Text Box: address) for more information about upcoming events. Of course, if you need any information about the Guild please feel free to contact Mary Sullivan at (510)521-9243 or Lily Mullen at (925)827-1946, or lilypad@sysmatrix.net Have a blessed Easter Season!! TORCH TEENS CORNER The TORCH Teens cordially invite all dads and their daughters to a Father-Daughter Dance Come join in the fun as the dads show off their awesome (or maybe not-so-awesome but always fun) dance moves. Next Saturday, April 12, 2008 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. St. Margaret Mary’s Church Hall 1219 Excelsior Avenue, Oakland Space is limited! R.S.V.P. by sending in the bottom of this form with payment no later than 4/5/08 to: Joni Durling, 4401 Wolverine Way, Antioch, CA 94531 For questions, contact Joni at 925-757-6896 or joni@durlingfamily.net 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 Text Box: 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.net or (925)827-1946. USED BOOK SALE - Sunday, April 20, 9-1 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! 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 our children waiting for their VERY IMPORTANT DAY, when they receive, for the first time, Jesus in the Holy Eucharist; and pray also for their parents and teachers. OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CHILDREN AND TO THEIR PARENTS. THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION Confession is one of the least understood sacraments in the Catholic Church. In reconciling us to God, it is a great source of grace, and Catholics are encouraged to take advantage of it often. What is Confession? What is its purpose and its effects? What are its requirements? Can we confess our sins directly to God, or must we go through a priest?