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November
21, 2005 
VOL.
43, NO. 20Oakland,
CA
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Songs
of peace
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West
Bank life Jerry Levin, a former CNN reporter and one time hostage, and his wife Sis - seen here in Israel - will speak at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St., at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2. Both are peace activists in Israel and the West Bank and will speak on “The Incredible Shrinking Map of Palestine: The Piece Process Continues.” For information on their visit, call (510) 845-4740. |
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Dialogue on justice |
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Ethics and war Father J. Bryan Hehir, noted Harvard professor of religion and an expert on ethics and war, will deliver an address on “The Politics and Ethics of Nonproliferation” on Dec. 6 at the Tresidder Memorial Union, Oak Lounge, on the campus of Stanford University from 4 – 5:30 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public. |
Advent/Christmas
Nov.
28, Dec 5, 12
Monday Night Bible Study Group for the Advent Season.
7:30 at St. Charles Parish, 1315 Lomitas Ave., Pope John XXIII room, Livermore.
The focus will be on the Advent Gospels of Mark, John and Luke. Sponsor:
St. Charles, St. Michael parishes in Livermore. Julie, (925) 447-4549
or upcatholic@aol.com.
Dec. 1, 4, 16, 18
Holiday Appearances by Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bellringers.
Dec. 1: Christmas Tree Lighting at Crocker Galleria, San Francisco Union
Square, at nightfall, free; Dec. 4: Annual Christmas Concert at Cristo
Rey Carmelite Chapel, 721 Parker, San Francisco, 2 p.m., free will offerings
accepted; Dec. 16: Holiday Concert at Wells Fargo Bank Museum, 420 Montgomery
St., San Francisco, noon, free; Dec. 18: Old English Christmas Feast at
Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco. (Annual fundraiser for GGBC, reservations:
(510) 887-4311.)www.ggbc.org.
Dec. 1, 8, 12
Advent Days of Renewal. 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at San
Damiano Retreat Center, Danville. Facilitators: Sister Michelle L’Allier,
OSF (Dec. 1); Father Evan Howard, OFM (Dec. 8); Father Rusty Shaughnessy,
OFM (Dec. 12). $20, lunch included. (925) 837-9141.
Thursdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15
Advent Evening Series. 7 – 9 p.m. at San Damiano
Retreat Center, Danville. Each evening will include contemplative silence,
chant, prayer, ritual and sharing. Check-in begins at 6:30 p.m. $15. (925)
837-9141.
Dec. 3, 4
East Bay Sanctuary Holiday Crafts Fair. 10 a.m. –
3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. Unique
gifts at wonderful prices from women’s fair trade cooperatives from
Central America, Asia, Haiti and Africa. All proceeds go to indigenous
artisans and to support East Bay Sanctuary’s work with refugees.
San Francisco Bach Choir’s Annual “Candlelight”
Christmas Concert. Dec. 3: 8 p.m. at St. Ignatius Church, Fulton
and Parker streets, San Francisco; Dec. 4: 4 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian
Church, Fillmore and Jackson streets, San Francisco. Doors open 30 minutes
prior to concert times. A celebration of seasonal works for multiple choirs
from the late Renaissance and early baroque, carols in the round, and
a premiere performance of a Magnificat by director David Babbitt. Advance:
$22 and $26 and $15 for students); at the door: $30 and $35 and $20 for
students. Seating is general admission within sections. SFBC website:
www.sfbach.orgor call box office at
(415) 992-6562.
Dec. 9, 10, 11, 15, 16
The Music of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. At Notre
Dame de Namur University Theatre, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. 20th anniversary
of NDNU’s annual musical production. Dec. 9: gala performance at
7 p.m.; Dec. 10, 17: 2 and 7 p.m.; Dec. 11, 18: 2 p.m.; Dec. 15, 16: 7:30
p.m. Free, except for gala performance on Dec. 9 ($30 each). Michael Elkins,
(650) 508-3575; NDNU Theatre box office: (650) 508-3456; e-mail:theatre@ndnu.edu.
