Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021
Dear Saint Charles Borromeo family,
If you would like to read "Truth-Tellers: Being A Prophet like Christ the King", my article in Sunday's bulletin, please click HERE.
Thanksgiving Mass will be held in the Church on Thursday, November 25th at 9:30 am. I will be blessing your bread and wine during this Mass. Be sure to bring your bread and wine to receive this blessing!
If you would like to read "Truth-Tellers: Being A Prophet like Christ the King", my article in Sunday's bulletin, please click HERE.
Thanksgiving Mass will be held in the Church on Thursday, November 25th at 9:30 am. I will be blessing your bread and wine during this Mass. Be sure to bring your bread and wine to receive this blessing!
Additionally, I am asking all of our parishioners to submit a sentence or two about the things that made you grateful this year! During our Thanksgiving Mass, the lectors will proclaim each Thanksgiving(s) as a way to celebrate God's many blessings in community. Click HERE to submit your words of thanks for this year.
Blessings,
-- Fr. Kwame
Blessings,
-- Fr. Kwame
We Need Your Help...
Annual Giving Tree
Continues This Weekend!
Thank you for your generous response to the St Charles annual Giving Tree which started last weekend. We still have a variety of gifts or gift cards to donate especially on our online virtual Giving Tree or hanging on the tree or category boards in the church.
We are supporting six deserving recipient groups identified by an ID code (AN, GV, CCEB, TVH, AVILLA, VCARE). Each tag or online wish list item includes the recipient ID code and number, age, gender, name, in some cases, gift description, final due-by date, and how the gift or gift card is to be returned.
We are supporting six deserving recipient groups identified by an ID code (AN, GV, CCEB, TVH, AVILLA, VCARE). Each tag or online wish list item includes the recipient ID code and number, age, gender, name, in some cases, gift description, final due-by date, and how the gift or gift card is to be returned.
To select gifts or gift cards online:
Please click the signup.com link HERE. Once you arrive at the signup page, scroll through the gifts listed and find the one you would like to purchase and donate.
Follow these five easy steps:
- Click the green "signup" button. This takes you to a sign-in page.
- You can select to sign in through Facebook, Gmail, or by entering your email address.
- The next screen will ask for your name and phone number. Once those are filled in, select the green "save and done" button.
- This will take you back to the original wish list page where you can select another gift or close the window.
- Once your choice(s) is saved, you will see a listing of the "spot(s)" you selected listing all the information to make a tag for the gift(s).
- Finally, you should receive an email from "St. Charles Borromeo"< mail@signup .com >" with the list of all gifts you selected from the virtual tree, how they are to be returned, and the date when they are due at the church.
PLEASE READ THE TAG or WISH LIST DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, purchase the item(s) listed, follow the instructions for how the gift card or wrapped gift is to be returned and by what date. Do not misplace ornament tags. This is the only way to guarantee that gifts are given to the correct recipients.
If you are still not comfortable getting a tag and purchasing a gift? We gratefully accept donations by check or online to purchase gifts for tags not taken or returned. Please click HERE to donate and designate "The Giving Tree" in the pull-down "To" menu.
Gifts or gift cards may be delivered to the church after Masses or to the rectory by the following dates:
- Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Two Wednesdays (December 1st and 8th) at drive-thru gift drop-offs
- Two Sundays from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (December 5th and 12th) at drive-thru drop-off
All gift cards will be due next weekend by December 5
Unwrapped in a ziplock bag with an activation receipt and the tag!
Unwrapped in a ziplock bag with an activation receipt and the tag!
Your Social Concerns Committee is very grateful for your generosity! Thank you for expressing your faith by loving our neighbors in need during Christmas!
Holiday Business Hours: The parish office will be closed in celebration of Thanksgiving beginning Thursday, November 25th, and will return on Monday, November 29th. We would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Fr. Kwame's Bible Study: "Meet Lady Wisdom" session eight will be held Thursday, December 2nd. There will be no Bible Study held this week due to the holiday.
