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In this passage, God denounces false leaders who have scattered his people. He promises that they will be reunited and led by one who is just and wise.

Paul explains that through Jesus Christ, there is no longer hostility between Gentile and Jew. Instead, through the Spirit of Christ, both groups become one body and are equal in the eyes of God.

The apostles returned after their mission and told Jesus what they had done and taught. He told them to rest, but people kept coming to them. So they went to find a private place, but the people learned where they were going and arrived first. Jesus felt sorry for them and decided to teach them instead of resting.

PRAY FOR PEACE

Sat. 5:00 A.M. Virginia J. Vidal +

Napoleon Sotto +

Sun. 11:00 A.M. Claire Graves +

Fri. 8:00 A.M. For the Intentions of the

Ngoran Family

BREAD BAKER Lani de los Reyes

You may have noticed that we installed a new Sound System. We would like to thank all parishioners who already made a donation to defray the cost.

We need your help! If you would like to contribute to the cost, please make your check payable to Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Come and join us for fellowship, enlightenment and mutual encouragement! The Bible Study Group meets every Wednesday from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. For more information please call Michelle Benki at 510-499-2693

Do you know someone who is? Are you a baptized Catholic who has not received the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and/or Confirmation? Then you may be interested in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) that will begin in September at Our Lady of Lourdes. If you are interested, please contact the parish office.

A Special Collection for the Church in Latin America will be taken up this weekend July 18/19, 2009.

The collection for the Church in Latin America is an important way for the faithful in this country to express solidarity with their brothers and sisters to the south, because their pastoral and material needs are great.

Donations to the Collection fund projects throughout Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean that bring people more fully into the life of the Catholic Church.

We will meet in front of Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 25^th and will walk over to the Cathedral to attend a Festival of Praise and Worship with a Mass to follow with our new Bishop Salvatore Cordileone. Food and drink will be served in the Plaza after Mass. Get involved and meet other young Catholics in your area. – We hope to see you there!

It is Love, the love of a married couple, which is unselfish, undying, and wholly directed to the good of others. It is love that unites us in an unbreakable bond of fidelity and fellowship with others. Jesus loved his own until the very end of his passion and death on the cross (John 13:1) Experience a WWMW weekend being held in Pleasanton the weekend of September 11 – 13 and discover God’s meaning more fully. For more information, call Ray & Roberta Montes at 916-806-4601 or Joe & Sue Talarico at 925-680-7767 or go to http://www.rekindleyourmarriage.org

Next weekend July 25/26, 2009 you will have the opportunity to purchase Olive Wood Handcrafts at Our Lady of Lourdes after all the Masses for the benefit of the Catholic people in the Holy Land.

	Our Lady of Lourdes Sunday Bulletin

Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time July 19, 2009 First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 In this passage, God denounces false leaders who have scattered his people. He promises that they will be reunited and led by one who is just and wise. Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18 Paul explains that through Jesus Christ, there is no longer hostility between Gentile and Jew. Instead, through the Spirit of Christ, both groups become one body and are equal in the eyes of God. Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 The apostles returned after their mission and told Jesus what they had done and taught. He told them to rest, but people kept coming to them. So they went to find a private place, but the people learned where they were going and arrived first. Jesus felt sorry for them and decided to teach them instead of resting. __________________________________________ *PRAY FOR PEACE* Prayer for Generosity Dear Lord, teach me to be generous; Teach me to serve you as you deserve; To give and not to count the cost; To fight and not to heed the wounds; To toil and not to seek for rest; To labor, and not to ask for any reward – except that of knowing that I am doing your holy will. AMEN. MASS INTENTIONS July 18 - 25, 2009 Sat. 5:00 A.M. Virginia J. Vidal + Napoleon Sotto + Sun. 11:00 A.M. Claire Graves + Fri. 8:00 A.M. For the Intentions of the Ngoran Family EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 P.M. Sr. Catherine Ginther, Sr. Jane Heckathorn, Eileen Hermann, Kathryn Letkey, Mary McGowan 9:00 A.M Teresa Picchi, Michael Porcher, Lucy Ragnelli, Marites Sanders, Sonya Simril, Almaz Yihdego, Bill Branca, Lucie Durand 11:00 A.M. Sr. Barbara Hazzard, Allie Holley, Jeanette Louden-Corbett, Karen Patterson, Katherine Freeman, Linda Suciu, Nikiya Arcia, Gerry Beaulieu LECTORS 5:00 P.M. Lois Doctor, Tom Doctor 9:00 A.M. Vince Morgante, Mel Stenger 11:00 A.M. Nikiya Arcia, Sr. Barbara Hazzard BREAD BAKER Lani de los Reyes PLEASE HELP TO DEFRAY THE COST OF OUR NEW SOUND SYSTEM. You may have noticed that we installed a new Sound System. We would like to thank all parishioners who already made a donation to defray the cost. We need your help! If you would like to contribute to the cost, please make your check payable to Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Total Cost: $62,000. – Amount donated $39,511.60. We are still $22,488.40 short. Thank you in advance for your generosity. BIBLE STUDY GROUP AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH Come and join us for fellowship, enlightenment and mutual encouragement! The Bible Study Group meets every Wednesday from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. For more information please call Michelle Benki at 510-499-2693 RCIA Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Do you know someone who is? Are you a baptized Catholic who has not received the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and/or Confirmation? Then you may be interested in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) that will begin in September at Our Lady of Lourdes. If you are interested, please contact the parish office. ONE CHURCH ONE AMERICA Collection for the Church in Latin America A Special Collection for the Church in Latin America will be taken up this weekend July 18/19, 2009. The collection for the Church in Latin America is an important way for the faithful in this country to express solidarity with their brothers and sisters to the south, because their pastoral and material needs are great. Donations to the Collection fund projects throughout Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean that bring people more fully into the life of the Catholic Church. *PLEASE CONTRIBUTE GENEROUSLY* YOUTH MASS AT CHRIST THE LIGHT CATHEDRAL Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. Calling all Teenagers and Young Adults! We will meet in front of Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 25^th and will walk over to the Cathedral to attend a Festival of Praise and Worship with a Mass to follow with our new Bishop Salvatore Cordileone. Food and drink will be served in the Plaza after Mass. Get involved and meet other young Catholics in your area. – We hope to see you there! To register, please e-mail: OLLActivitiesGroup@yahoo.com (It is helpful to register but if you do not, you can still show up) Worldwide Marriage Encounter Married Couples: What makes us both truly human and truly like God? It is Love, the love of a married couple, which is unselfish, undying, and wholly directed to the good of others. It is love that unites us in an unbreakable bond of fidelity and fellowship with others. Jesus loved his own until the very end of his passion and death on the cross (John 13:1) Experience a WWMW weekend being held in Pleasanton the weekend of September 11 – 13 and discover God’s meaning more fully. For more information, call Ray & Roberta Montes at 916-806-4601 or Joe & Sue Talarico at 925-680-7767 or go to http://www.rekindleyourmarriage.org Please register on-line by August 14, 2009. Shepherds Field Olive Wood Handcrafts are coming again to Our Lady of Lourdes Next weekend July 25/26, 2009 you will have the opportunity to purchase Olive Wood Handcrafts at Our Lady of Lourdes after all the Masses for the benefit of the Catholic people in the Holy Land. Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Baked Potato Luncheon Saturday, July 25, 2009 St. Paschal Baylon Church 3700 Dorisa Avenue, Oakland, CA Social Hour - 11:30 a.m. Luncheon – 12 noon For more information please call Rosemarie Pierce at 510-531-1878.