O THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD MAY 16, 2021 Celebrating the Reopening of the We will be having an open house on Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd. To celebrate the reopening of the church and the restoration of our building, we will have gifts for all who join us for Mass and come into the Church. We will have an explanation of the refresh project and thank our contractors and contributors at 10:00AM in English and 2:00PM in Spanish in the Church. Please invite your , neighbors and friends to stop in.

Celebrating the Resurrection of We are so loved by God that he has opened for us the opportunity to encounter him through the Sacraments. We have begun our First Communion celebrations in May and will conclude on June 5th. On June 6th, 20 candidates from Youth Ministry will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Jesus ascended into heaven so that he could send us the Holy Spirit which we celebrate at Pentecost. This sending of the Holy Spirit is to unite us with God and empower us to fulfill the mission of bringing the Good News to the world and making new disciples of Jesus through and the Sacramental life of the Church. Pray for all our children receiving the Sacraments that they may be empowered by the Love of God.

Feast Days in May We celebrate the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13th when she first appeared to Francisco, Jacinto, and Lucia in Fatima with a message to bring peace and hope to the world through her Immaculate Heart.

On May 20th, we celebrate the Franciscan Saint of St. Bernadine of Siena who promoted devotion to the and used the IHS to mark the homes of believers, ending the political vengeance cycle in his home town.. He is attributed with composing part of the Hail Mary prayer. "Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us Sinners." Holy Names Societies pro- mote devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus which is a Christogram IHS and was viewed as an for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator, meaning "Jesus Savior of Mankind." St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444) and his student St. John of Capistrano (1386-1456) used the Christogram IHS to promote devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. In their preaching missions throughout Italy, they carried wooden placards with the IHS surrounded by rays. St. Bernardine and St. John blessed the faithful with this , invoking the name of Jesus, and many miracles were reported.

On May 24th, we have the feast of Mary Help of which commemorates the help of Mary to save the Christian nations from invasion. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics throughout prayed the Rosary. The great battle of Lepanto occurred on Oc- tober 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for the decisive victory of Christianity over the invading Moslem forces.

On May 31st, we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast is of medieval origin, was kept by the Fran- ciscan before 1263, and soon its observance spread throughout the entire Church. The present date of celebration was set in 1969, in order to follow the Annunciation of the Lord and precede the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. The feast of the Visitation recalls to us the following great truths and events: The visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation; the cleansing of John the Baptist from original sin in the womb of his mother at the words of Our Lady's greeting; Elizabeth's proclaiming of Mary—under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost—as Mother of God and "blessed among women"; Mary's singing of the sublime hymn, Magnificat ("My soul doth magnify the Lord") which has become a part of the daily official prayer of the Church.

Peace & Love, Fr. Tom

Gospel for Pentecost Sunday (May 23rd) John 20:19-23

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

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CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM

Last weekend, we welcomed

Elliana Dream Gomez

Christian David Archuletta

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATION into Our Lady of Grace Church by the SATURDAY, MAY 15TH AT 11:00AM Sacrament of Holy Baptism. God Bless you! Please join us in welcoming these young members

of our community to the table for the first time. First Holy Communion Recipients WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Annabella Amaral Catharina Plankensteiner- Reservations Are Not Required

Anton Cardenas Motta

Rance Catap Aaiyah Prakash Saturday 5:00PM: Vigil Mass in the Church

Eija Engel Johnson Colin Quintero Sunday 7:30AM: Mass in the Church Emmy Fernandez Ydris Raatib

Cybelle Florea Maida Rider Sunday 9:00AM: Drive-In Mass with Livestream

Mark Gong Sophia Samson Sunday 11:00AM: Mass in the Church Alani Guzman Colton Takemoto

Vanessa Hernandez Zoey Willkom Sunday 1:00PM: Spanish Mass in the Church Zia Nguyen

Our 8:15AM daily and 9:00AM Sunday Masses are

FIRST HOLY EUCHARIST & CONFIRMATION

Livestreamed at: https://www.facebook.com/olgcv/ Please continue to pray for our Sacrament students as they prepare to receive First Holy Eucharist on May 15th & June 5th and for our Confirmation candidates REBUILD MY CHURCH as they prepare for their Confirmation on June 6th at BISHOP’S APPEAL 2021 Our Lady of Grace Church. Many thanks to those parish- ioners who have already gener- ously contributed towards our DIOCESAN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Annual Bishop’s Appeal. We are off to great start but Catholic Charities still have some room to go! Following is the status of This Weekend - May 15th & 16th our Annual Bishop’s Appeal through April 30th: Catholic Charities of the East Bay helps people fac- ing difficult circumstances including children facing $ 17,193.00—Actual Donations Received

homelessness and people fleeing violence in their Our Goal for 2021: $29,000.00 homelands. # of Acknowledged Donors to date: 89

