Statewide honor
The Father Frank Colacicco Council #4060 of
the Knights of Columbus in Danville recently was recognized for the
highest net gain in membership among all 585 councils in the state.
Standing with their award trophy are, from left, Deputy Grand Knight
Joe Bagonis, Grand Knight Jack Martin, Mike Gnos, membership program
director, and Deputy District Director Ron Cortez. |
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Student walkers for CRS
Fourth graders at Fremont’s St. Joseph
School stand for a class photo after raising more than $3,500 for
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Red Cross during the 11th Annual
Mission Walk, May 21. The students walked or ran for one hour on a
half-mile course around the school and Mission San Jose, fulfilling
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Another
cathedral honor
Oakland developer Phil Tagami stands with Bishop
Salvatore Cordileone after presenting the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber
of Commerce’s “Oakland on the Map” award to the
Cathedral of Christ the Light during the Chamber’s 105th annual
meeting, June 23, attended by 350 Oakland business leaders. The award
recognizes the new Cathedral Center as “a beautiful addition
to downtown Oakland, drawing architectural acclaim and visitors from
around the world.” The cathedral has received more than 35 design
and innovation awards over the past several years.xx
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| HONK! if you want to help
cure cancer
A group of musicians, actors and theatre lovers
have joined together to raise money for the American Cancer Society
(Oakland chapter) by producing “Honk!,” a musical version
of “The Ugly Duckling.” Performances will be held at
Holy Names High School in Oakland, July 16, 17, 18.
Calling themselves A Dramatic Cure, the group includes Joanne Romeo,
registrar at Holy Names High, on percussion and Paula Wujek, a HNHS
counselor and member of the school’s visual and performing
arts department, as Queenie, the stuck-up cat.
“This is a fun-filled family musical telling the story of
Ugly, a duck who struggles to find his self-worth while avoiding
Queenie, who wants him for dinner,” said Romeo. Along the
way Ugly meets many animals, some nice and some not so nice, and
a motivational bullfrog.
This is the group’s second musical. Last year they produced
“Godspell” as their fundraiser for the Cancer Society’s
Relay for Life program.
This year’s performances are July 16, 17 at 8 p.m. and July
18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets for “HONK!” are $15 with all proceeds going
to Relay for Life. All tickets must be purchased through the “Honk!”
website: www.adramaticcure.com.
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Joan Evans of Pleasanton and Sebastian Romeo
of San Leandro rehearse for the July 16-18 production of “Honk!”. |
New free Dining Room
Catholics in parishes and social service organizations
in Contra Costa County will gather July 15 to celebrate the opening of
the new Pittsburg Free Dining Room and St. Vincent de Paul Community
Center at 1415 Simpson Court in Pittsburg. The event begins at 10
a.m.
The new facility, a partnership between The Society of St. Vincent
de Paul and Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa County, will
serve free nutritious meals five days a week to those in need. Up to 150
people are expected to eat there each day.
By virtue of its location, the dining room will be part of a one-stop
resource center. The dining room is adjacent to a medical clinic that
will offer free health care when it also opens on July 15. The Oasis,
which serves as the daytime location for the Winter Nights Shelter Program,
an interfaith outreach to those who are homeless in the county, is also
based at the site.
Pioneer women painters
Nearly 100 landscape paintings by three pioneer Western
women — Annie Harmon, Mary DeNeale Morgan and Marion Kavanagh Wachtel
— will be showcased in an exhibition at the Hearst Art Gallery
at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, beginning July 25.
The exhibition will open with a lecture by art historian Erika Esau, author
of “Images of the Pacific Rim: Australia and California, 1850 –
1935,” on July 25 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow in the museum’s
patio.
The Hearst Art Gallery is located on the college campus directly behind
the chapel. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, free for youth 12 years and under.
Catholic Youth Choir
Three students from the Oakland Diocese recently participated
in this year’s National Catholic Youth Choir (NCYC). They
are: Richard J. Clark-Landry of St. Jarlath Parish in Oakland, Christopher
Dobbins of St. Joseph Basilica Parish in Alameda, and Fatafehi
Tuitavake of All Saints Parish in Hayward.
Sponsored by the Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary in
Collegeville, Minn., the NCYC met there last month for the two-week camp
including choir rehearsal; daily classes based on their repertoire in
religion, music theory, and music history; daily worship and prayer; and
sports and recreation. High school students from across the U.S. participated.
Around
the Parishes
Two parishes will welcome Glenmary Father Francois
Pellissier to speak about the Glenmary Home Missioners and their ministry
in Appalachia, the South and Southwest. He will speak during Masses at
St. Michael Church in Livermore July 10 – 11, and at St.
