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Arias
for education
Famed opera singer Frederica von Stade will
be a featured entertainer for the April 29 fundraiser, “Opera
Returns to Broadway” at the Flood Mansion, 2222 Broadway in
San Francisco. Proceeds will help St. Martin de Porres School in
Oakland. Children from the west Oakland school will participate
in a short program. The evening will include a silent and live auction
and a buffet supper. Tickets: $100 per person. For more information:
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SPIRITUALITY
April 9, 16, 23
Christ the King Bible Study and Charismatic Prayer Meeting.
7:30 p.m. at 6 Saint Lawrence Court, Pleasant Hill. Share in charismatic
praise, singing and openness to the gifts of God’s Spirit. Sponsor:
Charismatic Catholic Renewal. (800) 474-6644.
April 10, 17, 24
Chaplet of Divine Mercy Devotion. 6:30 – 8 p.m.
at St. Anthony Church, 971 O’Hara Ave., Oakley. Includes study of
the Holy Scripture. All are welcome. (925) 625-2109.
Monday, April 14
Healing Mass. 7:30 p.m. at St. Edward Church, 5788 Thornton
Ave., Newark. Bert/Norma, Abba Father Prayer Group, (510) 793-1750. Every
second Monday.
Tuesday, April 15
Memorial Mass for Sister Ethel Mary Tinnemann, SNJM.
5 p.m. in McLean Chapel, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland.
Reception to follow in Montclair Room.
Friday, April 18
Taize – Prayer Around the Cross. 8 p.m. at the
Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission
Blvd., Fremont. Refresh your soul, listen to beautiful music, join others
in prayer and song around the cross. Every third Friday of the month.
Sister Beth Quire, O.P., (510) 657-2468 or beth@msjdominicans.org.
Friday, April 25
Taize. 8 p.m. at St. Joseph Basilica, 1109 Chestnut St.,
Alameda. An ecumenical, candlelight service of prayer in chants and meditation.
Every fourth Friday. Information: taize_on_the_island@yahoo.com
or www.geocities.com/taizeontheisland.
Saturday, April 26
Crowning and Mass in Honor of Mary. At St. Francis of
Assisi Church, 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord. The Rosary will be recited
by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas at 9:30 a.m. followed by Mass
at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited.
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RETREATS Saturday,
April 12
Women’s Retreat. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at St. Columba
Church Hall, 6401 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Facilitator: Sister Eva Marie
Lumas, S.S.S., assistant professor of religious education and culture,
Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley. Theme: “Exploring the Fruit
of the Spirit.” $15 pre-registration; $20 at the door. Fee includes
materials, continental breakfast and lunch.
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LECTURES Mondays,
April 14, 28, May 5
Introduction to Genesis. 7 – 8:30 p.m. in Mullen
Commons Vista Room, St. John Vianney Parish, 1650 Ygnacio Valley Road,
Walnut Creek. Presenter: Zach Flanagin, professor of Biblical Studies
at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Information: Nora Petersen,, (925)
939-7911, ext. 107 or npetersen@sjvianney.org.
Tuesday, April 8
Executive Failure – How Power Corrupts Good People. 7 a.m.
at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Andre Delbecq,
the J. Thomas and Kathleen McCarthy University Professor of Organizational
Analysis and Management at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara
University, will discuss leadership spirituality. The breakfast event
begins with a full buffet breakfast and is preceded by Mass at 6:30 a.m.
at the same location. $20 for members, $25 for non-members. (925) 389-0704
or www.catholicsatwork.org.
April 8, 15, 22
God and Sex: Understanding What the Church Teaches and Why. 7:30
– 9 p.m. in the Doolan Center at St. Edward School, 5788 Thornton
Ave., Newark. Father Jeffrey Keyes, C.P.P.S., pastor, will discuss: “Catholic
Moral Teaching” on April 8; “The Spousal Significance of the
Body,” on April 15; “Virtues, Vices, and Catholic Life”
on April 22. Information: (510) 797-0241.
Thursday, April 10
Poverty Truth Commission. 5:30 p.m. at Mudd Building Room 100,
Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. The Justice Collaborative
of the Graduate Theological Union will convene the first Bay Area Poverty
Truth Commission. Individuals will testify on violations of their economic
human rights resulting from living in poverty in the United States. Includes
a reception, music, art exhibits, and networking. Information: povertytruthcommission@googlegroups.com.
Friday, April 11
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant: Celebrating 26 Years in Berkeley.
7 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St., Berkeley. The
evening will include the screening of the film, “Dying to Live”
(30 minutes), which documents the plight of recent immigrants and a panel
discussion by EBSC staff that includes the history of the sanctuary movement.
(510) 527-0324.
