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Our Lady Queen of the World Church 3155 Winterbrook Dr., Bay Point, CA 94565-3264 - Tel: (925) 458-4718 - Fax: (925) 458-3161 Email: [email protected] - Website: http://www.olqw.org -- http://facebook.com/olqwbaypoint Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Mk 10:52a THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, OCT.28, 2018 Fr. Peter Ngo Duc Dung, Pastor Baptisms Deacon Loc Nguyen Pre-Baptism classes for parents and godparents held every second Tuesday of the month. Contact the Office Hours parish office. Monday – Friday: 9:00AM - 1:00PM * Spanish Classes, contact Hilda Avelar at Masses 925-458-3656. Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM (English) * Vietnamese baptisms, contact Fr. Peter Dung at the parish office. 7:00PM (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12 Noon Marriage 4PM (Vietnamese) Contact the parish office at least six months in Weekdays: Mon-Fri. 7:30AM, Sat. 8AM advance. First Friday: 7:30PM Rene Asuncion, Director of Rel. Ed. Devotions Tel:(925) 458-4574-Website: olqwre.olqw.org Adoration & Benediction: Fridays 6PM- 7:30PM Email:[email protected] Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: • Religious Education Wednesdays after morning mass • RICA Adults seeking Baptism, Confirmation, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Mondays & Eucharist, or membership in the Catholic Fridays after morning mass Church. Confessions St. Vincent de Paul Saturday 3:30PM to 4:30PM or by appointment Food pantry opens Mondays 9:30AM -11AM in the Parish hall pg. 1 GOSPEL MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Oct. 29 7:30 am Juanita Pascual Tuesday, Oct. 30 7:30 am Tato Family Wed., Oct. 31 7:30am Joseph Doan Nguyen Mk 10:46-52 Thurs. Nov. 01 ALL SAINTS 8:00am All Souls As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, 10:00am All Souls Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside 5:00pm All Souls begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out 7:30pm All Souls and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked Friday, Nov. 02 ALL SOULS TWENTY FIRST SUNDAYhim, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son 8:00am All Souls of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call him.” So 7:30pm Benediction-MassIN ORDINARY TIMEthey called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, Jesus Jn 6: 60-69 is calling you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Saturday, Nov. 03 Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for 8:00 am Many ofAll Jesus' Souls disciples who were listening said, "This saying is 5:00pm hard; whoReuben can acceptSabastian it?" Since Jesus knew you?"that his The disciples blind man were replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told 7:00pm (SP)murmuring Fam Aguilaabout this, Cartagena he said to them, "Doeshim, this "Go shock your you? way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he What if you were to see the Son of Man ascendingreceived to his where sight he and followed him on the way. Sunday, Nov.was before? 04 It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no 8:00 am avail. TheDolores words Jean I have Serna spoken to you are Spirithttp://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102818.cfm and life. But 10:00 am there areLucilla some & of Flaviano you who Samson do not believe." Jesus knew from the 12:00 pm beginningCarina the Valeroones who Halili would not believe and the one who would 4:00 pm betray Vietnamesehim. And he Mass said, "For this reason I have told you that no PRAY FOR THE SICK one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father." PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & Ed Plaza, German Duarte, Sylvia Ho, Kathy Nebel, Michelle As a resultCONTACTS of this, many of his disciples returned to their former McLaughlin, Liliana Baltar, Jovita Domingo, Carl Bulygo, Eden Filipino Associationway of life and no longer accompanied him.Capistrano-Rosete, Jesus then said to the Jenny Tran, Joseph Do, Bertha Baldauf, Anna Lourdes ServigonTwelve, "Do you925-334-9111 also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered Nguyen, Monica Aviles and all those in the Parish who are sick, and all Hispanic him,Association "Master, to whom shall we go? those listed in the Book of Intention. Rosie Estrada,You have Coordinator the words 925-639-7946 of eternal life. We have come to believe and Gladys Giron, Secretary 925-334-9873 If you would like a name added to the prayer list, please call the are convinced that you are the Holy One of God." Columbiettes rectory 458-4718. [email protected] Knights of Columbus Adrew Trias, [email protected] STEWARDSHIP/FINANCE Regina Mundi Guild Leah Abejuela, President Sunday Plate Oct. 21: $ 5,164.00 [email protected] Building Fund Collection Oct. 14: $2,208.00 St. Vincent de Paul Society Maintenance Collection Oct. 21: $2,227.00 Esther Tilton, President [email protected] Lina Ramon, Treasurer Thank you for your contribution support to sustain the Katt Embody, Secretary ministries & ongoing needs of our parish. Legion of Mary Please make all checks payable to either “OQLW” or “Our Lady Queen of Rick Belza 925-261-0283 the World”. This applies to all second collections also, unless otherwise noted. pg. 2 Vietnamese Association REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL St. WOLFGANG of REGENSBURG Mark 10:46-52 Feast on Oct. 31 Today we continue to read from Mark’s Gospel. In this Gospel, Wolfgang was born in Swabia, Germany, and was we find evidence of Jesus’ fame in the sizable crowd that educated at a school located at the abbey of Reichenau. There he encountered Henry, a young accompanies him as he journeys to Jerusalem. Jesus’ reputation noble who went on to become Archbishop of as a healer has preceded him. When the blind man, Bartimaeus, Trier. Meanwhile, Wolfgang remained in close hears that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by, he calls out to him, contact with the archbishop, teaching in his asking for his pity. cathedral school and supporting his efforts to reform the clergy. When Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus, the crowd around him tries to silence him. Yet Bartimaeus persists, calling out more loudly At the death of the archbishop, Wolfgang chose to and with greater urgency. He will not be silenced or deterred become a Benedictine monk and moved to an abbey in Einsiedeln, now part of Switzerland. from getting Jesus’ attention. We notice how quickly the crowd’s reaction changes when Jesus calls for Bartimaeus. Ordained a priest, he was appointed director of the monastery school there. Later he was sent to Those who sought to quiet him now encourage him. Hungary as a missionary, though his zeal and When Jesus restores Bartimaeus’s sight, no elaborate action is good will yielded limited results. required. (In other healing stories in Mark’s Gospel, actions Emperor Otto II appointed him Bishop of accompany Jesus’ words). In this instance, Jesus simply says Regensburg, near Munich. Wolfgang immediately that Bartimaeus’s faith has saved him. Throughout Mark’s initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life, Gospel, the success of Jesus’ healing power has often been preaching with vigor and effectiveness and always correlated with the faith of the person requesting Jesus’ help. demonstrating special concern for the poor. He For example, it is because of her faith that the woman with the wore the habit of a monk and lived an austere life. hemorrhage is healed. When faith is absent, Jesus is unable to heal; we see this after his rejection in Nazareth. Once his sight The draw to monastic life never left him, including the desire for a life of solitude. At one has been restored, Bartimaeus follows Jesus on his way to point he left his diocese so that he could devote Jerusalem. In Mark’s Gospel, Bartimaeus is the last disciple himself to prayer, but his responsibilities as called by Jesus before he enters Jerusalem. Bartimaeus hears bishop called him back. In 994, Wolfgang became that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by, but he calls out to Jesus ill while on a journey; he died in Puppingen near Linz, Austria. He was canonized in 1052. His using words of faith—“Son of David.” Many in Jesus’ time believed that the anticipated Jewish Messiah would be a feast day is celebrated widely in much of central Europe. descendent of King David. Bartimaeus’s words prepare us for the final episodes of Mark’s Gospel, which begin with Jesus’ Reflection preparation for the Passover and his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As Mark has shown us in our readings over the past Wolfgang could be depicted as a man with rolled- few Sundays, however, Jesus will be the Messiah in a way that up sleeves. He even tried retiring to solitary will be difficult for many to accept. Jesus will show himself to prayer, but taking his responsibilities seriously led be the Messiah through his suffering and death. him back into the service of his diocese. Doing what had to be done was his path to holiness—and https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/litu rgical-year/sunday- ours. connection/30th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-b-sunday-connection https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-wolfgang-of- regensburg/ pg. 3 PARISH EVENTS Our groups of volunteers are here every Monday, and they always need groceries to help the needy in our ALL SAINTS community. The demand has been much greater! THE KNIGHTS & COLUMBIETTES FR.