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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

MASS INTENTIONS GOSPEL

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

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 of All Jesus' Souls disciples who were listening said, "This saying is 5:00pm hard; who Reuben 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. The Dolores words Jean I have Serna spoken to you are Spirithttp://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102818.cfm and life. But 10:00 am there are Lucilla some & of Flaviano you who Samson do not believe." Jesus knew from the 12:00 pm beginning Carina 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 you 925-334-9111 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,are convinced Secretary that 925-334-9873 you are the Holy One of IfGod." you would like a name added to the prayer list, please call the

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 Mark 10:46-52 Feast on Oct. 31

Today we continue to read from Mark’s Gospel. In this Gospel, Wolfgang was born in , , 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, . 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 . 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 school there. Later he was sent to Those who sought to quiet him now encourage him. Hungary as a , 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 . 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 , . 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. PALIS SCHOLARSHIP

The Knights and Columbiettes

will be accepting applications On Thursday Nov. 1st, the Church celebrates the for the 2018 Father Palis Solemnity of All Saints. It is a holy day of obligation. Scholarship from October 1st - Masses will be at 8am, 10am, 5pm and 7:30pm. November 30th. Applications

will be available at the church or ALL SOULS & NOVEMBER MASSES our web site. Please contact

Manuel Rosario at 925-595- Friday, November 2nd is All Souls 4358 for additional information. Day. Masses will be at 8am and 7:30pm. Envelopes for All Souls BLOOD DRIVE can be found in the back of the Church. During the month of Sunday November 11th, 9:00am – 2:00pm November, the weekday Masses intention will be for All Location at Parish Hall Souls. O schedule your appointment please visit vitalant.org and click donate. Use your unique sponsor code: OLQW

To Sche MASS INTENTION WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE Requesting for Mass Intention for the year 2019 will be accepted on November 1, 2018. Please use the form - Mon. Oct. 29 2019 will be available at the Church and the parish 7:00pm Rel. Education Class office. There will be limitation of Sunday and weekday Tuesday. Oct. 30 Mass, each family can only requests 10 weekday 7:30am K of C Officer’s Meeting Masses and 3 Weekend Masses (Saturday afternoon Wed. Oct.31 Mass and Sunday.) In order to avoid the complex of request mass, the parish office prefer to accept the Mass 9:15am CH: Legion of Mary intention form at the rectory. Please don’t mail the Thurs. Nov. 1 request form or call for mass. We truly appreciate your 7:00pm P#2: Divine Mercy cooperation. 7:00pm RCIA Class Fri. Nov. 2 BAPTISM CLASS 7:00pm P#1: Hispanic Choir Our next Baptism class for parents and Sat. Nov. 3 godparents is Tuesday, November 13, 9:00am Religious Education 2018 at 7pm. Please register at the parish 4:00pm Bingo office. Sunday BREAKFAST SUNDAY ST VINCENT DE PAUL RUMMAGE SALE 1:00pm Vietnamese Language School FOOD DRIVE 2:00pm P#2 Vietnamese Choir We will maintain a donation barrel 1:00pm St. Joseph Group – VN Meeting for non-perishable foods in the church foyer; please be generous. pg. 4

“The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the which we live has given a new efficacy to the prayer of the Holy Rosary.” recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that Sister Lucia dos Santos of Fatima there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families…that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how

DIOCESE OF OAKLAND RESPECT LIFE GATHERING NOVEMBER 3

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE EAST BAY The Diocese’s Annual Respect Life Gathering will be held Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the parish hall of Free legal representation for immigration The Cathedral of Christ the Light. This gathering is for

prayer, fellowship, and to share best practices with Catholic Charities is offering free legal representation for those interested in becoming U.S. citizens. Interested others working to protect and promote life from individuals can call 925.825.3099 to make an conception to natural death. appointment for the first or third Tuesdays of each month. For more information, contact Deanna Salazar at Continental breakfast and lunch to be served; please 925.771.8254 or [email protected]. Flyers in English register at www.oakdicoese.org/respectlife. and Spanish are available for use in parishes and other settings.

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH TRAININGS EMAIL SCAN

Catholic Charities of An email scam is being the East Bay, the reported around the social services arm for country. Typically, the the Diocese of victim receives an email Oakland, is offering which appears to be from FREE Mental Health a priest or other church First Aid Trainings for personnel known to the those who work and/or victim, requesting gift live with youth. These trainings help prepare people to cards (often iTunes) or support youth in crisis and connect them with ongoing cash. Any email help. The trainings offer a variety of tools and resources requesting funds should needed help answer such questions as: “How can I best be carefully vetted, first support someone?” or “Where can someone find help?” by reviewing the actual email address being used. These 8-hour trainings are available in both English and Always verify any requests for funds with a phone call Spanish. To register for an upcoming Youth Mental to the supposed requestor. Health First Aid.

Training please contact Leah Hotchkiss at

([email protected] or 510.290.6103).

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