Saint Joseph Parish www.sjcpinole.org September 15, 2013 First Gathering at the 8:30 am Mass Today Twenty-Fourth Sunday Ordinary Time (Year C) First Reading — “Why should your wrath blaze up against your own people, whom Mass Times DAILY: 7:30 am you brought out of Egypt?” (Exodus 9:00 am 32:7-11, 13-14) 1st Friday: 7:30 pm Psalm — I will rise and go to my father. SATURDAY: 8:00 am (Psalm 51) (Vigil) 5:00 pm Second Reading — The grace of our Lord Priests & Deacon (en español) 7:00 pm SUNDAY: 7:00 am has been abundant. (1 Timothy 1:12-17) Pastor: 8:30 am Gospel — There is great rejoicing in Fr. Paul Schmidt 10:30 am heaven and among the angels when a Parochial Vicars: 12:30 pm Fr. Mark Amaral (Youth) 5:30 pm sinner repents. (Luke 15:1-32 [1-10]) Fr. Eddie Castañas Reconciliation Deacon: Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 pm Dn. Les Miyashiro Church: 837 Tennent Avenue, Pinole CA 94564 School:1961 Plum St., Pinole CA 94564 (510) 724-0242, Fax 724-9886 Office: 2100 Pear St. Pinole CA 94564 (510) 741-4900, Fax (510) 724-9185 Hours: Mon. - Thur. 9:00 am - 7:30 pm, Fri. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Reflections Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our school community has been in session for almost a month. Now our Faith Formation and Youth Ministry programs are starting. The Second Vatican Council’s document on Education has important insights to share with us as we begin a new catechetical year. The Council affirms that every human person “has an inalienable right to an education.” The Council says that this education should correspond to the destiny, talents, Fr. Paul Schmidt cultural background, sex, and ancestral heritage of each person. “A true education aims at the formation of the human person with respect to his ultimate goal” and the common good of human society. This education is physical, mental, and moral. It prepares students to become contributing members of the world around them. “Since every Christian has become a new creature by rebirth from water and the Holy Spirit, so that he may be called what he truly is, a child of God, he is entitled to a Christian education.” The Council outlines a long, gradual process of development. Forming a Christian conscience and communicating the truths of the faith is a life-long project. It does not end with elementary school, or with First Holy Communion, or Confirmation, or graduation from high school. Even priests, who have extra years of theology are admonished, in the document on the priesthood, to continue their education. Religious None of us is finished. The lack of continuing faith formation is evident all around us. Public figures are Formation - ignorant or misinformed about the teaching of the Church on crucial matters of life and death, economic justice, war and peace. It is painful to note that the voting records of some An Obligation of Catholic civic leaders and the policies of Catholic economic movers and shakers reflect little or very selective knowledge of what they should have learned years ago in Catholic school or faith formation classes. Some, indeed, feel that their faith should have no effect whatever on their political and economic decisions. In “The Church and the Modern World,” the Council called the divorce between faith and public life one of the major errors of our time. “Parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children.” Church programs can enhance the “home school,” but not substitute for it. Parents teach their children by what they do and say at home, and by what they do not do and say at home. If there is no prayer in the home or at weekend worship, the children learn that these things that happen at church are not really important. If vacation in the family means vacation from religion, children learn that “churchy things” only happen during the school year. On the other hand, if religion is alive in the home, with grace at meals, prayer at other times, religious symbols displayed, religious discussion encouraged, the things that happen at church reinforce the formation parents are giving to their children. The Council calls catechetical training “foremost” among the means of Christian education. “Such instruction gives clarity and vigor to faith, nourishes a life lived according to the spirit of Christ, leads to a knowing and active participation in the liturgical mystery, and inspires apostolic action.” That is a large task. It is difficult enough when children have the benefit of attending a Catholic school five days a week. It is more difficult when religion class is reduced to one session a week. The Council says: “The church is keenly aware of her very grave obligation to give zealous attention to the moral and religious