199 Brandon Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
USA
tel: 925-682-2486
June 28, 2009 |
Weekend Two in “the tent”. Hope all continues to go well and thanks for your patience with the outdoor setting and also with my limited presence still given my ongoing illness. Vacation Bible Camp finishes this week and again, thanks to Sr. Maureen, Joan Smits and close to 100 volunteers, it was a great success. Welcome to Fr. Donie O’Connor who is visiting us for two weeks and has stepped up to be a great help with our daily and weekend mass schedule. Donie is originally from Kilarney, Ireland, a Mill Hill Missionary priest. He has served extensively in Uganda and Kenya and it is great to have him with us. This Sunday evening at 7:00 pm we welcome Edwina Gateley, a dynamic author, lecturer, and spiritual guide. She has worked extensively with street people and prostitutes in Chicago. This weekend she has given a retreat in Auburn and will drive down this Sunday evening to be with us. Join us at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall if you can. On June 1st Fr. Thomas Berry, a renowned priest and environmentalist died at the age of 94. He was among the first to say the Earth crisis we now face is fundamentally a spiritual crisis. Rather than a theologian, which he certainly was, Fr. Berry considered himself a cosmologist and a "geologist," an earth scholar. The most important spiritual qualities, for him, were amazement and enchantment. He taught that we need a sense of awe and reverence for the earth and universe we are just beginning to know. A sense of wonder, he saw, as the therapy we need to heal us from being so disconnected from the natural world all around us. Along with physicist Brian Swimme he wrote “The Universe Story” in 1992 and more recently “Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community”. His prophetic message can be captured in several of his favorite sayings:
His writings and thoughts have greatly enriched us all with a profound sense of the sacredness of God’s creation. After 94 years we both mourn his loss and give thanks for a life richly lived. Mark your calendars now for our annual summer film festival or “summer at the movies”. It will be on three successive Friday nights, beginning the Friday after next. The evening begins at 7:00 pm and includes popcorn, post movie discussion and great films. This summer it’s: July 10th –“Under the Same Moon”; July 17th–“Sugihara: A Conspiracy of Kindness”; July 24th– “Anatwone Fisher Your Pastor,
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During the remodel of the church we ask that all parishioners abstain from entering the church. Only contractors are permitted. We are taking pictures of the progress and will make them available at the end of the remodel. Thank you for your cooperation! CYO Basketball Sign-Ups for 2009-10 to be held in the CTK gym on August 4th and August 20th from 6-8 pm and August 27th, 6-6:45 pm. CYO basketball is for grades 3 through 8 for both boys and girls. Call CYO Athletic Director Rick Ramacier 925-383- 2268 if you have any questions. Save the dates for the Second Annual CTK Film Festival on Fridays July 10th, July 17th and July 24th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. The three films selected are for quality and thoughtful content. The selected films are: Under the Same Moon, Sugihara and Anatwone Fisher. There will be time for discussion after each film. Summer Travel – If you are booking your travel on line, be sure to check out our website www.ctktravel.com. It is powered by Travelocity. Book flights, hotels, cars, events and Start as a volunteer and become a friend! Caring Hands volunteers commit to 1 to 3 hours weekly, providing simple tasks (e.g., friendly visiting, companionship, transportation to medical appointments, errands, grocery shopping). Choose services you would like to perform, communities in which you would like to serve, and your own schedule. For more information or to register for the July 24th volunteer training class at John Muir Medical Center, Concord, please call (925) 952-2999 by July 17. The Fish, the Fish, Who’s Got the Fish? Even outside our offertory or gift table in the center aisle always has a fish on it in addition to the bread and wine for mass. Any parishioners are welcome to pick up the fish before mass as a sign that they will bring up the gift forward when the presiding priest moves to the main aisle. Thank you for your support of our Bread For The World table two weeks ago. The letters you signed have been delivered to your Senators and Representatives, and a check representing your donations has been sent to the Bread For The World organization. Help Needed? We have several parishioners in need of a care giver. If you or anyone you know would be interested in helping out, please contact Sr. Joanne at the Parish House (682-2486) The Garden Café will be closed for the summer and will re-open again Friday September 4th from 7:30-9:30 am. The Garden of Blessings will be fully planted in the next few weeks and when we return in the fall we should have some wonderful vegetables, all because of the community’s support and generosity. Thank you for all your support and we look forward to seeing you in the fall for some more Fridays, of chat, and delicious morning goodies. Ministry to traveling Catholics - For nationwide Mass times and location: internet www.Masstimes.org Prayer for Leadership by Sr. Joan Chittester, OSB 
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