[email protected] website: www.sjbalameda.org

ST. JOSEPH
BASILICA
1109 Chestnut Street
Alameda, CA 94501
May 29, 2016
Corpus Christi
Sunday
MASS TIMES
Monday through Saturday
8:00am
Saturday Vigil Mass
5:00pm
Sundays
7:30am * 9:30am * 11:30am
7:00pm
Sacrament of Penance
Saturday, 3:30 to 4:30pm
DEVOTIONS
Rosary Mon.- Sat., 7:30am
First Friday Adoration
after the 8:00am Mass
with Vespers at 5:30pm
followed by Benediction
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Wednesday after
8:00am Mass
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
9:00am to 4:30pm
Monday through Friday
Office closed for lunch
Noon to 1:00pm
Volunteer coverage
Sat. & Sun.
8:30am to 1:00pm
Rev. George Alengadan,
Pastor………510-995-9421
[email protected]
Rev. Thi Van Hoang,
Associate Pastor……510-995-9475
[email protected]
Mary Kovalitsky,
Office Manager & Bulletin Editor
510-995-9420…[email protected]
Parish Office phone: 510-522-0181
Parish Office fax: 510-522-2864
Parish Office email:
[email protected]
Facebook.com/sjbalameda
Website: www.sjbalameda.org
OUR MISSION: TO LIVE AS JESUS TEACHES
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. We come to adore
Jesus’ real presence in Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says the Eucharist is “the
source and summit of Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries
and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it”
(CCC #1324).
What makes Catholicism unique is not the dogmas of Mary or the infallibility of the Church, but
the doctrine of Real Presence in the Eucharist. Because of this doctrine, many people have left the Church, for
they did not find the Real Presence. But also because of this doctrine, many people have converted to Catholicism
among which we find Gerard Manley Hopkins, G.K. Chesterton, Blessed Cardinal Newman, Scott Hahn, and many
others. They all just wanted to taste the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. God wanted to enter into our
lives and the best way to do this is to become food for the nourishment of our body and soul.
So let us be mindful of Jesus’ real presence in the bread and wine each time we go to Mass and receive
communion. There are four types of people going to church. 1- a tourist: those who come by to take some
pictures, see the church and the landscape out of their curiosity. 2-an architect: these poeple go to church to see
how the church was built, what kind of material was it made of. 3- a circus goer: these people consider the Mass
as a show: music show, talk show. Since it is a show, the possibility exists that there will be a boring show and a
good show. If the show does not meet their taste, they get bored and leave the Church for Protestant
denominations. 4- a true Christian: those who believe and recognize Jesus’ real presence in the Euchrist. They see
Jesus running the show at Mass, therefore the Mass is never boring.
In fact, there is no such thing as a boring Mass. There are only boring people at Mass: either a boring preacher or
boring participants. At Mass, the homily could be in a language I dont understand, the music could be completely
out of tune, there could be kids running around screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing crayons and eating
snacks or eating crayons and throwing snacks. That’s ok because the moment when I receive the Euchsrist is the
most crucial moment of my week. It is a moment of grace and transformation. No matter how good the music or
preaching is elsewhere, I cant leave the Eucharist. I will not leave Jesus.
Let us be minful of the Real Presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. Each time we receive communion, we are
receiving someone, not something. Therefore, we must receive Him with respect, reverence and awe.
O Sacrament most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, All praise and all thanksgiving, Be every moment Thine.
Congratulations to Brother Matthew Murray who was ordained Deacon on Saturday, May 28 at
Mission San Jose in Fremont. Please keep Deacon Matthew and his family in your prayers.
Fr. Thi Hoang
DON’T FORGET TO JOIN US
Tuesday, May 31, we gather in the Basilica at 7:00pm
and then process around the block while praying the
rosary and singing in different languages to honor our
Mother Mary on the feast of the Visitation and as the
month of May
comes to a
close.
WELCOME THE STRANGER
Our little refugee family, arriving this week, are being put up in a hotel until we have secured a
rental for them. Our eager volunteers are excited to meet them and offer them all the help we can
to adjust to our country. Thanks to the four churches in Alameda we gathered over $6000 over the weekend. Thank you
to all who donated! With that we can begin to provide for them and create a friendly home. Picture them on a long flight
with their 11 month old child, not an easy journey as all parents know, anticipating a new place and new friends, all of
us. We have learned that they have friends in the Afghan community who will also help them adjust and settle. A happy
crowd went to the airport to greet them, bearing gifts, flowers and good wishes, and even a baby gift from our
teens. Thanks for all your prayers, more news later.
