Dear fellow parishioners,
Our community is incredibly generous in contributing to our own parish and to many exemplary causes and nonprofits. We thank God for your willingness to share your time, gifts, prayers, and financial resources.
This weekend (September 13th and 14th) is Mission Appeals weekend. We are fortunate to have priests representing the Khmu Catholic Community Mission with us while Fr. Augustine is away on pilgrimage. Fr. Benedict (Ben) Wonganant (from St. Anne parish in Union City) will celebrate the 5 PM Mass with us. Fr. Lee Chompoochan (from Christ the King parish in Pleasant Hill) will celebrate all the Sunday Masses.
Reading Father Augustine's book, based on his experience as a missionary, made the beauty and challenges of mission work more real to me. The clergy, employees, and volunteers in mission work partner with the Lord to share the message of Christ's saving love with others, while sacrificing their own comfort and security.
We thank you in advance for your loving support. We ask especially for your prayers for the Khmu Catholic Community Mission and all missionaries and mission communities. Whatever donations you feel called to give are greatly appreciated. Your support will contribute to the evangelization and humanitarian relief efforts of Catholic missions in the United States and around the world.
To God be the glory,
Shannon Zelinka
Liturgy Coordinator
Liturgy Coordinator
"Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God can provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work."
2 Cor 9:7-8
- Friday, September 12:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream) - Saturday, September 13:
Second Collection - Mission Co-Op Appeal
Purchase Your Oktoberfest Tickets (Table Outside of Church)
- On Fire - Jubilee day for Young People (Offsite)
- SPRED Picnic 10:00 a.m. (Back lawn)
- Reconciliation 4:00 p.m. (Church)
- Anchor & Vine Ministry (Married Couples) 4:30 p.m. (Pope)
- Health Ministry "You Are Loved Cards" 4:45 p.m. (Plaza)
- Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. (Church) - Sunday, September 14:
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Second Collection - Mission Co-Op Appeal
Coffee and Donuts (Family Fellowship Sunday)
Purchase Your Oktoberfest Tickets (Table Outside of Church)
- Mass/Mission Appeals 7:30 a.m. (Church)
- Health Ministry "You Are Loved Cards" After All Masses (Plaza)
- Mass with CLW 9:30 a.m. (Church/Livestream)
- Tiny Treasures 9:30 a.m. (Dominic)
- Mass 11:30 a.m. (Church)
- Baptism Class 1:00 p.m. (Church)
- Imago Dei Meeting 1:00 p.m. (Oscar)
- Youth Confirmation - Year 1 1:30 p.m. (Pope) - Monday, September 15:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Christian Meditation 5:30 p.m. (Ignatius) - Tuesday, September 16:
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Small Faith Group (RC) 9:00 a.m. (Oscar)
- Faith Formation (Kindergarten-5th Grade) 3:45 p.m. (All Rooms)
- Faith Formation (1st-5th Grade) 6:15 p.m. (All Rooms) - Wednesday, September 17:
VBS 2026 Dine Out Fundraiser: Melo's Pizza & Pasta
- Mass 8:30 a.m. (Chapel/Livestream)
- Small Faith Group (Builta) 9:45 a.m. (Ignatius)
- Faith Formation (Kindergarten-5th Grade) 4:30 p.m. (Hall)
- Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. (Church)
- New Testament Study Group 6:30 p.m. (Pope)
- Middle School Youth Ministry 7:00 p.m. (Hall)
- OCIA First Meeting 7:00 p.m. (Pope)
VBS Fundraiser at Melo's
Wednesday, September 17
11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 17
11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Community Service Day
Saturday, September 20
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Masses Throughout September!
Masses Throughout September!
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NOMINATE A WORTHY CAUSE OR CHARITY FOR FUNDING
It is a decades-long value and tradition at St. Charles to set aside a percentage of annual plate income (parishioner donations) for outreach. These funds are managed by the Social Concerns Committee and disbursed in the form of one-time or quarterly grants to non-profits serving those on the margins.
In 2024, the committee disbursed a total of $55,700 in one-time and quarterly grants. A total of $36,400 one-time grants were made to 19 agencies, including Habitat for Humanity, Oakland Catholic Worker, St. Vincent de Paul at St Michael, Tri-Valley Bus Pass Program, and Tri-Valley Haven Shelter. Also approved was a total of $19,300 in 10 grants payable quarterly to a variety of agencies, such as Culinary Angels, Elizabeth House, Goodness Village, Interfaith Sharing Pantry, Kids Bike Lane, and Open Heart Kitchen.
If you would like to recommend an organization for funding as their parish sponsor, please call Mary at 925-454-9919 or Marcia at 925-321-0730. You will be emailed and asked to complete and submit a MiniGrant application or Request for Funds form no later than Friday, October 17, 2025.
-Social Concerns Committee
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1315 Lomitas Ave.
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