Dec. 9, 11
Christmas Carols Festival and Tea Reception. Dec. 9:
8 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord; Dec.
11: 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave., Walnut
Creek. The Voices of Musica Sacra will serve up traditional Christmas
hymns and sacred classical music selections by Haydn, Morley, Poulenc,
Rutter and others. Accompanied by organ and brass, conductor Simon Berry
will also lead audience members in singing holiday favorites. Specialty
tea reception to follow. $20 adult and $15 senior or student; tickets
can be purchased at the door or online at www.voicesofmusicasacra.org.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Day of Christmas Meditation. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (9:30
a.m. registration) at San Damiano Retreat Center, Danville. Facilitator:
Sister Barbara Hazzard, OSB. Includes introductory talks, walking and
sitting meditation, time for questions and brief sharing. Practicing meditators
are welcome. $55, lunch included. (925) 837-9141.
CDWS Christmas Party. 6:30 p.m. in Rossmoor. Gala party
sponsored by the Catholic Divorced Widowed and Separated of Contra Costa.
(925) 934-2798.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Christmas Around the World Celebration. Begins with Mass at 5:30
p.m., at 16300 Foothill Blvd., San Leandro. (510) 276-5021.
Tuesdays,
Nov. 22, 29, Dec. 6
One Spirit Prayer Group. 1 – 2:30 p.m. at Santa
Maria Church, 20 Santa Maria Way, Orinda. All are welcome to join us regularly,
or on a drop-in basis, as we pray each week.
Wednesdays, Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 7
Christ the King Bible Study and Charismatic Prayer Meeting.
7:30 p.m. at 6 Saint Lawrence Court, Pleasant Hill. All are welcome to
share in charismatic praise, singing, and openness to the gifts of God’s
Spirit. Personal prayer for healing follows prayer meeting. (800) 474-6644.
Friday, Nov. 25
Ultreya. 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 837 Tennent
Ave. in Pinole. Carl, (510) 223-1003.
Nov. 25, Dec. 9, 16, 23, 30
Light of the World Charismatic Prayer Group. 7 p.m. at
St. Ambrose Church, 1145 Gilman St., Berkeley. Join with others to praise,
pray, and sing joyfully to the Lord. Personal healing prayers available.
Joan, (510) 524-9563.
Sunday, Nov. 27
Eucharistic Liturgy of the Vietnamese Martyrs. 2:30
p.m. at St. Anthony Church, 1535 – 16th Ave., Oakland. Bishop Allen
Vigneron will preside that this liturgy organized by the Vietnamese Community
of the Oakland Diocese. A reception will follow in the Church Hall.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Sharing Christ’s Presence. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
at St. Agnes Parish, 3966 Chestnut Ave., Concord. Praise music, Scripture,
reflection, Sacramental anointing and veneration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Tom, tegr@earthlink.net.
Friday, Dec. 2
First Friday Healing Mass. 7 p.m. at St. Ambrose Church,
1145 Gilman St., Berkeley. Mass is celebrated on the First Friday in honor
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Personal healing prayers after Mass. Joan,
(510) 524-9563.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
Celebration of Life. 7 p.m. at Guerrero Mortuary Chapel,
407 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro. Memorial service to remember the lives
of loved ones who died in 2005.
Dec. 8 – 9
National Night of Prayer for Life. From 9 p.m. on Dec.
8 to 1 a.m. on Dec. 9 at Queen of All Saints Parish, 2390 Grant St., Concord.
Prayer service consists of exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
20 decades of the Rosary, meditation and hymns. Bob and Betty Gallagher,
(925) 682-2458.
Friday, Dec. 16
Taize: An Evening of “Prayer Around the Cross.”
7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Basilica, 1109 Chestnut St., Alameda. An hour
or so of silence, solitude, and serenity in the presence of the Lord.
Daily
6 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Mary’s House Chapel, 1850 Church Lane, San
Pablo.
24 hours a day, at Divine Mercy Center and Perpetual Adoration Chapel,
11152 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. (510) 412-PERPETUAL.