REMINDING ALL PARISHIONERS AND YOUR FAMILIES/
FRIENDS:
Listen for Life's "Notes for Nourishment" 2by2 Sundays series continues to bring world-renowned artists
right here to the parish one Sunday afternoon each month!
Donations collected at each (free-will) one-hour concert program help raise funds to benefit organizations
that nourish our community. April's concert (featuring Chinese guzheng master Winnie Wong) collected
very appreciated funds for the Alameda Point Collaborative, and the program in May (featuring Israeli
soprano Ronit Widmann-Levy) benefitted the Alameda Food Bank. Thank you so much to all those who
have attended and donated!
Don't miss the next two programs:
Sunday June 12 @ 2pm will feature a Bay Area favorite, opera baritone Zachary Gordin, with pianist
Donna Stoering, and the collected donations will benefit Project Open Hand.
Sunday July 10 @ 2pm will feature Palestinian oud master and vocalist Naser Musa (the oud is a Middle
-Eastern instrument of the guitar/lute family). Naser is a strong Arab Christian/Catholic who travels to
highly dangerous places of persecution in the Middle East to bring them hope and healing through his
voice and music. He also works with refugees/immigrants and strives, as a member of our Listen for Life
projects, to build bridges of peace across various cultures.
Therefore we felt it would be very fitting if this particular concert collects donations for the "Welcome The
Stranger" program here in Alameda, to benefit the refugee family being hosted through our Catholic
community.
SO - Please, please come! Invite your friends, enjoy a beautiful instrument and artist whom you might
not get many opportunities to hear "live" in this area, and help our refugee family in the process!
CALLING ALL GARDNERS
Do you like to garden? Do you like to trim and plant flowers? If
you do, the garden spaces around the Basilica and Rectory need
your help. We are organizing a group/ministry to provide
sweeping, raking, planting, light pruning and all around
cleaning around our garden spaces. Come and join
together to give our gardens the tender loving care they
deserve. For details, contact Rich Davis at
[email protected] or 510-305-4148.
DID YOU KNOW
WE MET OUR GOAL!
Thanks for your continued
support & generosity!
COLLECTION FOR
May 21/22, 2016
hosting coffee and donuts for the month of April cost the
parish $410? Donations received were $306.54. We ask Weekly Goal
that each family please donate $.50 per donut to off set
Plate Collection
our cost. Thanks so much and we do look forward to
visiting with you over coffee and donuts so please help EFT Collection
out so we can keep this special time going for all.
Total Parish Collection
$13,000.00
$12,427.60
$1,417.75
$13,845.35
eGiving with Faith Direct
This month we are introducing a new and exciting
way for you to support our parish offertory and second collections: Faith Direct. Faith Direct
enables parishioners to make your Church contributions through either direct debit from your
checking/savings account or through your credit/debit card. No more writing checks or searching
for envelopes on the way out the door. Now you can apply the convenience of direct debit to your
parish offerings in much the same way as you may now use it to make your mortgage, car or tuition
payments.
Faith Direct also offers you personalized offertory cards to replace your envelopes for the collection
basket.
Please join me in enrolling by responding to the mailing you will receive or visit
www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely online. Our parish code is CA702.
God Bless You!
Rev. George Alengadan
FAMILY MASS PLANNING MEETING NEXT SUNDAY
Want to help make Mass more meaningful for children while ensuring that everyone is having a prayerful experience?
Come to the Family Mass Planning meeting in the Elementary School at 10:45am on June 5, and discover how you can
help: with organizing, communication, scheduling, coordinating, recruiting, training, making costumes or banners,
etc…. Can’t make the meeting but want to help? Contact Anne Marie at 995-9409.
CALLING ALL ALTAR SERVERS! (AND PROSPECTIVE ALTAR SERVERS)
All altar servers are invited to attend the 5pm Mass on Saturday June 11, to be recognized for their
service AND to enjoy pizza afterwards. Please RSVP to Tristan at [email protected] by June
8. If your child is an altar server and you have not received an email from Tristan, please email him
ASAP with your child’s name and your contact information.
