Text Box: homeless, elderly and sick. She died in 1617 at the age of 31. First declared saint of the New World (1672); patroness of the Philippines and of South America, especially Peru; also of florists and gardeners. August 24 – St. Bartholomew – The Apostle and Martyr is identified perhaps with Nathaniel, “in whom there is no guile” He preached the Gospel in India and Armenia where he was flayed alive August 25 – St. Louis IX of France – model ruler and father of 11 children; Franciscan tertiary who cared especially for lepers; built Sainte Chapelle in Paris as a reliquary for the crown of thorns; while on his second crusade, died of the plague near Tunis in 1270. Patron of masons and sculptors. The same day St. Joseph Calasanz – from Aragon; founded (1617 Clerics Regular of Religious Schools “Piarists”), today numbering some 1,450 religious; dedicated to helping poor children; faced many trials and calumnies for his work, including the temporary suppression of his Institute; patron of all Christian schools dedicated to assisting the poor. August 28 – St. Augustine –Bishop & doctor of the Church – born in Tagaste, north Africa; he received baptism at age 3 from St.Ambrose. After a dissolute life, repented and elected bishop of Hippo; combated Manichees, the Donatist, and Pelagius; most noted for his Confession and City of God; over 500 homilies are extant; considered a funder of monastic life in the West, his Rule (whose mantra for community life is “anima una et cor unum ad Deum” is observed by over 100 religious communities today, including the Augustinian Canons Regular, Friars, and Sisters; Dominicans, Norbertines, Trinitarians, Ursulines, and the Visitation Order; one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church; called “Doctor of Grace.” August 29 - The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist – In addition to the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24), the Church, since the fourth century, commemorates the martyrdom of Christ's precursor. According to the Roman Martyrology, this day marks "the second finding of his most venerable head." The body of the saint was buried in Samaria. In the year 362 pagans desecrated the grave and burned his remains. Only a small portion of his relics were able to be saved by monks and sent to St. Athanasius at Alexandria. ******************************************* 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. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS & CLEANING TEAM FOR THE CHURCH We all appreciate the beautiful floral arrangements in our Church. Is there no one else who would like to keep our church beautiful? We urgently need more volunteers to learn and help to arrange flowers in our church. We need you urgently. We also greatly need families and single persons to clean our Text Box: church. THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSITIVE ANSWER. We still need more people. If you would like to help, please contact the Parish Office510-482-0596. OUR PARISH BULLETIN Additional advertising support is needed to cover expenses of printing our Parish Bulletin. Now we have 8 pages every week. If you are a business owner, or know of someone who might wish to place an add, in our BULLETIN PUBLISHER; please send them an e-mail: mpublications@sbcglobal.net; or call at: 888-253-4358. Please patronize our advertisers. PRAY FOR OUR SERVICEMEN & SOLDIERS: Robert Hoops, Thomas Campana, Connor O’Keefe, Matthew Valenzuela, Steven Mayer; John Molinari & other American soldiers and servicemen. PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK: For all who are sick: Members of our families, friends, parishioners, and especially: Fr Vladimir Kozina; Fr. Joseph Fiedorowicz; Fr. Theo Palis; Msgr. Robert Adams; Sister Antoinette Fong; Titus Ekanem; Donald Braten; Martha Tork; Lianne Claver; Juan & Nancy Duenas; Jose Isidro; Frank & Imogene Martin; Paul Valerovski; Harry & Betty Garland; Anthony Krzyzanski; Giovanni & Elisa Mancarti; Ted Price; Myrna Lanzar; Truyen Ha; Robert Dale; Rachel Ott; Maureen Nassiri; Freddie Martinez; Carlos Rodriguez; Chris Clark; Jeremy Bedig; Lilian Lizotte; Dale Sherry; Melissa Loya -Triffelt; Peter McDonough; Albert Hill Sr; Jeanette Zugnoni; Vivian Tuma; ............. and those whose names are written in the Book of the Sick, and all sick people in the entire world. PRAY FOR THE DEAD: For the deceased members of our families, friends, parishioners & benefactors of our parish: Bill Leitao; Harry Winkler; Inetta Calori; Michael Smith; those who died recently: Edward Markovits; Joel Barrios; John Kachmash; Andy Ferreira; .............. and for all the faithful departed, especially for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory. NINERS (The poem about Novena of First Fridays of the month, by Father Don McDonnell): If to Communion you will go; For nine First Fridays in a row; With Christ forever you will be; And God forever you will see. BLESSING OF CARS. On Saturday, July 25 at the 5pm Holy Mass and Sunday July 26 at the 8:30 & 10:.30 Masses, cars will be blessed in front of the Church