education of all her children. To those large numbers of them who are being trained in schools which are not Catholic, she needs to be present with her special affection and helpfulness.” This is done chiefly through the apostolic activity of volunteers. We are deeply grateful to all our catechists and youth leaders who engage in this apostolate and to the staff members who direct them. May the Lord continue to inspire and bless them through the coming year. Your Pastor, Father Paul Schmidt Our Week at St. Joseph’s Mass Intentions Parish Calendar Saturday, September 14 Sunday, September 15 5:00 pm Necitas Sulit † 7:00 am Hospitality/St. Vincent de Paul - PH 7:00 pm Parishioners of St. Joseph 7:00 am Oktoberfest Sales - Outside CH We welcome the Sunday, September 15 8:00 am 7:00 AM Choir Practice - PC new members of 7:00 am Dominga Simeon † 9:30 am RCIA - PC our faith 8:30 am Isidoro Herren † 10:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word - PH community: 10:30 am Mercedes Bondoc † 3:00 pm Boy Scouts Religious Award Class - PC 12:30 pm Nadine Porto † 3:30 pm Youth Mass Choir Practice - CH Russia 5:30 pm Loreto Almazol † Sts. Cornelius & Cyprian Monday, September 16 Castellon Monday, September 16 6:30 pm Youth Ministry - SC 7:30 am Carmelina Vivit † 6:30 pm Oktoberfest - PH Aidan Cruz 9:00 am Thanksgiving 7:00 pm Family to Family Project - PC St. Robert Bellarmine Tuesday, September 17 7:00 pm San Lorenzo Feast Choir Practice - CH Matthais Cruz 7:30 am Donald V. Patino † 7:30 pm Asociación Guadalupana Rosario - PC 9:00 am Aurelia Macaso † Wednesday, September 18 Tuesday, September 17 Antonio 6:30 pm Faith Formation - SC De Leon 7:30 am Barbara Gibson † 9:00 am Nenita Herrera † 7:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul - PC 7:30 pm Cursillo Men’s Group - PC Thursday, September 19 St. Januarius Carlo Estrella 7:30 am Hugh & Honoria Davis † Wednesday, September 18 Alinacaray 9:00 am Phillip Correra † 9:30 am Our Mother of Perpetual Help - CH Hernandez- Friday, September 20 Sts. Andrew Kim, Paul 10:45 am New Covenant Prayer Group - PC McQuiston Chong Ha-sang and Companions 4:45 pm Faith Formation - SC 7:30 am Edmundo Dimalanta † 6:30 pm Middle School Ministry - SC 9:00 am Ricardo Dimalanta † Brenda 6:30 pm Faith Formation - SC Saturday, September 21 St. Matthew 7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 81 - PH Hernandez- 8:00 am Elena Pena (Birthday) McQuiston 7:00 pm Spanish Choir Practice - CH 5:00 pm Gregorio Acosta † 7:30 pm Asoc. Guadalupana Prayer Group - PC 7:00 pm Soria Pereira & Family † Natalia Sunday, September 22 Thursday, September 19 11:00 am San Lorenzo Ruiz Meeting - PC Velasco 7:00 am Parishioners of St. Joseph 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting - PC 8:30 am Jose & Soledad Recto † 7:00 pm San Lorenzo Feast Choir Practice - CH Congratulations! 10:30 am Annam George † 12:30 pm Alfredo M. Dawana (Birthday) Friday, September 20 5:30 pm Benjamin Sugay † 9:45 am Friday AM Adoration - CH 5:30 pm Children’s Choir Practice- PC Please Pray for Our Sick Relatives & Friends 7:00 pm 8:30 & 10:30 AM Choirs Practice - CH Julissa Ando, Rachel Austria, Linda Bass, Isabel Benavidez, Mike Becker, 7:30 pm Brothers in Christ “3 Paths to Holiness” - PC Bernabe R. Bernardo, Felisa R. Bernardo, Mariano Berona, John Byrne, Saturday, September 21 Catalina Caoile, Aulton Carlock, William “Bill” Carr, Karen Cartwright,David 4:00 pm Children’s Choir Practice - PH Castrillo, Juanita Castrillo, Karl Castrillo, Lisa Catoner, Sharon Chilson, 5:00 pm Oktoberfest Sales - Outside CH Franco & Marie Consolacion, Donna Cowen, Colleen Cronin, Tom Cutino, 8:00 pm Asociación Guadalupana Hospitality - PH Irene Dabu, Donna Day, Leonor De Dios, Tina Ditta, Mary Louise Duhart, Sunday, September 22 Hector & Leonila Duque, Hilario Duque, Sr. Mary Felicity OCD, Anita Ferrer, Rita 7:00 am Hospitality/Boy Scouts - PH Figueira, Teresita Gallardo, Rose Marie Goke, Maja Guerrero, Joe Gutierrez, 7:00 am Oktoberfest Sales - Outside CH Anthony Holden, Richard Hoop, Ley & Tony Ibasco, Bill & Pamela Jones, 8:00 am 7:00 AM Choir Practice - PC Fran Jones, Kelli Kierstead, Carmen Kruger, Joan Kunze, Helen La Fountain, 9:30 am RCIA - PC Ann Kamille Labay, John & Shamisa Lauderdale, Leslie Lawless, Jessica 10:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word - PH Lawless, Christopher Longmire, Fidel Lucero, Imelda F. Magat, Anela Malani 10:30 am 12:30 PM Choir Practice - PC Medalle, Sean, RoseMary & James Moore, Olive Myers, Aster Navarro, 3:00 pm Confirmation - CH Jasmine Naraja, James Nation, Monina Nuguid, Mark Nelson, Francois Njike, 3:00 pm Boy Scouts Religious Award Class - PC Angelica Nodia, Enriqueta Nool, Lisa Paine, Elet Pagmanua, Christian G.