Text Box: CCD and RCIA Our CCD & RCIA programs we started Last Sunday, September 7. We still accepting children and adults for this programs. Registration Forms are available in the vestibule of the church. Classes will take place on Sunday mornings between 9:35 - 10:25. The classes offered in our Parish are: the preparation classes for the sacraments:  First Confession and Communion, Confirmation and RCIA. CCD classes offered this school year are as follows: 1st Grade; 2nd Grade; 7-9 yr. class; 10-13 yr. class (This will be a 30 minute class to accommodate altar boys.); there will be a high school level CCD class in addition to the Confirmation class; Confirmation & RCIA. If you need some more information, please contact Fr. Stan or Patricia Hierro. Candidates for RCIA (adults who are interested in becoming Catholic) maybe your spouses relatives, friends or neighbors, please contact Father Stanislaw Zak, 510-482-0596, ext. 202, as soon as possible. SVDPS The St. Vincent de Paul Conference of St. Margaret Mary’s is a small group of individuals who meet once a month. The conference supports the work of the SVdPS District Council of Alameda, including the free dining hall, men's center and visitation center in West Oakland. We also provide financial and material assistance to needy parishioners and consider the requests for help which come to the parish. The meeting will be today on Sunday, September 14, at 10:00AM in the parish rectory. New members are welcome. For further information, please contact William Duffy at (510) 758-6158. 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. Mark your calendars: for THE 15TH ANNUAL PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE MONTH OF ALL SAINTS - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH Everyone come dressed up as your favorite saint for our traditional· “Can you guess my saint?” game. Remember to keep your saint a secret! There will be prizes for the best costumes. We will begin the party after the last Mass with a procession from the church courtyard to the hall as we recite the Litany of the Saints. We will have a pot-luck dinner and saint related game booths with prizes. Start planning now, but keep which saint you will be a secret!! Look for more information in the weeks to come! Text Box: 19th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION On August 3, 1989, His Excellency, the Most Reverend John S. Cummins, Bishop of Oakland granted permission for a weekly Latin Mass of 1962, each Sunday. The first Mass was offered on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1989; making this also the first Indult Mass in California. This Sunday, September 14, we celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Traditional Latin Mass at St. Margaret Mary Church by offering our Prayers of Thanksgiving to God for this great favor. Following the 12.30PM Holy Mass we will celebrate with a gala reception in the hall and it will be the occasion to welcome Fr Jean-Marie Moreau to our parish. Anyone wishing to help with the reception by preparing food or providing financial help may contact Arden Glass at: tel. 510- 537-9900; ArdenBg@aol.com; PLEASE COME AND HELP US TO CELEBRATE. ALL ARE WELCOME. PETER’s PENCE COLLECTION Each year, all parishes around the world organizing Special Collection (Peter’s Pence) for the works of the Holy Father. This year, the Collection is scheduled in our diocese for September 21 (next Sunday). The theme for this year’s Collection echoes that of the Holy Father’s apostolic journey to the United States in April - “Christ Our Hope”. Contributions to the Peter’s Pence Collection enable the Holy Father to respond with immediate emergency assistance to the most disadvantaged throughout the world - those who suffer as a result of war, oppression, disease, and natural disaster. Provide an opportunity for Catholics to support the Holy Father’s mission - an active expression of Christ’s love for the poor - and stand in solidarity with Catholics worldwide. Have totaled more than $190 million in contributions by dioceses of the United States, who generously provide nearly half of all gifts made to the Collection. Your contribution to the Peter’s Pence Collection allows the Holy Father to respond with timely and effective emergency assistance to our suffering brothers and sisters throughout the world. Thus, in solidarity with the Pope, we Catholics participate in good works that distinguish us as followers of the Gospel. The Peter’s Pence began as a “pence” (collection of pennies) in ninth-century England, when King Alfred the Great collected monies from English landowners as financial support for the Pope. Pope Pius IX formally instituted the modern Peter’s Pence Collection in the 1860s. Special appeals have since been held in many countries on the Sunday closest to June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. The tradition of an annual collection continues today for the charitable works of the Holy Father. Pray - Please pray for the Holy Father, asking for God’s blessing on his mission of justice and peace for all, and for a generous response by the faithful to the Peter’s Pence Collection. Give - Prayerfully consider increasing your offering to your parish collection to help build a better world for those most in need. Perhaps you could give one hour’s or one day’s wage.