June 12, 2005 BulletinSaint Anne's Catholic
Parish
Cabello & Dyer - PO Box 292 - Union City, California 94587 Parish Phone: 510-471-7766 - Parish Fax: 510-487-6540 - Parish email: stanne@sbcglobal.net ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME June 12, 2005 Week of June 13, 2005 - June 19, 2005 Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. --Matthew 10:8b Today's Readings Readings for the Week Priest Intentions for the Week Announcements --Parish ----School of Faith and Formation ----Youth Ministry and Confirmation ----Other Parish Announcements --Diocese --Community Finances Today's Readings First Reading -- You shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all others (Exodus 19:2-6a). Psalm -- We are his people, the sheep of his flock (Psalm 100). Second Reading -- We boast of God through Christ Jesus, though whom we have been reconciled (Romans 5:6-11). Gospel -- Jesus commissioned the Twelve: Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons (Matthew 9:36 -- 10:8). GIFT We all know how it feels to give someone a gift, only to learn later that it is gathering dust on a closet shelf. How much more gratifying it is to see the gifts we have given proudly displayed or used regularly by those we give them to. "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give" (Matthew 10:8). These words of Jesus run the risk of getting lost in today's Gospel. We are certainly more familiar with his statement about the harvest, or are more likely intrigued by the power to expel spirits and cure diseases or raise the dead. It is the last phrase of the Gospel passage that is the most potent call to discipleship. Our discipleship is a gift from God, and the way we show God our gratitude for that gift is to use it constantly. We can't just take it off the closet shelf on Sunday morning, dust it off for an hour or two, and then return it. Rather, those who come in contact with us throughout the week have to know how much we love the gift of our discipleship by the way we are continually giving it to others as a gift. (c) Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Eastern Christians have no sacrament of "confirmation," but they have always had the custom of richly anointing the newly baptized in myron, or sacred chrism. They also give even infants a taste of the Precious Blood, thereby doing away with any notion of "First Communion" in later childhood. In the West, although we too have an anointing with chrism for the newly baptized, for centuries we have normally reserved a second anointing for the bishop, sometimes many years after baptism. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that in early times the bishop was the ordinary person to officiate at baptism, not the presybyter (priest). The bishop did it all, from plunging the catechumens into the font, to pouring chrism over them, to immediately celebrating the Eucharist. When bishops began to cede some of their ministry to the ranks of presbyters, they desired to maintain a strong relationship with baptism. Thus it was decided that the solemn post-baptismal anointing, the laying on of hands, and the prayer for the gifts of the Holy Spirit were to be detached from infant baptism. So, to the present day, we have two anointings after baptism: one by the priest, and the other normally by the bishop. By the fifth century, the word "confirmation" had surfaced to refer to this second anointing. --James Field, (c) Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. Readings for the Week
Priest Intentions
Announcements School of Faith & Formation Registration Registration for Faith Formation (CCD) during the summer will take place on the following dates: July 9 & 12, August 10 & 13, and September 10 & 13. Please watch the bulletin for time and location for these dates. Youth Ministry and Confirmation Youth Ministry St. Anne Youth Ministry has ended for the school year...thank you to all the students and families who continue to support Youth Ministry throughout the year! Please watch the weekly bulletin for various summer activities. Youth Ministry Registration Registration for Youth Ministry during the summer will take place on the following dates: July 9 & 12, August 10 & 13, and September 10 & 13. Please watch the bulletin as those dates draw near to find out the time and location. Confirmation 2004-2005 Confirmation Ceremony Photographs: Photos from the Saturday, April 30 Confirmation Ceremony are now on the web.
