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 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: Frutosa Encinias; Bill Miller;          and for all the faithful departed, especially for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory.

 

PARISH LIBRARY NEWS: 

       Thank you to everyone who donated, sorted or bought books during the last two book sales.  We will have another book sale today on Sunday June 7 from 9am to 1 pm.:  $1 per book or $5 per bag-full.  Come help us raise money to purchase books for the library. 

If you have books, audio or videos you would like to donate, please contact Lily Mullen at (925) 827-1946 or lily.mullen@gmail.com  we accept all kinds of aforementioned materials.

       If you would like to get involved in the Parish library project, please contact Lily.  The parish lending library hopes to open later this year and will be available to all registered parishioners.

 

ST. MARGARET MARY JOBS NETWORK

Have you lost your job?

Do you know someone who is hiring? 

Are you an employer with job opportunities? 

      We ask parishioners who know of any employment opportunities, great or small, full or part-time, permanent or temporary, to send that information to our parish office to be passed on to our parishioners who are looking for work. Please notify the parish office by email at stmargaretm@yahoo.com or Lynn Suer, jobs coordinator, at lynnsuer@aol.com if you know of any available jobs or if you are in need of a job.  You may also phone the parish office at 510 482-0596 or send a letter to St. Margaret Mary Church, 1219 Excelsior Ave., Oakland, CA 94610.

 

A Prayer for Job Seekers

       Gracious and loving God, you know our need for meaningful work. Send your Holy Spirit to guide those who are searching for employment. Help them to recognize the gifts and talents you have given them. Deepen their desire to follow your will. Inspire them as they contact potential employers. Give them patience as they wait for responses.

       Shelter them from feelings of rejection. Protect them from discouragement. Give them courage to overcome fear.

       Shower on them the. graces they need to persevere. Let this time of searching become an opportunity to grow in faith, to cultivate the virtue of hope, and to experience your healing love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

POPE PRAYS FOR THE FALLEN OF ALL WARS AND ALL NATIONS

On Sunday, May 24, the Holy Father visited Monte Cassino Abbey. After celebrating Vespers, at 6 p.m. the Pope travelled by car to the Polish military cemetery at Monte Cassino which contains the bodies of 1,052 soldiers who died in the battle of May 1944 against German forces occupying the hill

on which the abbey stands. The Holy Father lit a votive candle and recited the following prayer for the fallen of all countries in all wars:

 

"O God, our Father,

endless source of life and peace,

welcome into Your merciful embrace

the fallen of the war that raged here,

the fallen on all wars that have bloodied the earth.

Grant that they may enjoy the light that does not fail,

which, in the reflection of Your splendour,

illumines the consciences of all men and women of good will.

You, Who in Your Son Jesus Christ gave suffering humanity

a glorious witness of Your love for us,

You, Who in our Lord Christ

gave us the sign of a suffering that is never in vain,

but fruitful in Your redeeming power,

grant those who yet suffer

for the blind violence of fratricidal wars

the strength of the hope that does not fade,

the dream of a definitive civilisation of life,

the courage of a real and daily activity of peace.

Give us your Paraclete Spirit

so that the men of our time

may understand that the gift of peace

is much more precious than any corruptible treasure,

and that, while awaiting the day that does not end ,

we are all called to be builders of peace for the future of Your children.

Make all Christians more convinced witnesses of life,

the inestimable gift of Your love,

You Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen".

 

       Having completed his visit to the cemetery, the Holy Father travelled back to the abbey. There he greeted the civic authorities who had welcomed him on his arrival in the morning, then boarded his helicopter, arriving back in the Vatican at 7.30 p.m.

 

ST.  ANNE’S GUILD CORNER:

       Congratulations to the new slate of officers who will lead the Guild next year:  Sara Cumbelich, president, Mary Muth, Vice President, Bill Duffy, treasurer, and Lily Mullen, secretary. 

       A heartfelt THANK YOU goes to this past year’s officers who worked tirelessly for our parish:  Grace da Silva, Linda Fealy, Hugo da Silva, Bill Duffy and Frances Geiger.

       Last Saturday, May 30 special  Mass was celebrated for St. Anne’s Guild new officers, and their families.

Scheduled upcoming events, please mark your calendars!

 

1. Sunday, July 19 @ 3 pm; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel BBQ.