Twenty- Third Sunday

          In Ordinary Time

September 6, 2009

First Reading:  Isaiah 25:4-7

Isaiah tells the people to be strong and unafraid. God will save his people, and the blind will see, the deaf will hear, and the lame will walk. Streams will come forth in the desert, the sandy ground will become springs of water.

Second Reading:  James 2:11-5

James encourages the people to never show favoritism. He discusses an usher who escorted a rich man to the best seat, while ignoring a poor man. God chose poor people to be rich in faith, so we should never judge people by their riches.

Gospel:  Mark 7:31-37

Some people brought a deaf man who could not speak to Jesus and begged him to lay his hand on the man. Jesus opened the man’s ears and cured his speech impediment. He ordered the people not to tell anyone, but they were too amazed to keep this to themselves.

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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

    September 5 - 12, 2009

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00  P.M.              Cecelia Pracher,  Alma Rose,

Sr. Lorna Walsh, Jean Neuhauser,

Elena Bunnell

9:00 A.M                Kimberly Gamboa, Ana Gamboa,

Raul Gonzales, Mary Liu,

Teresa Picchi, Michael Porcher,

Marites Sanders, Sonya Simril

11:00 A.M.              Gerry Beaulieu, Elisa Davila,

Dennis Emmett, Joe Graham,

Sr. Barbara Hazzard, Allie Holley, Jeanette Louden-Corbett,

Karen Patterson

LECTORS           

5:00 P.M.                Elena Bunnell, Nancy Rieser

9:00 A.M.                Roberto Bethel, Allie Holley

11:00 A.M.                Michelle Benki, Anne Black

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: $62,000.00

Amount donated $45,494.93

We are still $16,505.07 short.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

                                                                                                                                                                BIBLE STUDY GROUP

AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

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 September, 8, 2009 at Our Lady of Lourdes. If you are interested, please contact the parish office.

SUPPORT YOUR PARISH

BECOME A BULLETIN BENEFACTOR

It is that time of the year again when we are renewing the list of benefactors for our Church bulletin. This is also a good time and opportunity for you to become a new sponsor for our bulletin. Donations are $100.00 for the listing throughout the year of your name, or the name of one of your loved ones in remembrance.

If you own a business, or have a friend who owns a business, you may consider putting an ad in our Sunday bulletin. All you have to do is send us your business card and we will do the rest. It is that simple.

Please call the parish office

at (510) 451-1790 Ext. 201 for more information.

SAN DAMIANO RETREAT CENTER

UPCOMING RETREATS

September 18 – 20, 2009

Married Couples Retreat: Marriage as Partnership

Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM,

Richard and Karla Obermesser

September 22-24, 2009

Workshop: Personal & Spiritual Growth into Later Adult Life

Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM

Sr. Kristin Cholewa, CSJ

September 25 – 27, 2009

Living in the World of Recovery:

A Simple Practical Life

Fr. Tom Weston SJ.

Retrouvaille

A lifeline for marriages

Married Single Lifestyle –

The Married Single Lifestyles describes couples that may have lost a sense of closeness they once had as marriage partners and are living more like roommates. Retrouvaille teaches couples how to survive times like these in their marriage. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulty at all levels of marital distress from disillusionment to deep misery. For confidential information about, or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend on September 11-13, 2209 please call 510-648-6874 or email: Oakland@RetroCA.com or visit the website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com .

CATHEDRAL SUNDAY

Please support the Cathedral of Christ the Light on Cathedral Sunday, September 13, 2009.

A special collection will be taken up after all the Masses. You will find envelopes in the pews.

Do you have a desire to deepen

your relationship with God

and become more aware of the Spirits guidance in your life?

Spiritual Direction provides support and encouragement for the spiritual journey.

Consider this for yourself!

For more information call:

Sr. Margaret Lynch s.n.j.m.

(510) 653-3486

RCIA CLASSES

RCIA Classes will start again September 8, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Library, 515 Boden Way.

For more information please call David Sylvester at (510) 435-9017.

HOLY FATHER COLLECTION

CAST THE LIGHT OF CHRIST UPON THE WORLD

The weekend of September 19/20, 2009 our parish will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection. This collection allows the Holy Father to cast the light of Christ upon the world by providing emergency assistance to those who need it most around the globe. Please be generous in the Peter’s Pence collection, September 19/20, 2009. You will find envelopes in the pews.