Catholic Communications Funds Raised (includes pledges) $24,345.00

May 22nd & 23rd We are currently at 84% of our goal for this year’s Your contribution helps spread the Good News of Bishop’s Appeal! We are looking for 100% partici- Gods mercy and love around the country and around pation from Our Lady of Grace parishioners! If the world. Your gift also benefits the local community you have not yet made your donation or pledge, please as half of your donation stays in the Diocese of Oak- consider doing so today. land to support their communication project.

When making a donation to either of these causes, please use a plain envelope and designate on the out- CHURCH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BE SAFE! side where the funds should be directed. Thank you for

your generous donations to these worthy causes. Face masks are required, along with social distancing of 6 feet between others, when visiting the church. Please adhere to all safety precaution signs.

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ALTAR CANDLE MEMORIALS SUNDAY COLLECTION

We are looking to have 6 monthly Stewardship of treasure involves trust in God. You sponsors for our Altar Candles and ask have to really believe in God’s Providence and trust for a donation of $20 to cover the cost that if you give 10% of your income to the Church and of the candles for the month. Our donors will be rec- charity, for example, God will help you live on the ognized in the 1st bulletin of the month and there will rest. be a monthly Mass offered for the intention of our Offerings for the Month of APRIL:

Candle Memorial. Many blessed thanks for those who Sunday Plate for the month: $ 34,760.00 have donated. For more information, please call the Month Budgeted Goal: $ 30,428.00 Parish Office. Over/[Shortfall] $ 4,332.00

Year-To-Date Over/[Shortfall] $ 7,903.00 FAMILY FAITH FORMATION May God bless your continuing generosity. 2021-2022 Registration for 1st Communion, Your Prayers Are Requested Confirmation and Whole Family Cat- Please lift up in your prayer those many echesis for Fall 2021 is now available. Classes begin among us who are ill and those who have in September/October. The registration form is asked for our prayerful remembrance: available in the Parish Office and on our website: http://www.olgcv.org. Scroll down the homepage and Pam Ahland Arcadio Morfin click on the Faith Formation box. Cost is $120 for the Glen Alcorn Diana Riley 1st child and $60 for each additional child in the same Elvira Arechiga Beth Snow household. There is an early bird discount if you reg- Peggy Burton Howard Songey

ister by June 1st. All children are welcome! Virginia Cabardo James Van Wert Cristina Castellanos Concepcion Velasco Romana Cristobal Mary Lou Vincent FAITH FORMATION Nancy French Arthur Williams Please pray for the young members of our Church

Grace Letteer Peggy Winkenbach Youth Ministry Next class: May 16th Please remember in your prayers the recently

3:30pm—Church deceased in our parish and all who mourn the loss of a loved one.

In Memoriam

ICF NEWS

EMIL F. ORTIZ Fundraiser at Buon Appetito!

Join us on Tuesday, May 25th as we VICTIMS OF COVID-19 raise funds to benefit these ICF charities: Scholarships, Seminarians, Cooley’s anemia research PRE-BAPTISM CLASS

and others. Dine-In or Take-Out delicious meals from FOR PARENTS & GODPARENTS

Buon Appetito Restaurant at 917 A Street in Hayward If you are wishing to have your child from 11:30am to 9:00pm. ICF will earn 10% on all baptized, ages infant to six years, parents orders (pre-taxed). If you are dining in, please call for and Godparents need to attend a Pre- reservations at 510-247-0120. When ordering, please Baptism Class. You also need to be registered mem- use code “ICF”. Thank you! bers of the parish for at least three months. Pre- Baptism classes are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm via Zoom. Our next class will be ADORATION & CONFESSION on June 2nd. Call Jay at 510-537-0806 for more infor- In The Church mation.