Friday, April 11 – 12
Married Love and the Gift of Life Conference. At the San Bernardino
Pastoral Center in San Bernardino. Sponsored by the California Association
of Natural Family Planning, this event is designed to empower all Catholics,
especially those in Church ministry, to articulate Church teaching on
married love and the gift of life. Speakers include Dr. Janet Smith, consultor
to the Pontifical Council on the Family and Father McGivney Chair of Life
Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, who will address “Theology
of the Body and Humane Vitae” and “Contraception: Why Not?”
and Dr. Mary Davenport of El Sobrante. Information/registration: www.CANFP.org
or 1-877-33-CANFP.
Sunday, April 13
The Rapture. Noon to 1:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Church,
400 Alcatraz Ave., Oakland. Speaker: Father Michael Guinan, O.F.M., renowned
scholar and professor at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). Contact:
Walt Sears, (925) 963-9341.
Reception in Honor of 2008 Goldman Award Winners. 1:30 –
3:30 p.m. at The Women’s Building, Audre Lorde Room, 3543 18th St.,
#8 (between Guerrero and Valencia), San Francisco. Light refreshments
served. Limited space. RSVP as soon as possible but no later than April
7 to: Kris East at KEast@Maryknoll.org
or (510) 276-5021 or at http://maryknoll.us/othergame.
Sponsor: Orbis Books/Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and Lay Missioners/FoodFirst.
April 15, 29, May 13
East Bay Theology on Tap. At the Kerry House, 4092 Piedmont Ave.,
Oakland. Social at 7 p.m., speakers at 7:30 p.m. April 15: Bill Sheahan,
S.J. on “Unpacking the Theological Foundations of Catholic Social
Teaching”; April 29: Father Leo Edgerly on “How the Spirit
Works in Our Lives”; May 13: Father Tom Scirghi, S.J., on “Cathedrals
and Casinos, Part II.” Sponsor: St. Leo Parish in Oakland and the
Kerry House. Information: www.churchofstleothegreat.org.
Thursday, April 17
Islam, Love and Justice: A Message of Hope in a Conflicted World.
6:30 p.m. at Pacific School of Religion, Chapel of the Great Commission,
1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. Omid Safi, associate professor of religious
studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give
this year’s presentation of the Annual Surgit Singh Lecture in Comparative
Religious Thought and Culture. Public reception at 5:30 p.m. and dessert
reception immediately following lecture in the Richard S. Dinner Boardroom,
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union. Free and open
to the public. For more information, visit www.gtu.edu.
Saturday, April 19
SPA (Spiritual Path Awareness) Day for Women. 8 a.m. –
3 p.m. in the large hall at St. Bonaventure Parish, 5562 Clayton Road,
Concord. Guest speaker, Father Patrick Crowley, will present ways to revitalize
one’s spiritual routine. $30 includes continental breakfast and
lunch. Tickets/information: Dot Price, (925) 287-0246. Sponsor: St. Bonaventure’s
Women’s Christian Fellowship.
Tuesday, April 22
Lecture Series on Catholic Identity. 7-8 p.m. at DeLaSalle Theater,
Carondelet High School, 1133 Winton Dr., Concord. Presenter: Jerome Baggett,
assistant professor of religion and society at Jesuit School of Theology
at Berkeley. (925) 686-5353, ext. 311.
Friday, April 25
Torture and Conscience. 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church
of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. Father Louis Vitale, O.F.M.,
recently released from five months in federal prison for protesting torture,
will speak. Sponsors include: Pace e Bene, Bay Area Religious Campaign
Against Torture (BARCAT), including St. Joseph the Worker Parish and social
justice groups from St. Mary Magdalene and Newman Hall/Holy Spirit parishes,
all in Berkeley. Freewill donation to Pace e Bene requested. (510) 499-0537.
St. Catherine of Siena: Woman of Courage for People of Courage.
9 a.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley. A day
to honor the Dominican doctor of the church. Includes Morning Office two
presentations, Mass, and recitation of the Rosary. All are welcome. Bring
a bag lunch. Tea and coffee will be served. (510) 526-6562 or (510) 526-4811.
Sponsor: St. Albert Chapter of the Dominican Laity.
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SOCIALS Saturday,
April 12
St. Mary’s College Guild Fashion Show Luncheon. 11 a.m.
at Soda Activity Center, St. Mary’s College, 1928 St. Mary’s
Way, Moraga. $50 per person. Make checks payable to St. Mary’s College
Guild and mail to: Mrs. Mary Power, 1860 Eagle Peak Ave., Clayton, CA
94517. Information: (925) 672-6761.
Fashion Show/Tea. 12:30 p.m. at Aitkins Community Center in Castro Valley.
Fashions from Coldwater Creek in Pleasanton. $20. Sponsor: Young Ladies
Institute (Y.L.I.) #166, Hayward. Reservations: Joanne, (510) 886-3329.
Thursday, April 17
Dominican Guild of the East Bay Salad Bar Luncheon and Bingo.
Noon at St. Joseph Hall, 43222 Mission Blvd., Fremont. $8 ticket includes
luncheon and two bingo cards. Prizes for the bingo and raffle. Proceeds
benefit the charitable works of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose.
