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Herencia Hispana 09-23-17

Parroquia de San Joaquin Cena-Baile-Musica en vivo Celebre la herencia Hispana Gimnasio 21250 Hesperian blvd Hayward, CA 94541 Adultos $35.00, Niños 6-11 años $10.00 Fecha Sabado 23 de septiembre 2017 Hora 5:30 - 11:00 pm Cena: 6:30 - 7:30

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Vatican Corner 08-27-17

VATICAN CORNER On August 11, 2017, Pope Francis ordered the Belgian Brothers of Charity, a Catholic Charity Group, to stop offering euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals. Euthanasia is the intentional painless killing of a patient who is suffering from an incurable...

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Pastors Desk 08-27-17

Every day Tim would go to the nursing home and visit her. Each time she would ask Tim who he was and why he was visiting her. And each time Tim would explain who he was and why he was visiting. He would tell the story of all his children and grandchildren, all the...

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Bazaar & Pancake Breakfast ~~ September 10th

Start your day with a pancake breakfast, get some early Christmas shopping done or splurge on yourself! We are lining up a GREAT GROUP of vendors for your shopping fun like Park Lane jewelry, Tupperware, hand crafted crocheted items, door wreaths, coffee vendor,...

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Vatican Corner 08-20-17

VATICAN CORNER The first LED (Light Emitting Diode) that produced visible light was invented by a General Electric Co. engineer in 1962. LEDs are basically tiny light bulbs without a filament to burn out, and they shine without making much heat. The illumination comes...

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Pastors Desk 08-20-17

There is a story about a man named Jeremy Cohen, a Texan who, with his family, became host to a rabbi from Moscow one Christmas. To treat the rabbi to a culinary experience unavailable to him in his own country, Cohen took him to his favorite Chinese restaurant. After...

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Safe Environment Training

EVERYONE who does ANY Volunteer work or attends regular meetings here at St. Joachim MUST complete Safe Environment training before SEPTEMBER 1st in order to continue meeting or serving here. You can do this in two ways: 1) Complete the training on your computer on...

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Vatican Corner 08-13-17

VATICAN CORNER   The number 2 man at the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, is preparing for a trip to Russia in late August, 2017. Parolin explained that “I go to Russia as a collaborator to the Pope …who wishes to build bridges in order to...

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Pastors Desk 08-13-17

A woman is walking down the street when she hears a voice shout, "Stop!" And she stops, and a piece of metal falls from space just in front of her--perhaps debris from a satellite. If she had gone one step farther, she would have been killed. She looks around to find...

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Next Senior Gathering 08-18-17

ATTENTION ALL SENIORS!!! Our next senior gathering will be a pot luck picnic at St. Joachim (at the blue bench behind the gym) on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 11:45AM Please RSVP and leave a message - by August 16th Selena (510) 517-3039 ALL SENIORS ARE WELCOME!!  ...

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ATTENTION ALL ALTAR SERVER & PARENTS August 12th

ATTENTION ALL ALTAR SERVER & PARENTS Our next altar server meeting will be Saturday, August 12th We will begin by attending mass at 8:30AM and meeting will follow. AGENDA Discuss and sign up for our Pancake Breakfast (Sunday, September 10th) and Our role in the...

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Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial 25,26 y 27 de Agosto

Busca un regalo especial para su pareja? Un regalo que dure toda la vida? Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial: Les invita a un Fin de semana de descubrimiento a una vida llena de amor, una experiencia lejos de las distracciones de la vida cotidiana en el cual se enseńan...

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Vatican Corner 08-06-17

VATICAN CORNER Vatican authorities have turned off 100 fountains, including two Baroque masterpieces in St. Peter’s Square as well as the interior fountains, including those in the Vatican Gardens. The purpose of the shut-offs is to save water during the prolonged...

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Pastors Desk 08-06-17

There is a mysterious story in 2 Kings that can help us understand what is happening in the Transfiguration. Israel is at war with Aram, and Elisha, the man of God, is using his prophetic powers to reveal the strategic plans of the Aramean army to the Israelites. At...

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Vatican Corner 07-30-17

VATICAN CORNER Two works of art painted by Raphael, the Renaissance master, have been hiding in plain sight within the Vatican for 500 years, and have now been discovered. Both oil paintings are part of frescos on the walls of the Hall of Constantine, a banquet room...

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Pastors Desk 07-30-17

Dr. Williamson was a geologist doingsome archeological excavation work inTanzania. One day he found himselfdriving in a deserted area, slipping andsliding along a rain-soaked road.Suddenly his four-wheel drive vehiclesank up to its axles in the mud and got stuck....

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