Text Box: August 19 – St. John Eudes – priest - founded in 1643 the Congregation of Jesus and Mary for training the clergy; also founded The Sisters of the Good Shepherd to assist morally-endangered women, especially prostitutes; promoted devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Died 1680. August 20 – St. Benard, abbot and doctor of the Church – Cistercian Abbot of Clairvaux; reformer and spiritual author of sermons; founder of 68 monasteries. Patron of Gibraltar. Died 1153. August 21 – St. Pius X , pope – undertook liturgical and canonical reforms especially communion for children and frequent communion for adults; condemned Modernism in Lamentabili ties and Pascendi dominici gregis (1907); wished “to renew all things in Christ”; patron of sick pilgrims. ST. ANNE’S GUILD CORNER: Scheduled upcoming events, please mark your calendars! Sunday, October 4; Harvest Bake sale, after all Masses. Sunday October 18; St. Margaret Mary Feast Day Dinner- @ 3 pm Sunday, December 13, Gaudete Bake Sale; after all Masses. TV FOCUS ON CHURCHES OF ROME, MEDIA Special programs on EWTN include, "Pilgrim Churches of Rome ", an engaging tour of seven historic churches frequented by pilgrims for centuries and will air Aug 23 @ 7 PM and Aug 25 @ 11 AM.  Also, media veteran Teresa Tomeo will host, "Noise", a five-part series about the media from a Catholic perspective and will air Aug 24-29 @ 12 AM and 3:30 PM EWTN is carried on AT&T #562, Astound #116, Comcast #229, Direct #370, and DISH #261. Youth Concert featuring: Joyful Noise Saturday, August 22, 2009 7-9pm Saint Charles Borromeo 1315 Lomitas Ave. ( near Concannon Blvd.) Livermore, Ca 94550 Contact : Eileen Burrell at : Eileen@ stcharlesborrmeo.org And when you email Eileen to find out more about this terrific band, welcome her! She is the new Youth Minister at St. Charles Borromeo! Please keep Eileen in prayer as she begins to breathe new life into the youth program of her parish. Text Box: Pro-Life Boot Camp: Saturday, August 29 at Christ the Light Parish Hall, Oakland The boot camp is filling up FAST. We have room for 100 High School teens and space is running out! Register today, permission forms Join other pro-life high school and college students for this first-ever Bay Area event! Speakers include Bishop Cordileone, Walter Hoye, Dolores Meehan (Walk for Life co-founder) and more! Register by August 21 for a discount. Contact Joe Murray at jmurray@oakdiocese.org or 510-267-8389. Our Second evening to “Discover your Mission through Prayer” Open to Young Adults:18-35 The first one, August 4, 2009 was a BIG HIT with the Young Adults! Over 30 in attendance, Adoration, scripture readings, great meditations, Night Prayer and Benediction. Oh yeah, there was food and LOTS of friend making and networking going on! If your young adults are looking for a quiet evening of prayer, send them to the Cathedral in Oakland ! Tuesday, September 15, 7:30pm, Cathedral of Christ the Light. YEAR OF THE PRIEST Dear friends and fellow parishioners, As many of you know, our Holy Father declared this the “Year of the Priest”. It would be good if we, the parishioners of St. Margaret Mary Church, could honor our own two priests, Father Stan Zak and Father Jean Marie Moreau. The patron saint of parish priests is St. John Vianney. Will you join with me and others and make a monetary donation in order to purchase a statue of St. John Vianney so we can add this statue to the other beautiful ones in our church? This statue can be a meaningful outward sign of the commemoration of the “Year of the Priest” that our church will always have. There is no set amount asked for of each family or individual. Let your heart be guided by the Holy Spirit to give what you can. If you are unable to donate monetarily, then please pray that the funds will be made available to purchase this gift. When we finish our searching for the statue we will give you more details. Please wait for more information and look for envelopes in the pews. They can be dropped in the collection baskets or put in the special box labeled “St. John Vianney Statue donations” at the entrance to the church. Thank you and God bless you for your kindness. A fellow parishioner