Sister Evelyn, (510) 657-2468.
Saturday, April 19
Salesian High School 12th Annual Silent/Live Auction and Raffle.
6:30 p.m. at Salesian High School Gymnasium, 2851 Salesian Ave., Richmond.
Includes no-host spirits, hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auction
and raffle. $25 per person (before April 14), $30 per person (after April
14). Tickets: Linda O’Neill, msoneill@pacbell.net
or Shannon Looper, SHSauction2008@sbcglobal.net.
Sunday, April 20
Pancake Breakfast. 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady
of Mercy Church, 301 West Richmond Ave., Point Richmond. $8 per person.
Raffle. Susan Brooks, (510) 237-9464. “Join us for 9:30 a.m. Mass.)
Saturday, April 26
Card Party and Salad Bar Luncheon. 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
at St. John Church Community Center, 264 East Lewelling Blvd., San Lorenzo.
$12 per person donation. Advance paid reservations required. Sponsor:
St. Gerard Women’s Club. Information/tickets: (510) 278-2405.
SPRED the Word XVII. 4:30 p.m. at St. Mary Parish, 2039 Mt. Diablo
Blvd., Walnut Creek. Begins with liturgy and includes social, dinner by
Taqueria El Balazo and silent auction. Tickets: $25 adults, $12 children.
Reservation deadline: April 13. (510) 635-7252.
Pasta and Bingo Family Night Out. At St. Catherine of Siena Parish
Hall, 604 Mellus St., Martinez (enter hall on Henrietta Street.) 5:30
p.m. social (following the 4:30 p.m. Mass), 6 p.m. dinner. Tickets: $9
adults, $5 children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased after Masses
or by contacting Tom Cook, (925) 229-2665. Sponsor: Italian Catholic Federation
Branch #13.
Mercy Retirement Center’s Casino Royale Nite. 7 –
11 p.m. at St. Paschal Parish, 3700 Dorisa Ave., Oakland. An evening with
games of chance, hosted cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dessert.
Tickets are $60 and include live music performed by Jazz 4U. Fundraiser
for the Center’s Charitable Care Program. Katherine Cook, (510)
534-8540, ext. 322.
Wednesday, April 30
I.C.F. Branch 72 Casino Bus Trip. Departing at 8 a.m. from Good
Shepherd Church, 3200 Harbor St. in Pittsburg, to Jackson Rancheria. Returning
to the parish at 5 p.m. Cost: $30 (adults 21+), $22 back. RSVP by April
15 to Joann Thilgen, 4661 Teakwood Court, Oakley, CA 94561 or (925) 625-0863.
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SUPPORT GROUPS Thursday,
April 17
Catholic Divorced Widowed and Separated of Contra Costa. 7 p.m.
at St. Mary Church, 2039 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek. Meetings are
free and all are welcome. Joan, (925) 939-1007.
April 17 – June 5
Series on Grief. 7:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton, 4001
Stoneridge Dr., Pleasanton. Pre-registration is required for this eight-week
series. Space is limited. All are welcome regardless of religious affiliation.
Joan Bell, (925) 828-6864.
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Art/Music Saturday,
April 12
Evening at the Play: “Steal Away” by Ramona King.
6:45 p.m. (reception), 8 p.m. (showtime) at Black Repertory Group Theater,
3201 Adeline St., Berkeley. $25 donation. Sponsor: The Isabel Kellum Scholarship
Committee of St. Columba Parish in Oakland. St. Columba Parish Office,
(510) 654-7600.
Spring Performances: Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bellringers.
7 p.m. at Swiss Park, 5911 Mowry Ave., Newark. Meal and concert. The GGBC&BR
is an independent, non-profit organization committed to the tradition
of boy choir training. (510) 887-4311, ggbcbr@aol.com,
or www.ggbc.org.
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s Annual Free Gospel Concert.
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at First Congregational Church of Oakland,
27th and Harrison streets. Free admission. A free will offering will be
taken. (510) 873-0338 or www.oigc.org.
Sunday, April 13
My Favorite Things Cabaret. 4 00 7 p.m. at St. Paschal Baylon
Parish, 3700 Dorisa Ave., Oakland. The Cabaret will be an Easter-season
parish and family celebration. The second half of the program will be
a sing-along medley of all songs from the movie, “The Sound of Music.”
All ages are invited. People are encouraged at attend in costumes related
to the movie. Prizes for best costumes. Tickets: $20 each. Buy a block
of 10 tickets, get the 10th ticket free. (510) 636-0335.
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Bible Study April
7 – May 19
Revelation – God’s Gift of Hope. 7:30 p.m.
in the Pope John XXIII room at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 1315 Lomitas
Ave., Livermore. In Revelations John gives insight into the life God has
planned for those who are faithful. All are welcome. Information/reservations:
upcatholic@aol.com or (925) 447-4549,
ext. 114.
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