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MEMORIAL TREES
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Memorialize special events and persons
Contribute a leaf to either tree at any time
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2023 December 15 (Friday) thru December 23 (Saturday)
6:30 pm
Simbang Gabi
Filipino Advent Devotion -- A Novena Of Masses before Christmas
2023 November 4 (Saturday)
6 pm
Annual Harvest Roast Beef Dinner
Rose Mello Hall (school lower level)
$20 adults & teens
$5 child (ages 12 and younger)
Roast sirloin of beef
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Green beans, Roll
Dessert, coffee, tea
TICKETS
After Mass
Parish Office (last day Mon Oct 30 @ 5
pm)
(NO tickets at door)
Please assist with .. Donations of
desserts and raffle prizes and setup and cleanup!
2023 September 9 & 15 & 16
Diocese Eucharistic Revival
ESPANOL "Yo Estoy Contigo Siempre"
ENGLISH "I Am With You Always"
Sat Sep 9 @ 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
ESPANOL Adultos
Fri Sep 15 @ 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
ENGLISH Youth & ESPANOL Jovenes
Sat Sep 16 @ 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
ENGLISH Adults
https://oakdiocese.org/eucharisticrevival2023
All Oakland Diocese faithful are invited to revive our connection with Jesus Christ through the Blessed Sacrament during our year of Diocesan Eucharistic Revival. Join us for events throughout the Diocese leading up to our September 2023 Diocesan Eucharistic Revival Congress weekends (ES & EN with adult and youth tracks).
Join Us and become Inspired, Educated, United !
2023 Sep 11 (Monday)
SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS -- DEADLINE TO FILE -- MON SEP 11
The Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California has set a definitive deadline of September 11, 2023, for survivors of clergy sexual abuse to file claims in the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland’s (RCBO’s) chapter 11 case. Information regarding the claim filing process can be found at
2023
Sat Aug 19 @ 500 pm
Sun Aug 20 @ 800 & 930 & 1100
Olivewood Handcrafts
A variety of olive wood religious items carved in family workshops in Bethlehem and Jerusalem will be available for purchase after each Mass
2023 July 16 (Sunday)
Parish Picnic
10:00 am Setup
12:00 nn Picnic
3:30 pm Cleanup
Kringle Field (ie School Baseball+Soccer Field)
Bring a chair and Food to share !
Burgers and Hotdogs and Beverages provided !
2023
Sat Mar 18 @ 500 pm
Sun Mar 19 @ 800 & 930 & 1100
Olivewood Handcrafts
A variety of olive wood religious items carved in family workshops in Bethlehem and Jerusalem will be available for purchase after each Mass
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SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS 2022-2023
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2023 March 4 (Saturday)
5:00 pm Anniversary Mass
His Excellency Bishop Michael Barber SJ will preside
6:00 pm Potluck Dinner
School Hall
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2023 March 1 (Wednesday)
SAINT DAVID DAY
Honor our Patron Saint on his Feast Day
8:15 am Mass
1:00 pm Mass with School
6:30 pm Mass
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2022 November 26 (Saturday morning)
Tree Of Hope (east wall) installed
Tree Of Love (west wall) installed
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2022 July (Sat & Sun)
TeeShirts
Four sizes available
2022
Sat Sep 24 thru Sun Oct 2
Catholic Family Life Week
ONLINE GIVING -- THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO PAY PARISH BILLS
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Thank you for your generosity throughout the year!
Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage
Candles, wine, hosts, missallettes
Cleaning Supplies
Insurance
Phone, Internet, Paper, Toner, ..
.. etc .. etc ..
2023 BISHOP MINISTRIES APPEAL "I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS"
SAINT DAVID PARISH STATUS (JUNE 30)
$3,445 == 25.51 %
$13,500 GOAL
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.
ROSARY & DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
07:15 AM
Online
.. from the comfort of your car during your commute
.. from the comfort of your home
Join other parishioners praying for many intentions from world needs to personal needs
https://sites.google.com/view/davidofwales0/devotions/prayers-0715
PRAYER MEETING / GRUPO DE ORACION
Second Monday
Fourth Monday
7:00 pm (in church after 6:30 pm evening Mass)
Rosary
Praise
Scripture
Join parishioners praying for many intentions from world needs to personal needs
2023
Sep 11 & 25
Oct 9 & 23
Nov 13 & 27
Dec 11 & (25 holiday)
2024
Jan 8 & 22
WEDNESDAY BOOK CLUB (EVERY WEEK @ 7 PM)
Wed Apr 19
New Book .. Bible .. Isaiah
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/0
Our gatherings are HYBRID
.. In-Person (John Paul II Room)
.. Zoom (click button below)
WED NOV 15 we start reading Chapter 57 verse 1
WED NOV 22 on holiday for Thanksgiving
WED NOV 29 we continue reading Isaiah
MONTHLY MOVIE MATINEE
Every Month on the Last Sunday
1200 nn to 330 pm (ie after 11 am Mass until end of movie)
Free
Share table with refreshments .. bring a little something !