Join us on Thursdays at 5:00-6:30pm and Saturdays at 8:45-10:00am

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Sunday, May 16th:

The Ascension of the Lord

Mass

7:30am--Church

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

BENEFIT NIGHTS Drive-In Mass With Livestream 9:00am--Rear Parking Lot

The Knights of Columbus invite parish- ioners and members to an informative vir- Mass 11:00am--Church tual presentation. On Thursday, May 27th

at 7:00pm, the topic will be “Faith, Family and Fi- Spanish Mass

nancial Security”. For more details and to register, 1:00pm--Church

visit: https://vanmueller.com/kofc-registration/ Youth Ministry Mass & Mini-Session 3:30pm--Church FESCO SHUFFLE 2021

This year's Shuffle is a virtual event until June Monday, May 17th:

9th. You can pledge as an individual or gather spon- Mass With Livestream sors from your family and friends. You can also take a 8:15am—Church short "FESCO" walk on your own or with a small Bible Study with Fr. Francisco—English group. There will be a celebration ceremony on Satur- 7:00pm—Zoom day, June 12th, from 11:00am to 12 Noon. Your donations make it possible for FESCO to help home- Tuesday, May 18th: less families gain stability and find permanent hous- Mass With Livestream ing! Register and record your donations at 8:15am—Church www.FESCOShuffle.org. For questions or help with Wednesday, May 19th: registration, please call Chris Ippolito at 510-343-4876 Mass With Livestream or email: [email protected]. 8:15am—Church

Thursday, May 20th:

Mass With Livestream 8:15am—Church

Adoration & Confession

5:00-6:30pm—Church

Friday, May 21st:

Mass With Livestream 8:15am—Church

Saturday, May 22nd:

Mass With Livestream

8:15am—Church

EXECUTION ALERTS Adoration & Confession

8:45-10:00am—Church

The following execution is scheduled to take place in

Vigil Mass May:

5:00pm—Church

May 19th Quintin Jones Texas

We ask for your prayers for this person, for the victims of their crimes, and for their families.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

May 17th through May 23rd

SUNDAY, May 16th Monday: Acts 19:1-8; John 16:29-33 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; John 17:1-11a 7:30am Victims of Covid-19 Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; John 17:11b-19 9:00am Sue Klas—L Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; John 17:20-26 11:00am Antonio Chocha—D Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; John 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; John 21:20-25 1:00pm Jose Avila Lopez—D Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; MONDAY, May 17th 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; St. John I, Pope & Martyr John 20:19-23 8:15am Anty Zaldivar—D

TUESDAY, May 18th SUPPORT OLG WITH 8:15am Randolp Guzman—D

WEDNESDAY, May 19th

8:15am Christina Maria Nunes—L If you shop at Amazon.com, please consider going THURSDAY, May 20th to smile.amazon.com and choosing Our Lady of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest Grace to receive 0.5% of all qualifying purchases you 8:15am Augusto Eduena Silva—D make when shopping through smile.amazon.com. FRIDAY, May 21st Products and prices are the same, and Our Lady of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Companions, Martyrs Grace will receive a donation each time you make a 8:15am All Souls in Purgatory purchase.

SATURDAY, May 22nd RETROUVAILLE MARRIAGE PROGRAM St. Rita of Cascia, Religious June 24th-27th 8:15am Joni, Ted & Katie Linney—D Retrouvaille is a program that helps couples in 5:00pm Delia Lawrence—D struggling marriages to restore and rebuild a healthy SUNDAY, May 23rd and loving marriage. The Oakland Retrouvaille Pro- PENTECOST SUNDAY gram will be hosting a VIRTUAL Weekend Program 7:30am Victims of Covid-19 starting Thursday, June 24th - Sunday, June 9:00am Stephanie & Jim Rosevear 27th. For more information or to register, please 11:00am OLG Community check the website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com or 1:00pm Alberto Vazquez-Flores—D leave a message at (510) 709-6063. Retrouvaille pro- vides marriage help! You are not alone!

THIS WEEK--Continued PAX CHRISTI QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, May 23rd: “Make peace, create peace, be the example of

Pentecost Sunday peace. We need peace in the world.”

Mass -, November 2016

7:30am--Church

To join our work with Pax Christi, please contact Drive-In Mass With Livestream the Parish Office at 510-537-0806. 9:00am--Rear Parking Lot

Mass THANK THEM WITH YOUR SUPPORT 11:00am--Church Please support our advertisers who make our weekly

bulletin possible and so generously support our Spanish Mass Parish. We are grateful to them!

1:00pm--Church

This week we extend our gratitude to: Youth Ministry Mass & Rehearsal 3:30pm--Church BECK ROOFING COMPANY

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