Mondays, Wednesdays
12:45 – 6:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 4001 Stoneridge
Dr., Pleasanton.
Tuesdays
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. in Mary’s Chapel at St. Jarlath Church, 2620
Pleasant St., Oakland.
Thursday,
Dec. 1
An Evening with Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI. 7 –
9 p.m. at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park.
$15. Sister Rosina, (650) 325-5614 ext 14 or rosina@vallombrosa.org.
Dec. 2 – 4
ACDF Recovery Retreat. At San Damiano Retreat Center,
Danville. Facilitators: Peter Coster, MFT and Tricia Nickel, MFT. Adult
Children of Dysfunctional Families (ACDF) retreats focus on our relationship
with ourselves, our Higher Power, and others in our lives. Must be familiar
and comfortable with the 12 Steps. $170/$140. (925) 837-9141.
Grief Retreat. At San Damiano Retreat Center, Danville.
Facilitator: Carol Kaplan, MFT. Retreat will enable those grieving significant
losses to move toward healing and peace as they travel forward in life.
$180/$150. (925) 837-9141.
Dec. 29 – Jan. 1
A New Year’s Meditation Intensive. At Mercy Center,
2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Opportunity to enter deeply into an experience
of silent meditation together. There will also be talks and interviews
with the retreat director, Redemptorist Father Gregory Mayers, author
of “Listen to the Desert: The Secrets of Spiritual Maturity in the
Desert Fathers and Mother” $250/$200 commuters. Non-refundable deposit
of $60 is required. Balance must be paid by Dec. 26. (650) 340-7474, mc@mercyburl.org,
www.mercy-center.org.
Dec. 30 – Jan. 1, 2006
New Year’s Retreat. At San Damiano Retreat Center,
Danville. Facilitators: Father Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM, and Cheryl Thomsen.
Participants will learn how to embrace a spirituality of imperfection
as they take inventory of the previous year and prepare for the New Year.
$180/$150. (925) 837-9141.
Nov.
21, 28
Remembering Church. 7:30 – 9 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen
Parish, Office Conference Room, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley. Informal
group that explores returning to the Catholic Church. Christine Straessle,
(510) 526-4811, cstraessle@marymagdalen.org.
Through Nov. 22
Divorce and Beyond. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at Bethany
House, 3540 Chestnut Ave., Concord. For those who have experienced the
loss of someone through separation or divorce within the last three years.
Sponsor: Family Life Ministry of the Department for Evangelization and
Catechesis. $35 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). Joe Gerhards,
(925) 682-3314 or Rita Billeci, (510) 893-4711, x 392.
Monday, Nov. 28
A New Look at Liturgy. 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen
Parish, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley. Speaker Jesuit Father Tom Scirghi
will discuss basic principles of liturgy and liturgy and Vatican II. Christine
Straessle, (510) 526-4811 x 9, cstraessle@marymagdalen.org.
Tuesday, Nov. 29
East Bay Theology on Tap. 7 p.m. social, 7:30 p.m. speakers
at Kerry House, 4092 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Father Hank Ormond, O. Carm.,
“Awakening the Real Self for Developing a Genuine Relationship with
God.” Sponsor: St. Leo Parish, Oakland and Kerry House.
Tuesday, Dec. 6
L.I.F.E. (Lessons in Faith Experience) presents Father Tom Scirghi,
S.J. 7:30 p.m. in Borromeo Hall, St. Charles Church, 1315 Lomitas
Ave., Livermore. Father Scirghi, an associate professor of liturgy at
the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, will be referring to Elizabeth
Johnson’s book, “Truly Our Sister,” as well as the writings
on Mary from Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. $10 free will donation.
(925) 447-4549
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Healthy Grieving. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Guerrero
Mortuary Chapel, 407 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro. Guerrero Mortuary Chapel
in partnership with Sutter VNA and Hospice present this class to help
the bereaved understand grief and promote healthy grieving. Robert Wallinger,
(510) 483-5300 or Barbara Gordon, (510) 450-8867.