Confirmation 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 We still have a number of certificates on hand from 2003-2004 & 2004-2005; please call the Youth Ministry Office to pick up a certificate. In addition, if you were confirmed in another year and did not receive a Confirmation certificate, please call Jim Soltau at the Youth Ministry Office at 471-7766 ext. 19. Confirmation - 2005-2006 The list of dates and times for the Confirmation registration interviews are listed on the Youth Ministry bulletin board. Please check the times to be sure of your meeting! Youth Ministry Contact Info The Youth Ministry Office has a new email address: stayouthministry@sbcglobal.net . . . please make a note of it! The phone number is: 471-7766 extension 19. Other Parish Announcements Parish Registration We are in the process of updating our current parish files. If you have changed your address, phone number, etc., please contact the parish office with the changes. If you attend masses here at St. Anne and have not filled out a registration form, we encourage you to fill out the form and return it to the parish office. Forms are available in the entrances of the church and in the parish office. St. Anne Golf Tournament Everyone is invited to come and be a part of the 6th annual St. Anne Parish Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, July 23rd at Skywest Golf Course in Hayward. You may sign up as a single golfer, or better yet get a foursome together!! Registration forms are available at the parish office, or you may download one from the St. Anne website . This year there are TWO FORMATS: scramble and blind bogey. Cost of the tournament is $100.00 ($110.00 after July 4, 2005. For more tournament information contact Peter Petit at (510) 471-5262 cell phone (510) 755-4960 email at peterpetit@aol.com . The tournament will benefit the St. Anne Parish Building Fund. St. Anne Autumn Festival Logo Contest Calling all parish youth (13-19 years old)! We would like to invite you to put your artistic talent to work. We need a logo for our St. Anne Autumn Festival theme: Today's Youth - Tomorrow's Future! There will be a $50.00 prize (courtesy of Sonny Mamaril) for the best design selected by the Festival Committee. Please submit your entry to the parish office addressed to Sonny Mamaril, or email it to Mr. Mamaril, djsonman@mac.com . Questions or more information call Sonny Mamaril at 501-0767. 2005 May Flower Festival The Filipino Seniors Group thanks the St. Anne Community for their cooperation and participation in the recently concluded 2005 May Flower Festival. We continue to pray that Our Lady the Virgin Mary on whose honor this was held will keep on interceding for us in times of our trials and tribulations. Again, a BIG thank you to all!!! Marriage Preparation We encourage engaged (and couples needing their marriage convalidated) couples to plan ahead. Marriage Prep sessions are held once a year, in late January until early March, the six sessions are held on Saturday nights. Also, we invite other married couples to attend the sessions for "on the job training" if you are interested in joining this ministry. Diocese Announcements Adult Faith Enrichment People will say: "Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD." (Hos. 6:3) Come to any or all the sessions!
June 13-21 (Mon.-Thurs.) 6:30-9:00
PM, St. Joachim Church, Hayward. Scripture Options June 14: Overview of the Scriptures (Lucy Soltau) June 15: Overview: Old Testament (Janet Ang) June 16: Overview of New Testament (Michele Walsh) Living Faith Options June 15: Fr. Dan Danielson will lead a workshop on making moral choices. How do we provide safe environments for children & youth? June 16: Laureen Aguayo will do a training for all involved in parish ministries. How do we live the Beatitudes? June 20: Sue Schuttinger will lead a workshop living the Beatitudes. Do you want to explore Catholic social teaching and the ways we have to respond in today's world? June 21: Mary Doyle, diocesan resource person for social justice issues, will lead a workshop on living social justice. Authority: What is it? Who has it? June 22: Michele Walsh will lead a workshop exploring this topic. Spirituality & Prayer Options June 20: Prayer & Spirituality: Introduction (Carmen de la Vega Neafsey) June 21: How Do We Pray & the Prayerful Life (Carmen de la Vega Neafsey) June 22: Exploring Multicultural Prayer Expressions (Linda Krehmeier) Want a refreshing start to your summer? June 23 Jim Neafsey will offer an evening of reflection entitled "Circle of Life: Finding God in All Things." For more information contact Carmen de la Vega Neafsey. at 510-267-8348 or cneafsey@oakdiocese.com . Catholic Voice Online Order the Catholic Voice online by e-mailing voiceonline@oakdiocese.org Include your current home address and parish. What happens next?....Your next edition of the Catholic Voice will be waiting in your computer. Save time and money for all. Do it TODAY. First Friday Masses at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Fremont, is starting an early morning Mass (7:00 am) every First Friday of the month. Any questions call 510-657-4043. Community Announcements Volunteer to Care - Senior Peer Counselor Training Senior Peer Counselor Training, June 7-August 2, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 am-12 noon. The Tri-Cities Senior Peer Counseling Program is seeking warm and compassionate volunteers to assist seniors in our community. We are looking for people 50 years or age and older to participate in a 54 hour training. No educational requirements. Call Lis Cox, MFT at 510-574-2064 or email liscox@ci.fremont.ca.us . Camp Saint Francis Camp Saint Francis, on the Aptos highlands overlooking Monterey Bay, offers a resident camp program for boys 8-13 during the month of July. Campers enjoy action-filled days (boogie boarding, surfing, arts and crafts, field games, etc.) under the direction of the Salesian Fathers and Brothers. For an application or more information contact 831-722-8242 or campstfrancis@juno.com . Finances Weekly Collections
Support Our Advertisers Please support the companies that advertise in the printed parish bulletin. Many of the advertisers are St. Anne parishioners. SCRIP News Did you know that you can help raise funds for St. Anne's "Building Our Future" project every time you shop at Macy's? You CAN! It's really easy and it doesn't cost you anything. It's the Macy's Shop for Education Program. Register your Macy's credit card (charge/visa) at www.escrip.com or call 1-800-254-5404 now! Macy's will donate from 2 to 6% of your net purchases to Group Name: Saint Anne Catholic Parish Group ID: 157754470 Questions? Call Nilda Armamento, 510-487-6222. SCRIP Program
Special Orders available too. If you shop at Albertson's and do not have a Community Card, pick one up in the SCRIP room after one of the Masses. All proceeds from this fund-raiser go toward the "Building Our Future" project. Home: |