Text Box: of sacred music. Died 3rd century. ST. CECILIA PARTY for our Choirs About 90 people (children, youth and adults) sing in our church during our Sunday and Holyday Masses, beautifying our liturgies. We are very grateful for their dedication. Many visitors to our church are full of admiration for our choirs. The patron saint of music and singing is St. Cecilia. Her feast day is November 22. On Saturday, November 22nd in our church, there will be a special celebration for St. Cecilia to honor her during the 5.00PM Holy Mass, and, after the liturgical celebration in the church, we will have a dinner in our Parish Hall for all the members of our choirs. Those who like to join our choirs are also welcomed. ST. CECILIA PRAY FOR US. ALMS GIVING Many people around the world are hungry every day. They have no chance to satisfy their hunger even once. Every time of the year is good to share. Our Lord Jesus said: “I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me”!!!. Please share whatever you have with others, who are less fortunate than you. We are collecting imperishable food items for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society to feed the hungry people in Oakland. In the vestibule of our church barrels for food are placed. PLEASE SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH HUNGRY PEOPLE. OUR PARISH BULLETIN Additional advertising support is needed to cover expenses of printing our Parish Bulletin. If you are a business owner, or know of someone who might wish to place an add, please e-mail to our BULLETIN PUBLISHER:mpublications@sbcglobal.net;or them: 888-253-4358. Please patronize our advertisers. CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE LIGHT We thank all of you who donated generously to the CATHEDRAL FUND. We collected for the Cathedral Fund a total of $4,482.00! Please do not halt your generosity. You can send donations any time to support the Cathedral. Remember: It’s your Cathedral. Make a check to: St. Margaret Mary with memo: for new Cathedral. If you are not prepared to make this donation today, you can give any time. We are praying for all benefactors of our parish and for all those who support St. Margaret Mary Parish’s gift for our Cathedral. Text Box: SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING - Sunday, November 23rd On next Sunday November 23rd we will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. It is the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. The Solemnity of Christ the King is a Holy Day in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. This feast was instituted by Pope Pius XI on 11 December in 1925 in his encyclical ''Quas Primas''. At that time he saw the rise of Atheism, Communism and Secularism as a direct result of man's turning away from Christ's sovereignty, and man's denying of the authority of Christ's Church. This result was "disorder" or a move away from the Divine Order. The Feast of Christ the King was set on the last Sunday in October. After the Second Vatican Council, the calendar reforms of 1969 moved the date of the Feast of Christ the King to the last Sunday before the next liturgical year's Advent (Advent marking the start of the liturgical year); Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas Day. Before this change, the Sunday before Advent bore the designation "Last Sunday After Pentecost" and had its own special Mass, regardless of the number of Sundays there were between Pentecost and Advent (23 to 28) in that particular year. CHRISTUS VINCIT, CHRISTUS REGNAT, CHRISTUS IMPERAT. CATHOLIC CEMETERIES On Sat. & Sunday, Nov. 22/23, we are hosting the Counselors from the Catholic Cemeteries in our parish to discuss the spiritual and practical reasons for learning about Catholic Cemeteries. The session includes a short video, and a question/answer opportunity. ALL ARE WELCOMED. For more information, please contact Eric Karleskind (510) 537-6600 or erick@catholiccemeteries.org. THANKSGIVING DAY (4th Thursday of November; this year November 27th) Thanksgiving Day is meant to be more than a single day on which we express thanks. Originally, of course, it was intended as an occasion to show appreciation for the abundant harvest season. We have literally thousands of reasons to be appreciative. Our litanies of thanksgiving would normally include: good health, plenty of food, a fine home, a caring family, loving friends and a strong country. Then, there are all the wonderful freedoms we possess as citizens of the United States. The list is practically unending. How easy it is to take them all for granted and never reflect or recall where our blessings originated. Who died that we would have these many benefits? Who has been especially good to us? Have we, or how have we, said thanks? The Old Testament recommends spending not only a day for celebrating thanksgiving but 7 weeks each year. Jesus asks us not only to be thankful but to express our thanks. Could we transform this annual holiday into a personal holyday? In our church on November 27th we will celebrate three Holy Masses: 8.00 & 10.30AM, and 12.00