Annual Raffle Drawing: As of November 19th, we have received raffle tickets totaling $19,725 towards our goal of $30,000. We will be drawing the winners after the 9:30 am Thanksgiving Mass. Good Luck!
Second Collection November 27th/28th: The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is asking for your help in a second collection to bring economic development programs across the United States to help poor and marginalized people join together to make decisions, seek solutions to local problems and find ways to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Please note that 25% of funds remain in the Oakland Diocese to help those in need within the Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Click HERE to donate.
Second Collection November 27th/28th: The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is asking for your help in a second collection to bring economic development programs across the United States to help poor and marginalized people join together to make decisions, seek solutions to local problems and find ways to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Please note that 25% of funds remain in the Oakland Diocese to help those in need within the Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Click HERE to donate.
2021 Bishop's Appeal: The funds raised to date are $43,110. Our overall goal is $55,300. Thank you to all participating parishioners for your generous contributions!
Nov
27
Hike in Sycamore Grove
Saturday at 9:00 am
Are you going?
Yes
No
Maybe
going.
not going.
might be going.
Thank you, Sr. Rebecca Shinas, OP for sharing "The Four Promises of Jesus:
Joy ~ Peace ~ Cross ~ Presence and LOVE" with us!
Joy ~ Peace ~ Cross ~ Presence and LOVE" with us!
If you missed the event, click HERE to share in the LOVE.
Join Us On Zoom:
Meeting ID: 811 6885 0633
Passcode: 759029
Dial by phone
+1 669 900 6833
+1 669 900 6833
Our Next Opportunity for Adoration
will be December 3rd
will be December 3rd
We invite parents to bring their children to the First Friday Adoration between 4 pm and 5 pm.
During the month of December, we begin tidying our homes and hearts for the arrival of Baby Jesus. This month we will reflect on how Scripture and the Eucharist work together.
During the month of December, we begin tidying our homes and hearts for the arrival of Baby Jesus. This month we will reflect on how Scripture and the Eucharist work together.
Collect all four stamps
between now and Christmas!
- 3 pm-4 pm Rosary
- 4 pm-5 pm Scripture Reflections on Jesus and the Eucharist
- 5 pm-6 pm Silent Meditation
- 6 pm-6:30 pm Benediction
CONCERN AMERICA CRAFT SALE
December 4th at 6:00 pm
December 5th at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm
St. Charles Borromeo will host a Craft Sale featuring unique, quality handcrafts that provide us with the opportunity to purchase conscientiously. The gifts we find for special events, holidays, or to brighten our own homes are an exchange of caring with impoverished communities in developing countries.
This year we have many new crafts from Bangladesh, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. Inspired by nature, these beautifully handcrafted textiles, ceramics, and wood products honor indigenous traditions, and were selected to be reminders that when a Concern America product is purchased we are providing a source of income to materially poor communities; promoting human-scale endeavors; eco-friendly work patterns; and fair working conditions. You may view a selection of their crafts on their website: www.concernamerica.org
Concern America is an international development organization based in Santa Ana, CA. For more information please contact (714) 953-8575.
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS –
THE BOOK OF GENESIS
with Kevin Saunders
Session #3
Session #3
Saturday
December 4th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
December 4th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Pope Room
Scripture Saturdays will take you through
the entire book of Genesis verse by verse!
the entire book of Genesis verse by verse!
If You Missed Previous Sessions, You May Listen to Audio Recordings Below:
This beautiful Advent we have been called by God's grace and goodness
to participate in the Co-Creation of the very Breath and Being of God!
Let us gather in the church, with JOY, as we open our hearts,
as the "Light of Christ" to celebrate the gift of living life...
Awake, Alive, and Aware of God's tender Love for all!
-- Diane Saunders
to participate in the Co-Creation of the very Breath and Being of God!
Let us gather in the church, with JOY, as we open our hearts,
as the "Light of Christ" to celebrate the gift of living life...
Awake, Alive, and Aware of God's tender Love for all!
-- Diane Saunders
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Community
1315 Lomitas Ave.
Livermore, CA 94550
"Not a Place Where...But a People Who"