Not an altar server yet? Children who have already received First Eucharist can attend a training
that morning at 11am in the Basilica. Parents are requested to attend also. Training is mandatory.
SAINT JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART SHOW 2016
The annual SJES Art Show and Root Beer Float Social, held the evening of Monday May 16, was once again an amazing community event. The Art Show is hosted and put together by the Art Docent program (part of the PTG). The Art
Show displays over 600 pieces of art from every student at SJES. The students do an incredible job and really enjoy the
Art Docent Program. The Art Docent program, coordinated by Tony Steur, is run by Parent Volunteers with great
support from our Art Teacher Ms. Jessica Moore. We would like to thank all of the Class Art Docents and all the program volunteers who do the in-class projects and put on the Art Show. We would also like to thank all of our student
volunteers for their
assistance in prepping the
Art Show and serving the
Root Beer Floats under the
leadership of Andrew Fowler
and Natalie Langford. And a
huge thank you to all those
who attended.
WE CELEBRATE OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 2016
GOD BLESSYOU AND GOOD LUCK!
St. Joseph Notre Dame High School Graduates of June 4, 2016!
Noah Abel; Riel Gia Aguinaldo; Alfonso Alonso; Sara Amare; Spencer Anderson;
Danielle Apilado; Alexia Aranda; Alejandro Argueta; Joshua Atkins; Matthew Bacon;
Dharma Batoy;Taylor Blumkin; Andrea Briones; Gerome Cacho; Ashleen Calhan;
Kaleb Cervantes; Elena Chai; Natalie Coberg; Ormand Cooper; Anekaila Crevani;
Nathan Cross; Michael Cuellar; Sean De leon; Rachel Dean; Andrew DeLapo;
Christopher Dell’Osso;Jack Delmore; Kami Der; Joseph DiGiulio; Jozlyn Dimacali;
Emma Doud; Avery Dueberry; Jessica Edwards; Alexander Elfar’ Brannen Elshire;
Angelica Enriquez; Gabriela Espinoza; Grace Falkner; Koby Fiorello; Satchel Fisher;
Alexander Fisher-Wagner; Bennison Flores Jr.; Cara Freccero; Gabriella Freschi; Gregory Galvan;
Quinn Gilchrist; Sofia Gonzalez; Hannah Gorham; Matthew Graybeal; Octavio Guzman; Kevin Harris;
Miles Harris; Astrid Hernandez; Christine Hovermale; Colin Karch; Jack Keane; Ayesa Kearns;
Destiney Knuckles; Owen Koffler; Assata Konte; Emily Lara; Michael Lee; James Lemos; Abigail Leong;
Caylah Lindsay; Mia Love-Sangco; Cameron MacEwan; Christopher Mahler; Steven Manzo;
Jessica Marquez; Diego Marroquin; Carmina “Marty” Martinez; Stephanie McAdams; Garrett Monteiro; Adriana Morales; Augustus Moseley; Gilbert Munoz; Katherine Nocon; Adamma O’Brien; Kelly O’Donnell;
Grace Oransky; Tania Ortiz-Rosales; Bryon Osorio; Rishi Panchal; Emanuel Pangilinan-Lane; Justin Pasion;
Julissa Perez; Maximillian Perez; Devin Pham; RJ Rodney Pimentel; Cameron Putterman; Dalia Quezada;
Aaron Ramos; Nathan Ramos; Daniel Ratto; Joseph Ratto; Raigan Reeves; Vincent Republicano;
Matthew Reveles; Isabel Reyes; Tara Rios; Joseph Rockwell; Ysela Rodriguez; Carmen Sanchez;
Nicholas Sartini; Eleanor Seiwald; Ruben Souza; Dominique Thornton; Calvin Tran; Jason Tran;
Vanessa Vonnegut; Halie Wayne; Patrick Yajko.
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES OF JUNE 1, 2016!
