@marymagdalen.org Lorna Wallace McKeown, Interim Secretary & Administrative Assistant Voicemail ext. 10 lmckeown@marymagdalen.org Andy Canepa, Music Director acanepa@marymagdalen.org Heather Skinner, Director of Religious Education (510) 526-4744 hskinner@themadeleine.com Oscar Guillen, Facilities Supervisor Ana Guillen, Housekeeper Contact Information Parish Pastoral Council Monica Grycz, Chair ppc@marymagdalen.org Parish Finance Council Bob Kelleher, Chairman bobnlol@aol.com Dominican Friars in Residence Fr. Michael Sweeney, O.P. frsweeney@siena.org Fr. Michael Carey School of the Madeleine 1225 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone (510) 526-4744 Fax (510) 526-5152 Extended Care (ECP) (510) 526-3856 www.themadeleine.com Ken Willers, Principal kwillers@themadeleine.com Mary Schweska, Secretary mschweska@themadeleine.com Sacraments at St. Mary Magdalen Sacraments of Initiation Infant Baptism, Initiation of Adults, Confirmation. Call office for interview. Sacrament of marriage Call office at least six months before marriage to begin preparation. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 5:00 p.m. Other times by appointment with a priest. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick If you know of anyone who is sick, or who would appreciate a visit, Communion or Anointing, please call the office.
Finance Department St. Mary Magdalen Church Monthly Coffee and Donut Money (January 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016) <--------- Cash in; cash out for preparation of P&L reports --------> "A" "B" "C" "A" - "B" = "C" Purchase of Remaining Donuts, coffee, Balance after Sunday Date Collection & other Supplies Purchases January 2016 $ 225.04 $ 262.75 $ (37.71) February 2016 $ 389.66 $ 248.99 $ 140.67 March 2016 $ 338.52 $ 247.09 $ 91.43 April 2016 $ 350.71 $ 261.88 $ 88.83 May 2016 $ 418.36 $ 339.64 $ 78.72 June 2016 $ 204.42 $ 229.59 $ (25.17) July 2016 $ 386.45 $ 203.86 $ 182.59 Grand Total $ 2,313.16 $ 1,793.80 $ 519.36 Notes: (1) This is prepared on a cash basis of accounting. (2) Estimates were made for the first two weeks of January 2016, because new management had not yet arrived. (3) From January 15, 2016, we have tried to account for every penny. (4) Through the period from January 15, 2016 until July 31, 2016, we have refined and improved our cash management and accounting policies and procedures on this and other small ministries. (5) This program is being managed on a tidy profit. (6) Many more reports will appear in the Bulletin and on our newly-updated website. We are producing them every few days. Page 1 of 2
Finance Department St. Mary Magdalen Church All deposits Monthly itemization (January 2016 through July 2016) Month All Types of Deposits January 2016 $ 63,151.56 February 2016 $ 45,155.67 March 2016 $ 58,135.69 April 2016 $ 37,611.56 May 2016 $ 42,150.13 June 2016 $ 40,174.65 July 2016 $ 42,355.43 Total $ 328,734.69 NOTES: 1. Preliminary report subject to updates. 2. All types of deposits The information disclosed in this edition of the weekly Bulletin will be followed by many more reports leading to consolidated financial statements for the first and second quarter of 2016. On our updated website and in the Bulletins will be financial reports on all aspects of the Church s activities so that we may make informed decisions about how best to fund all needed programs. Next week, we will present various financial ratios at year-end 2015 and make suggestions for needed improvements. We are showing the performance of small programs first, because they must be rolled up into the consolidation financial statements. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write, call or visit the Finance Department at the Church. Here is the necessary information to communicate to us: Scott Redding Mixer, Interim Business Manager, at (510) 526-4811, ext 19 or via email smixer@marymagdalen.org. Thank you. Page 2 of 2
