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2024 BISHOP MINISTRIES APPEAL "Many Ministries One Church"
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The Bishop's Ministries Appeal supports the ministries that go out into the parishes: faith formation and evangelization, CYO sports, formation of priests to serve parishioners, care of the retired priests, and meeting the unexpected needs of schools and parishes. We invite you to learn more below about how your support makes a difference, and donate in a way that works for you – be it a a recurring gift, a one-time gift, or a pledge.
MORNING
ROSARY & DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
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07:15 AM
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EVENING
GOD'S BELOVED PRAYER GROUP
Second Monday
Fourth Monday
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Rosary / Praise / Scripture
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Sofia Ozuna 510-691-8910
2024
2024 Apr 8 & 22
2024 Mar 11 & 25
2024 Feb 12 & 26
2024 Jan 8 & 22
2023
2023 Dec 11 & (25 holiday)
2023 Nov 13 & 27
2023 Oct 9 & 23
2023 Sep 11 & 25
WEDNESDAY BOOK CLUB (EVERY WEEK @ 7 PM)
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CURRENT
2024 Wed Jan 03 THRU Wed ___ __
Biblical Fundamentalism: What Every Catholic Should Know
By Ronald D Witherup, SS, PhD
(former Provincial USA Province of Sulpicians)
(former academic professor of Sacred Scripture at St Patrick Seminary Menlo Park)
2024 Wed Mar 20 @ 7 pm In Person (starting Chapter 3 Bible Basics)
2024 Wed Mar 27 -- No Meeting (Holy Week)
ARCHIVE
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Book from Bible .. Isaiah
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WED NOV 29 we continue reading Isaiah
Wed DEC 6 we finished reading Isaiah
Wed DEC 13 & 20 & 27 Holiday
MONTHLY MOVIE MATINEE
Every Month on the Last Sunday
1200 nn to 330 pm (ie after 11 am Mass until end of movie)
(Due to some Holy Days the movie will be presented earlier in the month)
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2024 Sun Apr 28 = [__]
2024 Sun Mar 17 = The Gospel Of John (2003)
2024 Sun Feb 25 = (NO MOVIE)
2024 Sun Jan 28 = Amazing Grace (2006)
2023 Sun Dec 17 = Amahl And The Night Visitors (1951)
2023 Sun Nov 26 = The Lilies Of The Field (1963)
2023 Sun Oct 29 = The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima (1952)
SAINT DAVID CONFESSION SCHEDULE
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THU 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm
SAT 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
COMPENDIUM OF THE CATECHISM
432. What are the precepts of the Church?
[..]
(2) to confess one's sins, receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation at least once each year;
[..]
SAINT DAVID MASS SCHEDULE
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8:15 am
6:30 pm English (with Mother Of Perpetual Help devotion)
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8:15 am
6:30 pm
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8:15 am
6:30 pm
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8:15 am
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5:00 pm
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DONATIONS
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2023 .. JAN onward
DONATIONS OF FOOD
NO food donations accepted at this time
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From:
Office of Bishop
Date:
Wed, Aug 30, 2023 @ 11:46
Subject:
Sacraments of Initiation - Important Announcement
Dear Fathers,
At this time of year, many of our parishes are resuming sacramental preparation programs. Following inquiries from many Pastors, I would like to provide clarification regarding the Sacraments of Initiation as they relate to children.
“Parents are obliged to take care that infants are baptized in the first few weeks; as soon as possible after the birth or even before it, they are to go to the pastor to request the sacrament for their child and to be prepared properly for it” (CCL 867.1).
Though it is common for parents to wait several months or even a few years to baptize their child, baptism is properly administered in infancy. Parents should not defer the baptism for the sake of combining this sacrament with other sacraments.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Children should be used only for children who are converting to the Faith, either with their family or on their own accord. RCIC is not for unbaptized children raised in a Catholic family. Only if a child is converting from a non-Catholic family, in that case—and in that case only—children of catechetical age “are to receive Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist in a single celebration,” usually at the Easter Vigil (National Statutes for the Catechumenate, 14).
Children who are from a Catholic family and who are not converting to the Faith may be baptized at any time. They should only make their First Communion once they have reached the age of reason, and have previously made their First Reconciliation, following the normal parish sacramental preparation programs in place for children.
The Sacrament of Confirmation may be received by:
(a) high-school aged teenagers who have already been baptized and have completed the standard two-year course of preparation,
(b) baptized Catholic adults who have completed Adult Confirmation classes,
(c) Adult converts who have completed RCIA and are being fully initiated.
(d) Children who are converting to the Catholic faith from non-Catholic families, who have completed a full RCIC program and are being initiated into the faith at the Easter Vigil.