Lucas Charles Argueta; Jane Olivia Bacon; Kamaya Browning; Leah Marin Carlson; Megan Alyssa Flaherty;
Gianna Dorissa Soledad Focarazzo; Andrew Madison Fowler; Matthew Leonard Goode;
Cynthia Arianna Guzman; Ella Grace Hester; Sebastian Charles Hurtubise; Juliette Lynn Ingram;
Phylicia Monique Johnson; Aislinn Sahrang Kenny; Natalie Grace Langford; Jackson Paul McDermott;
Jackson Mathew Michniak; Jeremy K. Ngo; Trish Tran Ngo; Kristen Elizabeth O’Donnell; Mia Elise Pérez;
Annabella Grace Pirrotta; Carly Ann Powers; Alyssa Hope Rito; Milo Kenney Shook; Davis William Steward;
Jacob William Tamor; Hena Tariq; Tibor E. Thompson; Alex Wong; Hermona Yared.
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, May 28
8:00 a.m. Santiago D. David †
5:00 p.m. Will McCune †
Sunday, May 29
7:30 a.m. Urszula Kusior †
9:30 a.m. Erlinda T. Awayan †
Faustino & Benebida Osalbo †
11:30 a.m. Barcelona family, Thanksgiving
7:00 p.m. For the people of the parish, liv. & dec.
Monday, May 30
8:00 a.m. Sgt. Joseph Irwin †
Tuesday, May 31
8:00 a.m. Urszula Kusior †
Wednesday, June 1
8:00 a.m. James Edward Cody II †
Thursday, June 2
8:00 a.m. Liliano Lupetti † Oscar Reyes †
Friday, June 3
8:00 a.m. Dave & Vi Cary
Saturday, June 4
8:00 a.m. Liz Dunn †
5:00 p.m. For the people of the parish liv. & dec.
Sunday, June 5
7:30 a.m. Duane Hansen †
9:30 a.m. Genevieve & Emilio Avila †
Brigido Aquino † death anniversary
11:30 a.m. Elizabeth Clair †
7:00 p.m. Armand Poyant †
Let us remember...All those who have died,
especially Joan Eilene LaHue (Mike’s Mother), James
William Conway, (Memorial Mass on Tues., May 31
@ 1pm).
UPCOMING MEETINGS/EVENTS
June 5: Dr. John Rizzo (new SJES Principal) at
9:30 Mass
June 5: Family Mass planning meeting 10:45am
in the Rectory Dining Room
June 11 Training for new Altar Servers
@ 11:00am in the Basilica
June 11: Fr Tony Herrera's 25th anniversary
Mass , 4:30pm at St Barnabas
June 13: Guadalupe Ministry meeting in Parish
Center
June 19: Family Mass at 9:30
OUR PARISH OFFICE WILL BE
CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 30
TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL
DAY.
Memorial Day, originally called
Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in
service of the United States of America.
Over two dozen cities and towns claim
to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo
N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial
Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s
difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day.
(www.usmemorialday.org)
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF
OAKLAND DIOCESE SCHOOLS
Father Larry Young, currently pastor of
St. Patrick Parish in Rodeo, has been
announced as interim superintendent of the
Oakland Diocese’s school system.
“Father Young’s service as interim superintendent will allow us to move forward decisively with our
vision to transform our schools as centers of faith and
knowledge,” Bishop Barber said in making the announcement.
The Diocese of Oakland is conducting a national search
for a permanent superintendent. That committee is
headed by Father George Mockel, Vicar General for the
Diocese. The Diocese of Oakland serves two counties in
the East Bay region, Alameda and Contra Costa, and has
nine high schools and 44 elementary and middle schools.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Garth Waters,
Ester Cate, Elvie Mendoza, Joan Cummings, Dick Anderson
John Cashman, Jeff Murray, Rita Pollen, Sam Kong Kee, Josslyn Tramel, Marge Smith, Sandy Anderson, Carola Devlin
(Ireland), Numeriano Jamir Balza, Kekoa Leo Mahina O’Hoku
Love Baculpo, Lori Agazzi, Martinez Espinoza, Elisa Lee,
Kyle Anthony, Jennifer Lizardo, Doreen McAfee, Ernesto Sanchez, Jennifer Manchester, Carrida Ward, Dianne Nobriega,
Herb Robles, Dr. Benjamin Reyes, Ramon Tirona, Fr. Jim
Sloan, Patricia Glynn, Gail Crichton, Lily Hansen, Sherry Crevani, Gina S. Corral, Baby Leo, Charles H. Thomas, Jim
Lynch, Joey Camacho, Iong & Fong Che, Mr/Mrs. James
West, Patricia Becker, Alejandro Elopre, Robert Santos, Billy
Caver, Juner Valencia, Florence Anne Cordray, Juana
Valenzuela, Rachel Sutherland, Carlie Bell, L. Corral, Blanca
Herzog, Juanita Estrellas, Tom Hall, Jim Langowski, Ofelia
Osalbo, Christopher Herrera, Nimfa Banzuelo, Robert Torres,
Amelia Miguel, Juanita Estrellas, Edis Rodriguez, Anna
Cheung, Kirk Miller, Vincent Gueverra, Maria C. Sanchez,
Lucy Ramirez, Jo Leitz, Vicky Rosen, Nico Stavrianopoluos.