Joseph Church in Pinole July 17 – 18. Glenmary is a Catholic
society of priests and Brothers who minister exclusively in the U.S. in
areas where less than three percent of the population is Catholic and
the poverty level is twice the national average.
The Spiritual Life Committee at the Catholic Community of Pleasanton
is hosting a “Spiritual Café” on most Tuesday evenings
over the summer. The program includes “Centering Prayer” on
the first Tuesday of the month and a six-part evening series on “The
Interfaith Practice of Jesus” facilitated by Passionist Father
Tom Bonacci on July 20 and 27, Aug. 17 and 24, and Sept. 21 and 28.
For more information, visit the parish website at www.catholicsofpleasanton.org
or contact Lisa at (925) 600-1765.
Dan Schutte, composer of such popular songs as “Here I Am, Lord”
and “You Are Near,” will lead an afternoon of spiritual renewal
at St. Joan of Arc Church, 2601 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon,
on July 25, from 4 – 5:50 p.m. Schutte will discuss the place of
prayer in a life of faith and introduce his new book, “Walking the
Sacred Path: Spiritual Exercises for Today” and the companion CD.
The event is free. More information: (925) 830-0600.
Community leaders at St. Louis Bertrand Parish in Oakland hosted
a health fair, June 26, for families without health insurance. Services
included free check-ups, blood pressure readings, dental and vision assessments,
and H1N1 vaccinations.
Congratulations to Morgan Aspelund of St. Joseph Parish in Fremont,
the first recipient of the Joseph Faria Memorial Scholarship for
her exceptional leadership and service to the parish while in high school.
The scholarship is presented by the St. Joseph Men’s Club in honor
of the late Joseph Faria, a benefactor to the Oakland Diocese and the
parish. The award recognizes teenagers who are actively involved in the
liturgy and life of their faith community.
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Around
the Schools
Trinity Wilson, sophomore and track star at St.
Mary’s High School in Berkeley, will represent Team USA in the
inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.
The Rotary Club of Alameda recently recognized three seniors at
Alameda’s St. Joseph Notre Dame High School (SJND) for their
outstanding academic achievements. The students are: Chris McClintock,
who is heading to the University of California, Berkeley, received a $3,000
scholarship; Nkeiruka Umeh, who will attend Duke University in
the fall, received a $1,000 scholarship; and Jean Eisenman, who
is going to Smith College in Massachusetts, received a $750 scholarship
for fine arts.
Also at SJND: a $2 million renovation project to modernize the
classrooms surrounding the Quad and to refurbish Notre Dame Hall began
last month. There will be new lighting, paint, flooring, windows and furniture,
as well as built-in whiteboards, display boards and other technology features
to support both teachers and students.
“Thomas Berry and the Great Work of Our Time” will be the
focus of the annual summer institute, July 15-18, at the Sophia Center
on the campus of Holy Names University in Oakland. Presenters include
Brian Swimme, Jennifer Berezan, Carl Anthony and Riane Eisler. Information:
www.hnu.edu/Sophia
or phone (510) 436-1046.
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Names, News, Notes
Immaculate Heart Radio, the 24-hour Catholic
Radio network, will feature a series of interviews with Catholic leaders
across the country, including Oakland Bishop Salvatore Cordileone,
for a project called “Reclaiming the Culture.” Dolores
Meehan, co-founder of the Walk for Life West Coast, hosts the program
on KSFB Radio 1260 AM, Mondays at 9 a.m. throughout July. Dominican
Father Michael Sweeney, president of Dominican School of Philosophy
and Theology in Berkeley, will speak July 5 on “Authentic Catholic
Education — and the Impact of the Land O’ Lakes Conference.”
Bishop Cordeleone can be heard July 12 on “The Manhattan
Declaration: A Call to Christian Conscience. The July 19 show features
Father Robert A. Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, on “The
Principle of Subsidiarity and the Service of the Poor.” On July
26 Janet Smith of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit will talk
on “The Right to Privacy.” More information: www.reclaimingtheculture.org.
Did you attend St. Mary’s Seminary in the borough of North
East, PA? If so, the former Redemptorist Fathers’ preparatory college
and high school would like you to attend an alumni reunion, July 30 –
Aug. 2, hosted by the school’s current owners, Mercyhurst North
East. Information: www.smsreunion2010.com
or Jack Breslin, reunion coordinator, at jbreslin@iona.edu
or (914) 632-9805.
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