November 1, 2009

First Reading:  Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14

I, John saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, “Do not damage the land or the sea or the trees until we put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of God.”

Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3

Beloved see what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed.

Gospel:  Matthew 5:1-12a

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

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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

    October 31 – November 7,  2009

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 P.M.         Eileen Herrmann, Mary McGowan,

Sr. Mary Liam Brock, Cecelia Pracher,

Sr. Lorna Walsh

9:00 A.M          Almaz Yihdego, Bill Branca,

Lucie Durand, Kimberly Gamboa, Raul Gonzales, Mary Liu,

Teresa Picchi, Michael Porcher

11:00 A.M.        Nikiya Arcia, Elisa Davila,

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

Karen Patterson, Lynda Suciu

LECTORS     

5:00 P.M.         Michelle Benki, Eileen Herrman

9:00 A.M.         Ruthanne Allen-Hunt, John Hunt

11:00 A.M.        Gerry Beaulieu, Nikiya Arcia

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 $48,446.60

We are still    $13,553.40 short.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

      CATHOLIC VOICE COLLECTION

There is still time to make your donation for the Catholic Voice if you did not do so last weekend. The Voice will not be mailing reminder envelopes, so please make a check payable to Our Lady of Lourdes Church and drop it in the collection today. Your contribution will help the parish defray its assessment for the Catholic Voice.

Assessment for the year $5,160.00.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Married Couples: What makes us both truly human and truly like God? It is 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 WWME weekend being held in Pleasanton the weekend of November 20-22, 2009 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 got to http://www.rekindleyourmarriage.org

BISHOP O’DOWD HIGH SCHOOL

Open House –

Sunday, November 1, 2009 

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The open house is an opportunity to explore the Bishop O’Dowd campus, meet faculty, administration and students and learn about the academic, co-curricular and campus ministry programs, no reservation required.

Retrouvaille

A lifeline for marriages

Married Single Lifestyle –

The Married Single Lifestyle 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, or to register please call 510-648-6874 or email: Oakland@RetroCA.com or visit the website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com.

CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

COLLECTION NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Imagine life below the poverty line, where one in eight Americans struggles every day to hang on. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development helps people to create permanent solutions to the problem of poverty in their communities. Be part of the numbers that care; give generously to the CCHD Appeal on November 21, 2009