For prayer requests, please call the Parish Office, 522-0181
Please let the office know when you want your name
removed from the list. Thank you.
ST. JOSEPH BASILICA
1109 CHESTNUT STREET
PHONE: 510-522-0181 — FAX: 510-522-2864
Email: [email protected]
website: www.sjbalameda.org
PARISH STAFF
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Preparation for registered, active parishioners
should begin at least six months in advance of
the proposed wedding date. Please contact
Fr. George, 995-9421 or
Mary Kovalitsky at 995-9420.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Please stop by the Parish office or check our
website under “Sacraments” for information,
schedule and registration form
for infant baptism (6 or younger)
or contact Mary, 995-9420.
Sister Kim Nguyen, Youth Ministry Coordinator
510-995-95………………[email protected]
Julie Pond, Coordinator Finances, Facilities/Events
510-995-9411………………[email protected]
David Howitt, Music Director
510-995-9403……………[email protected]
Michael Chinnavaso, 7 PM Music Coordinator
510-522-0181……………[email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul………………24-hour hot-line
510-995-9471
ARE YOU NEW TO OUR PARISH?
St. Joseph’s is an active and diverse parish.
If you are new, please fill out a
registration form at the
Parish Office, in the church’s vestibule or
online at www.sjbalameda.org
PLEASE SUBMIT BULLETIN INFORMATION
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT
ST. JOSEPH MINISTRIES
Newcomers are welcome to join
Monday, 7:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, 7:30-9pm
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am
Thursday, 10:00-11:30am
1st Monday, 6:45-8:00pm
Thursday, 4:00-5:00pm
1st Wednesday, 7pm
3rd Monday, 7:30-9:30pm
2nd Thursday, 7-8:30pm
Wed.,8:30-10:00am
Sat., 8:30-10:30am
Eric Bertelsen, Liturgy Coordinator
510-995-9404…..………[email protected]
Tamara Centeno, Wedding Coordinator
510-282-4621……………[email protected]
For adults or children over age 6
please contact Anne Marie, 995-9409.
All God’s Children
Charismatic Prayer Group
Basilica Choir rehearsal
Bible Study
Bible Study
Boy Scouts
Children’s Choir
Girl Scouts
Grief Support
Knights of Columbus
Legion of Mary
Legion of Mary
Anne Marie Fourre, Director of Faith Formation
510-995-9409……….……[email protected]
COMMUNITY STAFF
Milt Werner, Interim Principal of SJND High School
510-523-1526................. ……[email protected]
Marilyn Marchi, Principal of SJES
510-522-4456…………...……[email protected]
Matthew Murray, Campus Life Minister………
510-995-9444……………………[email protected]
Pastoral Care Team
RR
BAS
SJR
RDR
SJR
BAS
SJR
DR
SJR
RR
RR
Rite of Christian Initiation
/ Inquiry
Scripture Reflection
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Taize Prayer Service
Young Ladies Institute
7pm Spirit Ensemble
rehearsal
1st Sat. , 8:45-9:30am
SJND Classroom #106
Wed. 7:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, 7 to 8:30pm
4th Thursday 7:00-7:30pm
4th Friday, 8:00-9pm
2nd/4th Mon., 7:00-8:30pm
Thursday, 7:30-9:00pm
DR
SJR
SJR
BAS
SJR
BAS
BAS/ Basilica SJR/ St. Joseph Room (in Parish Center)
DR/ Damien Rm. (in Parish Center) RR/Reconciliation Room
FDR/ Faculty Dining Room (San Jose Hall)
BULLETIN NUMBER
421600
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
St. Joseph Basilica
1109 Chestnut Street
Alameda, CA 94501
TELEPHONE: 510-995-9420
CONTACT PERSON: Mary Kovalitsky
EMAIL: [email protected]
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