St. Bonaventure Catholic Community
November 3, 2022
"Always consider others as more holy and more worthy than you, at the same time strive to be as holy as you can be." - St. Martin de Porres
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"Siempre considera a los demás como más santos y más dignos que tú, al mismo tiempo esfuérzate por ser tan santo como puedas ser." - San Martín de Porres
"Siempre considera a los demás como más santos y más dignos que tú, al mismo tiempo esfuérzate por ser tan santo como puedas ser." - San Martín de Porres
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Classy Crafters' Craft Sale and Country Kitchen:
November 5 & 6
The annual holiday day sale sponsored by the Classy Crafters will be held this weekend after all masses Saturday and Sunday morning. This will be your chance to buy special one-of-a-kind hand-crafted gifts and décor for your friends and family – or for yourself!
As a reminder, we are bringing back the Country Kitchen this year, your chance to buy lots of homemade treats and goodies! With its return, we rely on your generosity. Please help us out by donating your favorite home baked goods. They may be dropped off at the Small Hall or Kitchen on Friday, November 4 between 9:30am and 1:00pm or Saturday, November 5 between 9:30 and 11:00am. Please price your items as well.
The proceeds of the sale will be donated to Hope Solutions. Hope Solutions is a coalition of faith communities throughout Contra Costa County whose mission is to heal the effects of poverty and homelessness by providing permanent housing and vital support services to highly vulnerable families and individuals.
Depending on the weather, the sale will be right outside of church or in the Small Hall. Credit cards will be accepted. Please plan on joining us!
2.
November First Friday 24-Hour Adoration
The First Friday 24 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration for November will begin on Friday, November 4. We ask that you please sign up to spend some time with our Lord as the Blessed Sacrament cannot be left alone. We especially need coverage during the overnight hours. Please sign up for an hour or more here: https://signup.com/go/jxYfLJQ
3.
Next Altar Server Training: Tuesday, November 8
at 4:00pm
We are in need of more Altar Servers. This a wonderful way for children to becoming more engaged at Mass and serve God. All children who have made their First Communion are eligible. If you plan to participate in the training, please contact Anthony Arteaga at aarteaga@stbonaventure.net by this Sunday, November 6th so that we know how many will be attending.
4.
Fr. Lawrence Shares Important Information Regarding Prop 1
5.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
November 5-6, 2022
“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ.” Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience on November 18-20, 2022 or March 3-5, 2023. Go to www.wwme.org to find the Experience that is just right for you!
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Join us for this year’s Kringle Mingle Christmas Activity on December 3, 9:00-11:00am in the Large Hall.
Visit with Santa and stay to make some ornaments and other crafts. $7/person (children 3 and under are free). We will have coffee, juice and continental breakfast available. Click here to get forms and to signup:
https://stbonaventure.net/annual-activities
https://stbonaventure.net/annual-activities
Comunidad Hispana
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Únase a nosotros para la actividad navideña Kringle Mingle de este año el 3 de diciembre de 9:00am a 5:00pm. metro. a
11:00am en la sala grande.
Visita con Papá Noel y quédate para hacer algunas decoraciones y otras manualidades. $7/persona (niños menores de 3 años gratis). Tendremos café, jugo y desayuno continental disponible. Haga clic aquí para obtener formularios y registrarse: https://stbonaventure.net/annual-activities
2.
Ayudar a dar un comienzo limpio
Ofrece a nuestros hermanos y hermanas sin hogar la oportunidad de lavar su ropa en una lavandería local. Necesitamos voluntarios para ayudar un sábado al mes. Para obtener más información o para ser voluntario, envié un correo electrónico a Norene Mason at: teammason@comcast.net.
Ministry Notes
More news and events:
● Carondelet and De La Salle High School's Open House is just around the corner! To learn more about Carondelet, come to our Open House on November 6 from 1:00 - 3:00pm. De La Salle will be hosting an Open House from 10:00am - 12:00 on November 6th as well.
To register for Open House, find out more about both schools, and apply, visit carondeleths.org and dlshs.org.
● Staying connected - St Vincent de Paul: SVdP is here to help with temporary financial assistance to our parishioners in need. Please call the church at 925-672-5800 and ask or put in ext. 2234. Please leave your name, phone number and a brief message and one of our dedicated Vincentians will call you within 24 hours.
● Is God Calling You to Full Membership in the Catholic Church? It begins with an awareness…or stirring in one's heart for something more. It could be a curiosity or sense of longing for fulfillment. The process for adults becoming Catholic is formally called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
- This process is for unbaptized adults
- Those baptized in another Christian tradition
- OR baptized Catholic adults who want to prepare to receive Confirmation and First Holy Communion
Have you been thinking about becoming a Catholic for some time but never got around to doing anything about it?
