Monday Evening, July 13, 2020:
Dear St. Charles Family:
Because of the continued spread of Covid-19 in California, please understand that the plans we have in place for indoor church services may change at any time, so stay tuned to our future flocknotes.
For now, you may sign-up for reconciliation on Friday and for Mass next weekend. If there is a change to our plans that affect those events, we will contact you by e-mail.
Meanwhile, please note that we have a new start time for Communion on Sunday. It now begins at 10:30 am and ends at 11:30 am.
Among the information below, you will find links to this week's Zoom meetings, along with my bulletin message from Sunday.
Blessings,
-- Fr. Kwame
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July 17th Friday Reconciliation (Ten Minute Appointments)
Friday Individual Reconciliation - Lawn Area
10:00 - 10:10 AM Reconciliation Appointment
10:10 - 10:20 AM Reconciliation Appointment
10:20 - 10:30 AM Reconciliation Appointment
10:30 - 10:40 AM Reconciliation Appointment
10:40 - 10:50 AM Reconciliation Appointment
10:50 - 11:00 AM Reconciliation Appointment
Saturday 5:00 pm Mass Suspended Until Further Notice. However, Lawn Seating is Available for Sunday 9:30 am Mass.
5:00 pm Saturday Mass
July 19th - SUNDAY 9:30 AM Morning Mass - OUTDOOR LAWN SEATING ONLY
Arrive no later than 9:15 am
Sunday 9:30 am Mass
Jul
13
MONDAY Evening - Walking with Purpose
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Angela Layton's Zoom Invitation:
Walking with Purpose
Bible Study Program
Monday Evenings at 7:00 PM < New Time!
To Join Zoom Meeting, Click HERE
Meeting ID: 821 4834 5945
Password: WWP2020
Regular Telephone?
+1 669 900 9128
Meeting ID: 821 4834 5945
Password: 6033117
Jul
14
TUESDAY Evening Q&A w/Fr. Kwame
Fr. Kwame's Q&A Zoom Meeting
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Jul
15
WEDNESDAY Evening: "Come and See"
Adult Faith Formation Zoom Meeting
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"COME AND SEE"
Adult Faith Formation Zoom Meeting
We welcome all who are interested in walking with Jesus
Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 PM
If you have a friend or family member who wants to learn more about the Catholic faith we invite you all to “come and see”-Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM...
To Join Zoom Meeting, Click HERE
Meeting ID: 321 832 6812
Password: Jesus2020
Password: Jesus2020
Questions? Contact Daniel Goodman at gotfordtires@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Jul
16
Thursday Evening Adult Bible Study
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In Case You Missed Sunday's Video...
Bulletin Message From
Sunday, July 12, 2020
What Soil is Your Heart? - Taking Our Faith Temperature
Taking a reading of our temperature is one of the tests that may indicate, but not certainly determine, a possible infection with COVID-19. Here at St. Charles, we take the temperature of everyone who enters the Church building for Mass - just like every other Church, I hope.
Similarly, I think there is now a need to take our spiritual temperatures in addition to our body temperatures. This is because the coronavirus has affected our spiritual lives: people are losing patience, doubting the presence of God, getting stuck in anxiety, losing their prayer lives, and discontinuing their spiritual practices.
Our readings today tell us how we can test our spiritual temperatures. The Word of God is the grace of God given to help us practice our faith. It is the seed that Jesus says the sower went out to sow. We learn from the first reading that God's Word has all the potential to be effective and successful. However, God’s Word, like any seed, needs a favorable environment to actualize its effectiveness. Therefore, the relationship between our hearts and God’s word is similar to the relationship between the soil and the seed.
Taking our faith "temperature" means finding out what type of hearts we have. The heart that cooperates with God’s Word is known by its products – sixty or hundredfold. Taking our faith temperature means finding out the spiritual work output we have accomplished with God’s grace.
Our readings today tell us how we can test our spiritual temperatures. The Word of God is the grace of God given to help us practice our faith. It is the seed that Jesus says the sower went out to sow. We learn from the first reading that God's Word has all the potential to be effective and successful. However, God’s Word, like any seed, needs a favorable environment to actualize its effectiveness. Therefore, the relationship between our hearts and God’s word is similar to the relationship between the soil and the seed.
Taking our faith "temperature" means finding out what type of hearts we have. The heart that cooperates with God’s Word is known by its products – sixty or hundredfold. Taking our faith temperature means finding out the spiritual work output we have accomplished with God’s grace.
In other words, we need to see results such as working for justice in all spheres of human life: race relations, human disabilities, peaceful and honest politics, serving the needs of the poor, the refugees, and migrants.
Stony and thorny hearts are incapable of cooperating with the Word of God to produce any human good. We know we have stony hearts if we cannot show results of goodness, kindness, courage, and other fruits of the spirit. The Word of God dies on stony hearts, and the thorns of a thorny heart choke the Word.
As we are allowed to get back in our pews with restrictions, it is time to find out what has happened to each of our hearts – and take our spiritual temperature. Fortunately, here at St. Charles, we have introduced a process of checking the nutrient contents of our hearts.
Stony and thorny hearts are incapable of cooperating with the Word of God to produce any human good. We know we have stony hearts if we cannot show results of goodness, kindness, courage, and other fruits of the spirit. The Word of God dies on stony hearts, and the thorns of a thorny heart choke the Word.
As we are allowed to get back in our pews with restrictions, it is time to find out what has happened to each of our hearts – and take our spiritual temperature. Fortunately, here at St. Charles, we have introduced a process of checking the nutrient contents of our hearts.
You can divide the work of your own heart into the three main characters of the Church: learning, liturgy, and living. On the subject of learning, what new or fresh thing have you learned about Christ during these pandemic times? What is the strength of your commitment to Christ and how open are you to learn and know more about Christ?
Concerning liturgy, ask yourself these questions: "How well and faithfully have I recently been worshiping Christ?", and "How prayerful have I become?", and "Do I meditate and contemplate my own life with Christ?"
On the topic of living, think about the types of services that reach out to people in any need - from food to freedom, from financial relief to the acquisition of jobs, from loneliness to finding a Church or a small group to join. Each of these provides an indication of our spiritual temperature "St. Charles Borromeo style". This is what Christ suggests to us this weekend by the parable of the sower.
May God bless our spiritual family members to continue uninterrupted in our faith journey while in the midst of this pandemic. May the condition of our hearts be favorable and cooperative to God’s Word and grace to support the flourishing of humanity, our country, our Church, and our families.
May God bless our spiritual family members to continue uninterrupted in our faith journey while in the midst of this pandemic. May the condition of our hearts be favorable and cooperative to God’s Word and grace to support the flourishing of humanity, our country, our Church, and our families.
-- Fr. Kwame
St. Charles parishioner Wendy McGee has developed a (no-cost) beginner's fitness app - five minutes a day with what Wendy calls a "fun challenge" coming up for the next 10 days. Each five-minute session includes light stretching, breathing meditation/prayer. Click HERE, or on the image below to begin.
Life Transitions for Aging Adults
Virtual Community (LTAAVC)
Providing ONLINE resources for
physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support
Informative Emails are Sent Daily
Keep informed, connected, and engaged with:
• Information on Covid-19 and Resources
• Topics on Aging
• Exploration of Racial Injustice
• Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
• Online Entertainment Suggestions
For information or to register contact:
Molly Fisher
925-449-8849
For more information, click on the image above or click HERE
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Community
1315 Lomitas Ave.
Livermore, CA 94550
