Text Box: HOME SCHOOL CURRICULUM FAIR TORCH of the East Bay (a support group for Catholic home school families) will host a curriculum fair in the parish hall at St. Margaret Mary Church, on Sunday, April 20, 9-1 pm If you are curious about home schooling, and you think your child needs an educational change, or you just want to supplement their public or private school education, come and have your questions answered. Veteran home school parents will be displaying their favorite (and least favorite) curriculum and will be available to meet you. For more information, please contact Lily Mullen at lilypad@sysmatrix.ne t or (925)827-1946. USED BOOK SALE - Next Sunday, April 20, 9am -1 pm All categories of used books, videos and educational materials will be available for sale in the church hall. Come and look for new curriculum for your family or new reading material for yourself, at a fraction of the cost of new. Done with books and won't need them anymore? Have you run out of shelves??? TORCH is accepting donations of books for the book sale. All proceeds will be used to purchase relevant books for its lending library. Contact Lily Mullen (925)827-1946) if you have items you would like to donate. Hope to see you on the 20th! ST. ANNE’S GUILD CORNER The Wine and Cheese Evening will take place on Saturday, May 10 at 6:30 pm at the Cumbelich home in Piedmont. Everyone interested in the work and mission of the St. Anne’s Guild in our parish is invited to attend. Please put this fun event on your calendar! Look for more information in the upcoming weeks. If you need any information about the Guild please contact Mary Sullivan at (510)521-9243 or Lily Mullen at (925)827-1946 SPIRITUAL BOUQUET: following his Regensburg Address in September 2006 discussing Moslem-Christian relations, we became concerned for the safety of our Pope. In response, we started a Spiritual Bouquet dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI: that he will grow in wisdom and strength, that Text Box: his health be safeguarded, and for the conversion of his enemies. Each month we collect pledge-offering prayers, and send them as a Spiritual Bouquet card to his Holiness from St. Margaret Mary. These efforts have been recognized by Rome in the form of letters of gratitude from the Papal Nuncio. If you would like to help, please send prayer offerings by phone to Arlene Maderious (510 799-4678) or by e-mail to kuhl2@llnl.gov. To learn more visit the parish web-site. PRAY FOR ALL SICK: For all who are sick: members of our families, friends, parishioners, and, especially: Fr. Joseph Fiedorowicz; Titus Ekanem; Angie Leitao; Maynard & Irene Omernik; Harry McVey; Andy & Vic Miloslavich; Lianne Claver; Martin Koch; Bro. Paul McCarthy; Jenny Maderious; Rachel Ott; Donald Braten; Nellie Lydon; Zbigniew (Ziggi) Wawer - father of Fr. Robert Wawer ; Dave Van Sciver; James Maloney; Harry Garland; Jose Isidro; Joseph Catanzaro; the Reichmuth Family; Halina Osinski; Mary Gomes (Goam); Gregory s Grayson; Fr. Tony Herrera; Msgr. William Mullen; Claire Cortright; Scott Bailey; Msgr Robert Adams; baby Monica Rose Hockel; Fr Tom Edwards; Kasia Boron; Roy Zahn; and those whose names are written in the Book of the Sick and all sick people in the entire world, let us pray to the Lord. PRAY FOR THE DEAD: For deceased members of our families, friends, parishioners & benefactors of our Parish: Bill Leitao; Harry Winkler; Inetta Calori; those who died recently: Zenon Dzikowski; Fr. Emmanuel Muessiggang, OFM; and for all the faithful departed, especially, for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory; and that their intercession may assist us in this life, let us pray to the Lord. PRAY FOR SERVICEMEN & SOLDIERS: Robert Hoops; Thomas Campana; Brian Duka-Smith; Steven Mayer; Connor O’Keefe; Matthew Valenzuela & other American soldiers and serviceman - for their safety. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION On Sunday, May 18th; the children of our Parish receive, for the first time in their lives, Holy Communion. Please pray for