Parish News & Events Bicycle needed! Peace & Social Justice Rohullah, the refugee from Afghanistan who is currently living in Casa Francisca and who spoke at one of the parish Mission Community dinners last spring, would love to have a bike. He is about 5'6 and thinks that a 17" bike would be a good fit for him. Does anyone have one to donate? A member of the YAMMs ministry has generously provided Rohullah with a helmet and lock. Please contact Monica Grycz at (510) 526-0637 if you can help. ENDOW Join us for a new session of Endow beginning Friday, September 9 th! We will meet Fridays at 7:00pm in Norton Hall. This is a small study group capped at 12 women. It is open to women of all ages. No homework the study guide is covered during the meeting. This class is a meditation on God s design for man and woman; it contains the theological foundations for John Paul II s claim that an authentic feminine presence is essential to building a civilization of love. Registration is online at www.endowgroups.org/join-a-group or by calling the Endow office at 720-382-5242. Register by Wednesday, August 31 st to receive your study guide in time. Note: We will not meet Friday, October 21 st due to the Fall Festival set up. Week-day Masses During the Summer months, we encourage parishioners to attend either or both the morning and evening Masses at St. Mary Magdalen. They are a wonderful time during which to enjoy the Liturgy and to worship God. Please join us as often as you can. The Services are at 8:00 a.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. Invitation to join our Rosary after daily Masses You are invited to join us in our daily Rosary after morning Mass during the week. Psalm 100 A Psalm of thanksgiving Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his, we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Faith & Spirituality Diocesan News & Events An excerpt from Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Apostolic Exhortation of the Holy Father FRANCIS St. Albert the Great Chapter of the Dominican Laity We invite you to join us in celebration ST. DOMINIC S DAY! The Bishops of Oceania asked that the Church develop an understanding and a presentation of the truth of Christ working from the traditions and cultures of the region and invited all missionaries to work in harmony with indigenous Christians so as to ensure that the faith and the life of the Church be expressed in legitimate forms appropriate for each culture. We cannot demand that peoples of every continent, in expressing their Christian faith, imitate modes of expression which European nations developed at a particular moment of their history, because the faith cannot be constricted to the limits of understanding and expression of any one culture. It is an indisputable fact that no single culture can exhaust the mystery of our redemption in Christ. When: Sunday, August 14, 2016 8:30 am Morning Prayers 9:30 am - Mass 10:30 am Potluck celebration, and some surprises 12:30 pm Closing Prayers Where: St. Albert the Great College 5890 Birch Court at College Ave Oakland, CA. (1 block from Rockridge BART) For more information please contact Ms. Anne Regan, OP at 510-655-4046 or areganopl@att.net or Ms. Sharon Ceasar, OP at 510-528-3296 or stsharon@pacbell.net; Saint Mary s College High School 32 nd Golf Tournament Fundraiser Saint Mary's College High School, Berkeley, 32nd Golf Tournament fundraiser for tuition assistance, September 12, Mira Vista Golf and Country Club, El Cerrito. $225 entry fee. Tee signs and sponsorships available. 19th Hole Reception open to non-golfers for $25/person; reservations required. Online registration at www.saintmaryschs.org (use the "Support Saint Mary's" link) or contact Joanne Howe at 510-559-6227 or jhowe@stmchs.org.
Upcoming Special Collections August 28th: September 4th: September 11th: September 25th: October 2nd: October 9th: October 16th: October 23rd: October 30th: School of the Madeleine Sunday Dinners for the Poor & Homeless Diocesan Priest Retirement School of The Madeleine Rosary Sunday & Catholic Voice Sunday Dinners for the Poor & Homeless School of the Madeleine World Mission Sunday Home Mission Appeal St. Vincent de Paul Ministries at St. Mary Magdalen Adult Education and Formation Altar Servers Art & Environment Baptism Preparation Berkeley Food Pantry Catholic Scouting (Boys) Catholic Underground Bay Area ENDOW Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound Extraordinary Ministers @ Mass Funeral Reception Girl Scouts Holiday Outreach Sunday Dinners for the Poor and Homeless Mission Dinner Community Music RCIA RCIC Readers @ Mass St. Vincent de Paul Small Christian Community Social Justice Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible Ushers Welcoming Ministry Young Adults at Mary Magdalen (YAMMs) If you are interested in volunteering for any of these ministries, please contact the parish office at (510) 526-4811. We certainly need volunteers in our Parish Office. Please call Lorna. Thank you.