2023
After a long hiatus we resume our monthly feature film:
Sun Oct 29 = The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima (1952)
Sun Nov 26 = .The Lilies Of The Field (1963)
Sun Dec 31 = ..
2024
Sun Jan 28 = .
SAINT DAVID MASS INTENTION CALENDAR 2023
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SAINT DAVID CONFESSION SCHEDULE
(always see CALENDAR for special changes)
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
(in English except as noted)
(always see CALENDAR for special changes)
MON
8:15 am
6:30 pm
TUE
8:15 am
6:30 pm English (with Mother Of Perpetual Help devotion)
WED
8:15 am
6:30 pm
THU
8:15 am
6:30 pm
FRI
8:15 am
6:30 pm ESPANOL
SAT
8:00 am
9:00 am KMHMU
5:00 pm
SUN
08:00 am
09:30 am ESPANOL
11:00 am
01:30 pm SWHAILI (monthly on Third Sunday)
OTHER SUNDAY MASSES (ONLINE) (NOT AT SAINT DAVID)
All times are PT (pacific time)
ASSISTANCE @ SAINT CALLISTUS
FOOD PANTRY (MON @ 11 am) (THU @ 11 am)
Saint Callistus
3580 San Pablo Dam Road
El Sobrante CA 94803-2728
* next to Walgreens
* at El Portal Drive
DONATIONS
You do NOT have to wait for a Fifth Sunday to donate to our Saint Vincent De Paul Fund !
2023 Nov 1 @ 7:00 pm
SVDP Info Night
Learn about our Conference and the Work we accomplish
Refreshments including Smoked Salmon Tacos
2023 .. JAN onward
DONATIONS OF FOOD
We have very limited storage facilities
NO food donations accepted at this time
2022 December Christmas Baskets
We are in need of non perishable food items such as:
rice, beans, pasta, soup.
Please drop your items in the blue barrel at the church front door ..
.. after Mass on weekends
.. after Mass during the week
Your donation of items will be greatly appreciated by those whom we serve.
Thank you for helping to replenish our pantry !
2022 Sep 24 (Saturday)
FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK/RUN
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Sponsor a specific walker
2022 July and August
DONATIONS OF TOILETRIES
We are requesting donations of personal hygiene items for the homeless and the poor ..
.. body soap, lotion, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes
.. socks, washcloths, towels
.. anything else you may consider appropriate.
Please place these items in the box located in the church foyer, probably behind the curtain where we used to have goodies after Mass. We will bag these items and deliver them to people who serve the homeless, including the Sisters of Charity.
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.
[..]
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.
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,
Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the Compendium of the Catechism; it is a more concise and dialogic version of the Catechism.
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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.
The Birth Certificate is to be brought to the Parish Office to be photocopied and attached to the Form.
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.
Baptism Sacrament is offered by reservation; monthly on the Second Sunday at 12:15 pm for those who have filled in the Form and attended the Class.
See the following panels for information about Godparent requirements.
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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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
2023 Sat Sep 2
(Labor Day)
2023 Sat Oct 7
(Columbus Day)
2023 Sat Nov 11
(Veterans Day)
2023 Sat Nov 25
(Thanksgiving)
2023 Sat Dec 23
(Christmas Eve)
2023 Sat Dec 30
(New Year Eve)
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.
Mon Jul 17 @ 12:00 nn
Registration Open
Tue Sep 5 @ 11:30 pm
REGISTRATION CLOSED
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2024
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Mon Aug 19 CLOSE
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Schedule
SEP 2023
thru
MAY 2024
Mon Jul 17 @ 12:00 nn
Registration Open
Tue Sep 5 @ 11:30 pm
Registration 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
See Calendar
FULL SCHEDULE SEE CALENDAR
For students in Grade 9 through Grade 12
Parish provides 75 hours of instruction to review what we believe as Catholics and why, and to prepare students to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
MON JUL 17 @ 12:00 nn
Registration Open
TUE SEP 5 @ 11:30 pm
REGISTRATION CLOSED
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Mon Aug 19 CLOSE
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