I have heard from Pastors that in some of our communities, Catholic parents are intentionally delaying Baptism and First Communion for their children, enrolling them in an eight month RCIA program, and having them receive Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil. All in an attempt “to get it over with” in the shortest amount of time, with the most minimal religious education required. This is not good for the child, the family, or the life of the parish community.
Children from Catholic families should be respected and given the full course of religious education for their First Confession, First Communion and, later as teens, their Confirmation.
I ask you to please communicate this to your religious education staff, and publish it widely in your bulletins and parish websites.
We owe it to our children to give them the best religious education possible to appreciate and receive these important rites of our faith.
This issue and many more will be on the agenda for our Priest Fall Study Day on October 25th. I will also be inviting those responsible to coordinate the Confirmation Programs for Adults and Youth in your parish to discuss these policies with me in the next few weeks. Invitations to follow.
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Yours sincerely in Christ,
The Most Reverend Michael C. Barber, S.J.
Bishop of Oakland
http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html
COMPENDIUM
OF THE CATECHISM
431. What purpose do the precepts of the Church have?
2041 / 2048
The five precepts of the Church are meant to guarantee for the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer, the sacramental life, moral commitment and growth in love of God and neighbor.
432. What are the precepts of the Church?
2042-2043
They are:
1) to attend Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation and to refrain from work and activities which could impede the sanctification of those days;
2) to confess one's sins, receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation at least once each year;
3) to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season;
4) to abstain from eating meat and to observe the days of fasting established by the Church; and
5) to help to provide for the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_sp.html
COMPENDIUM
OF THE CATECHISM
431. ¿Qué finalidad tienen los preceptos de la Iglesia?
2041 / 2048
Los preceptos de la Iglesia tienen por finalidad garantizar que los fieles cumplan con lo mínimo indispensable en relación al espíritu de oración, a la vida sacramental, al esfuerzo moral y al crecimiento en el amor a Dios y al prójimo.
432. ¿Cuáles son los preceptos de la Iglesia?
2042-2043
Los preceptos de la Iglesia son cinco:
1) Participar en la Misa todos los domingos y fiestas de guardar, y no realizar trabajos y actividades que puedan impedir la santificación de estos días.
2) Confesar los propios pecados, mediante el sacramento de la Reconciliación al menos una vez al año.
3) Recibir el sacramento de la Eucaristía al menos en Pascua.
4) Abstenerse de comer carne y observar el ayuno en los días establecidos por la Iglesia.
5) Ayudar a la Iglesia en sus necesidades materiales, cada uno según sus posibilidades.
CANON LAW
CHAPTER IV. SPONSORS
872
Insofar as possible, a person to be baptized is to be given a sponsor who assists an adult in Christian initiation or together with the parents presents an infant for baptism. A sponsor also helps the baptized person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.
873
There is to be only one male sponsor or one female sponsor or one of each.
874
§1.
To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:
1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function;
2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;
3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on;
4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;
5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
§2.
A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community is not to participate except together with a Catholic sponsor and then only as a witness of the baptism.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/esp/documents/cic_libro4_cann872-874_sp.html
CÓDIGO DE DERECHO CANÓNICO
CAPÍTULO IV. DE LOS PADRINOS
872
En la medida de lo posible, a quien va a recibir el bautismo se le ha de dar un padrino, cuya función es asistir en su iniciación cristiana al adulto que se bautiza, y, juntamente con los padres, presentar al niño que va a recibir el bautismo y procurar que después lleve una vida cristiana congruente con el bautismo y cumpla fielmente las obligaciones inherentes al mismo.
873
Téngase un solo padrino o una sola madrina, o uno y una.
874
§ 1.
Para que alguien sea admitido como padrino, es necesario que:
1/ haya sido elegido por quien va a bautizarse o por sus padres o por quienes ocupan su lugar o, faltando éstos, por el párroco o ministro; y que tenga capacidad para esta misión e intención de desempeñarla;
2/ haya cumplido dieciséis años, a no ser que el Obispo diocesano establezca otra edad, o que, por justa causa, el párroco o el ministro consideren admisible una excepción;
3/ sea católico, esté confirmado, haya recibido ya el santísimo sacramento de la Eucaristía y lleve, al mismo tiempo, una vida congruente con la fe y con la misión que va a asumir;
4/ no esté afectado por una pena canónica, legítimamente impuesta o declarada;
5/ no sea el padre o la madre de quien se ha de bautizar.
§ 2.
El bautizado que pertenece a una comunidad eclesial no católica sólo puede ser admitido junto con un padrino católico, y exclusivamente en calidad de testigo del bautismo.
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Non-Catholic Children ages 7 thru 17 who have not been Baptised .. Parents should contact the Parish Office
This is a year long preparation for Non-Catholic Adults (ie age 18+) to prepare to receive, or to complete receiving, the Sacraments of Initiation, ie Baptism and Confirmation and First Communion.
