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Mid-January
2010 Newsletter
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Small Lenten Groups Now Being Formed
Enrich
your Easter experience! Join a small group for reflection on readings and
share how passages relate to our everyday lives. Meetings are held in
group members' homes once a week between the 3rd week in February and the
1st week in April. Materials and training will be provided. Sign up
forms are available on the CCOP website, www.CatholicsofPleasanton.org. For more
information, contact Rosemary at (925) 462-0867 or Sharon at (925) 462-8625.
Parish Women Invited to Weekend
'Retreat into God'
There are just a few spots left for this year's Women's Retreat,
scheduled Friday through Sunday, January 29-31, at the beautiful San
Damiano Retreat Center in Danville.
Led by Fr. Mark Wiesner, the theme of the weekend experience is
"Retreat into God." Register at the CCOP website, www.CatholicsofPleasanton.org, or use
flyer in church vestibule. Cost: $200 (double), $230 (single). For
more information, call Charissa McDonald at (925)
518-4168.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Join Annual Walk for Life in San Francisco
It
is the mission of the Catholic Church to proclaim the sanctity of life
from the moment of conception until natural death. In support of this
mission, the 6th annual Walk for Life will be held Saturday, Jan. 23, at
11 a.m. Bring a boxed lunch. If you prefer, buses will leave St. Michael
Church in Livermore
immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass. Cost is $17. Checks payable to
Knights of Columbus #6043. For more information, please call Lou at (925)
846-5124.
Fr. Dan to Offer Spiritual Life Workshop
Fr. Dan Danielson will return to CCOP on Monday, Jan. 25,
from 7:30-9 p.m. to offer a talk on "The Formation of
Conscience." Sponsored by the CCOP Spirital Life Committee, this
informative talk will be held at St. Elizabeth Seton in the chapel and is
open to everyone.
Take a 'Great Adventure' During
Lent
Make Lent count! Join us during Lent, Feb. 6 - March 27 from
9-11 a.m. and take a Quick Journey Through the Bible video study with
Jeff Cavins. This eight-part program provides an excellent introduction
to studying the Bible. Learn how the books of the Bible 'fit' together,
the events and 'themes' of the Bible. For more information, go to www.greatadventureonline.com or
contact Suzanne Slupesky at (925) 352-8447.
MOMS (Ministry of Mothers Sharing) Lenten Workshop and Information
Night
MOMs invites mothers in the parish to join us for a Lenten workshop,
beginning Thursday, Feb. 18, 7-9 p.m., St Elizabeth Seton's Cry Room
and continuing every Thursday evening through April 8 (except
Thursday during Holy Week). For more information or to sign up, contact
Kim Rice-Masek at (925) 462-2088 or kim-rice@sbcglobal.net
Notre Dame Glee Club Coming to St. Elizabeth Seton in March
The University
of Notre Dame Glee Club,
a 70-voice male chorus directed by Daniel Stowe, will perform at St.
Elizabeth Seton on Tuesday, March 9, at 8 p.m., as part of its 2010
Spring Tour. The concert will benefit the Pope John
Paul II
Activity Center.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information,
please contact Zachary Gustafson at (925) 487-0985 or
zachary.gustafson@gmail.com. More details will be released soon.
Marriage Preparation Weekend for Engaged Couples
Couples getting married are invited to attend marriage preparation
weekend, March 19-21 in St. Augustine Hall. Invite your engaged friends.
For more information, call the parish office at (925) 846-4489.
Daily
Rosary
Monday through Saturday at St. Augustine Church
before the 8:30 a.m. Mass and at St. Elizabeth Seton Church following
the 12:10 p.m. Mass.
Breast Cancer Prayer & Support
Second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton
Church Room B. If you have been diagnosed with or are a survivor of
breast cancer, please join us. For more information, call Mary Merucci at
(925) 846-8436 or Helen Wirtenson at (925) 462-3798.
MOMS (Ministry of Mothers Sharing) Prayer and
Meditation
First Wednesday of each month, MOMS meet
for prayer and meditation the in the St. Elizabeth Seton Cry Room
from 7-8 p.m.
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