Come and see where God is calling you!
There is still time to join this session of inquirers to the Catholic Faith.
If you have questions or you'd like to learn more about the RCIA process, please contact Carla Cravanas at ccravanas@stbonaventure.net or by calling 925-672-5800 extension 2217. Or visit our website at www.stbonaventure.net/rcia for more information.
● FORMED: Check out what’s being offered on FORMED this week by clicking here. Enjoy St. Bonaventure's subscription to FORMED, a premier online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children. Click HERE for more information.
● Marriage Encounter: Learn to love your spouse more fully on the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience. Both virtual and in-person Experiences are available. Go to www.wwme.org to find the Experience that is just right for you!
● Help Give a Clean Start: Offers our homeless brothers and sisters the opportunity to wash their clothes at a local laundromat. We need volunteers to help on Saturday once a month. For more information or to volunteer, email Norene Mason at: teammason@comcast.net.
● Nourish for Caregivers: Provides caregivers a faith perspective, as well as practical and emotional supports, useful tools, and shared experience. For more information, email Helene Billeci at fuzyfrank@aol.com.
Nourish offers meetings in Spanish too! For more information, please contact Biviane Ochoa at itsbiviane@gmail.com or (650) 278-6462.
● Nourish ENRIQUECIMIENTO PARA CUIDADORES:
Te invitamos a conectarte y tener una conversación para alimentarte emocional y espiritualmente a todos aquellos que ofrecen cuidado para otros durante este tiempo de incertidumbre y ansiedad.
Nuestras reuniones son cada 2do y 4to viernes del mes a las 7:00pm a través de ZOOM
Nuestras reuniones son cada 2do y 4to viernes del mes a las 7:00pm a través de ZOOM
TE ESPERAMOS
Para más información, contacta a Biviane Ochoa al (650) 278-6462 o email itsbiviane@gmail.com
Ongoing
Schedule & Activities
Liturgy & Prayer
We continue to livestream the Sunday 9am (English) Mass. For our full Mass schedule and additional information, please click HERE
If you need help with watching a liturgy or other event live streamed on Facebook, please click here.
Health Reminders
Please join us for our liturgies through Facebook if you have tested positive for COVID in the past 14 days, if you have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, if you were exposed to COVID in the past 14 days, or if you feel actively sick. We encourage all parishioners to receive the COVID vaccine as soon as they are eligible. Thank you for helping us keep St. Bonaventure a safe, welcoming place for all.
Prayer, Spirituality and Formation
Prayers for Those Who Have Died Please join us in praying for members of our community who have died. You may find their names on our website. May they rest in peace.
Adoration & Friday Holy Hour
We offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after 9:00am Mass in the Chapel. Monday through Thursday, Adoration continues for one hour after Mass. Friday Adoration continues until 3:00pm. The Friday Holy Hour beginning at 2:00pm includes the Rosary, the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and concludes with Benediction at 3:00pm.
Adoración al Santisimo
Todos los martes de 6:00 a 7:00 pm en la Iglesia
6:00 – Santo Rosario y Reconciliación
6:30 – Santa Misa
Unción de los enfermos el primer martes de cada mes
Online Spiritual Communion Service Details here
Christian Centering Prayer Group Details here
(Take advantage of Bishop Barron's great videos! Remember, you must have a Flocknote account with a password to access these videos.)
STAYING CONNECTED
Sacraments, Pastoral Counseling, and Staff Support
We're here for you! Our clergy and pastoral staff are available to help. We can offer pastoral counseling by appointment, over the phone or by videocall, and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is available in person when needed. Please call the parish office at (925) 672-5800 to make an appointment. We offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the church on Saturdays at 3:30pm.
The office is open for walk-up visits, Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm (closed for lunch 1-1:30pm), and Friday 8:30am-12:30pm. Staff are also available by appointment. Please call the main office number or call or email the staff person directly.
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Food Pantry
The St. Bonaventure Food Pantry is open Tuesdays from 8:30-10:00am in the parish parking lot. See our website for more information. (Note: The Food Pantry thanks you for your continuing donations of food and other items, but is no longer requesting bags -- they have a sufficient supply.)
Thank you for the many ways you continue to support our community!
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Your Gifts Are Keeping Us Open
We want to say THANK YOU to our parishioners and those who are not members yet but have sent us their donations to help in this unprecedented time.
We are so grateful to many who are now sending their donations online or through the mail, as well as those who continue to give at the weekend Masses.
May God bless all of you and reward you abundantly for your support of your parish.
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May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.