St David parish (Richmond) and St John parish (El Cerrito) combine our instruction team and our candidates for a larger class and a better preparation experience.
Please Contact
Richard Keller 510-734-1268
SPRED assists parishes in the Diocese of Oakland reach out and integrate children, teens, and adults with special needs into the parish family. Volunteer catechists play a vital role in assisting individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, severe cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy so they may grow spiritually among friends, receive ongoing faith formation and participate in the liturgical and community life of the Church.
Catechism
In 1992 on October 11
(the thirtieth anniversary of the start of Vatican II), Pope John Paul II promulgated the Catechism Of The Catholic Church.
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Compendium
In 2005 on June 28,
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It is expected that you are registered at St David and weekly attending St David
If you regularly attend Mass at another parish
then request from that parish a Letter Of Permission to Baptize at St David
Canon Law and Precepts of the Church specify Godparent eligibility
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the function to be taken on" please see above
[Precepts Of The Church]
1
Forms to request Baptism are available in the Parish Office and are to be filled in by the Mother of the Child or the Father of the Child.
2
The Birth Certificate is to be brought to the Parish Office to be photocopied and attached to the Form.
3
Video Series
Father and Mother
Godfather and Godmother
Each create login at Formed.org
Each views all three episodes of REBORN
and Responds to Questions
4
Each Godparent provides Parish Letter and Certificates
5
Baptism Preparation Class is offered By Reservation; monthly on the First Sunday at 10:30 am. Attendance required for Mother and Father and Godmother and Godfather.
6
Baptism Sacrament is offered by reservation; monthly on the Second Sunday at 12:15 pm after all steps are completed by Father Mother GodFather GodMother.
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Schedule
SEP 2023
thru
MAY 2024
YEAR TWO STUDENTS
Tue Aug 15 @ 11:30 pm
Registration closes
Thu Aug 17 @ 7:00 pm
Parent Meeting
Sat Aug 19 @ 3:00 pm
Student Instruction Classes begin
YEAR ONE STUDENTS
Tue Sep 5 @ 11:30 pm
Registration closes
Thu Sep 14 @ 7:00 pm
Parent Meeting
Sat Sep 16 @ 3:00 pm
Student Instruction Classes begin
Class On Saturday
3:00 pm to 4:45 pm
Except listed holidays
HOLIDAYS
2024 Sat Jan 13
(Martin Luther King Jr)
2024 Sat Feb 17
(Presidents Day)
2024 Sat Mar 30
(Holy Saturday Easter Vigil)
2024 Sat May 25
(Memorial Day)
FULL SCHEDULE SEE CALENDAR
For students in Grade 1 through Grade 8
This is a Two Year program to prepare students to receive First Confession and First Communion.
We also offer year by year continuing education.
2023 Mon Jul 17 @ 12:00 nn
Registration Open
2023 Tue Sep 5 @ 11:30 pm
REGISTRATION CLOSED
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2024
Registration Online
Mon Jul 7 OPEN
Mon Aug 19 CLOSE
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Schedule
SEP 2023
thru
MAY 2024
Mon Jul 17 @ 12:00 nn
Registration Begins *CLOSED*
Tue Sep 5 @ 11:30 pm
Registration Ends *CLOSED*
TUE Sep 12 @ 7:00 pm
Parents and Students Meeting
Student Instruction
Class On Tuesday
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Except listed holidays
HOLIDAYS
2024 Tue Jan 14
(WCCUSD no school Teacher Day)
2024 Tue Feb 20
(WCCUSD no school Presidents Day)
2024 Tue Apr 02
(WCCUSD no school Spring Recess)
SACRAMENT
2024 Sat Jun 01
1:30 pm
Saint David Of Wales Church
FULL SCHEDULE SEE CALENDAR
For students in Grade 9 through Grade 12
A Two Year period of Education:
2 hr each week in-person class instruction
1+ hr each week homework
We review Bible and Catechism, explore what we believe as Catholics and why, and prepare students to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Registration for each student is conditional:
1
Student and Parents must observe all
Precepts Of The Church
(see above)
2
Student must schedule short appointment with Parish Office, from memory and correctly say aloud slowly clearly distinctly all the basic prayers of the Rosary in one language of their choice
(English, Spanish, Latin)
Sign Of Cross
Apostle's Creed
Lord's Prayer
Angelic Salutation
Doxology
3
Student must complete a 30 minute survey containing 24 questions to assess student Catholic faith knowledge and practice
2024
Registration Online
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Registration Opens
2024 MON AUG 19 @ 11:30 pm
Registration Closes
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ESPANOL
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