Saturday,
Nov. 26
21st Annual Sport Collector Show. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
at Ryan-O’Connell Parish Hall, 575 W. Estudillo Ave., San Leandro.
Sports memorabilia from 1880 – 2005 will be for sale. Admission:
$3; free for those over 65 and under 5. Proceeds to benefit St. Leander
Parish and local charities. Door prizes. Sponsor: San Leandro Meridians.
Mark, (510) 538-6245.
Tuesdays,
Nov. 22, Dec. 13
Breast Cancer Prayer and Support Group. 7 p.m. at St.
Elizabeth Seton Church, 4001 Stoneridge Dr., Room B, Pleasanton. Second
and fourth Tuesdays. Donna Carlton, (925) 461-8411; Mary Merucci, (925)
846-8436; or Helen Wirtenson, (925) 462-3798.
Saturday, Nov. 26
CDWS November Birthday Dinner. 6:30 p.m. at a Concord
restaurant. Celebrate the November birthdays of members of the Catholic
Divorced Widowed and Separated of Contra Costa with a post-Thanksgiving
light dinner. Joan, (925) 939-1007.
Saturday, Dec. 3
Monthly Support Group for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Road,
Oakland. (510) 267-8373.
Monday, Dec. 5
Friends for Life: A Cancer Support Group. 7 –
9 p.m. in Walnut Creek-Pleasant Hill area. A Christ-centered support group
that is open to all faiths. Joy or Gale at (925) 939-0122 or (925) 685-0842.
Nov. 21, Dec. 7, 21
Safely Home – Grief Support Ministry. 6:30 –
8:30 p.m. in Group Room 101, at St. Anne Church, Dyer and Cabello streets,
Union City. No sign-up or reservations required but a phone call for planning
purposes is appreciated. Roseann Langley, (510) 471-7766.
Sunday,
Nov. 27
Classical Organ Concert. 4 p.m. at St. Perpetua Church,
3454 Hamlin Road, Lafayette. Raymond Garner, organist, will present a
classical organ recital featuring works by Franck, Tournemire, and Vierne.
Free. Part of the parish’s monthly Evening Prayer – Organ
Recital series. (925) 282-0272 x206 or rgarner@stperpetua.org.
Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18
Cathedral Concerts. 3:30 p.m. at Cathedral of St. Mary
of the Assumption, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco. Nov. 27 and Dec. 18:
Christoph Tietze, organist; Dec. 4: Vytenis Vasyliunas (Germany), organist;
Dec. 11: Richard Riley, tenor.
Friday, Dec. 2
The Gospel of Mark. 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 22824
2nd St., Hayward. Actor Michael Reardon and director Patrick Lane present
this dramatic presentation of Scripture, light and movement. An offering
will be received. A reception to meet the artists will follow.
Dec. 2, 3
USF Dance Showcase. 8 p.m. at University of San Francisco’s
Presentation Theater, 2350 Turk St., San Francisco. In addition to choreography
by USF faculty and performance by USF students the showcase will feature
guest artist Miya Hisaka Silva and El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de
El Salvador, the first professional dance company in the history of El
Salvador. $10 general admission, $5 students, seniors, anyone with a USF
ID. Kathi Gallagher, (415) 422-6507,gallagher@usfca.edu.
Music at the Mission: “Music and the Spoken Word.”
Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 2: Old Mission San
Jose; 43300 Mission Blvd., Fremont; Dec. 3: Cathedral Basilica, San Jose,
80 S. Market, San Jose. Special guest, Actor Roscoe Lee Browne. $25 general,
$20 student/senior. (510) 656-2364, www.ticketweb.com,
www.musicatthemissionmsj.org.
Through Dec. 18
Perceptions in Art and Science: Different Faces Same Truth.
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, Hearst Art Gallery,
St. Mary’s College, 1928 St. Mary’s Road, Moraga. This exhibit
features dozens of visually arresting images – images created with
the aid of math and science. $2 suggested donation. Free parking. (925)
631-4379
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