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Mardi Gras Dinner 02-28-17

  Students with ID $10, seniors over 65 $15. Tickets available at the church office. Tuesday February 28. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Dinner starts at 7 pm in Parish Hall.   St. Joachim Church 21255 Hesperian Blvd Hayward, CA, USA 94541 Office Phone: 510 783 2766...

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Vatican Corner 02-12-17

VATICAN CORNER A van departs every morning from Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican’s lakeside palace and farm, 12 miles south of Rome. At the Castel there are terraced vegetable gardens producing everything from artichokes and bell peppers to carrots and zucchini. A herd of...

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Pastors Desk 02-12-17

Some of the memorable events in my life as a priest have taken place during the last six years that I have been the pastor of St. Joachim parish, Hayward. One such incident took place on Friday, January 27th 2017. I was informed by our office secretary that a couple...

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Portuguese Donuts Morning of February 19th.

  Portuguese Donuts are Coming Back!!!! Maria and her Bakers will be busy early in the morning of SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19th making Portuguese Donuts “ Filhos” to tempt our tastebuds with all profits going to the Church but first she is looking for dona"ons of flour,...

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Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial Oakland 02-12-17

El Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial de Oakland hace una cordial invitacion a toda la communidad a celebrar El Dia Mundial del Matrimonio el Domingo 12 de Febrero del 2017 a las 2:00 pm, En la Parroquia de San Joaquin 21250 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward CA 9541. Al terminar la...

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Monthly Altar Server Meeting 02-11-17

Our next monthly altar server meeting will be : Saturday, February 11th. We will meet for 8:30AM mass in the church and meeting will follow. Agenda for our meeting will be to discuss the Lenten Season. Please bring something small to share with our ministry group. All...

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Vatican Corner 02-05-17

VATICAN CORNER On January 4, 2017, McDonalds’s restaurants opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, angering Catholic Cardinals and local business owners. The new restaurant is in a popular tourist area just...

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Pastors Desk 02-05-17

It is such a joy to celebrate mass in St.Joachim church. One of main the reasons is our parish is blessed with committed group of volunteers who meticulously prepare everything needed prior to the celebration of the mass. All these committed volunteers trace their...

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School Applications January 29th

 School Applications St. Joachim School is currently accepting applications for grades Pre-K through 8th. If you are interested in learning more about the school, please contact the office at 510-783-3177 or visit us at our Open House this Sunday, January 29th, from...

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Pastors Desk 01-29-17

The feasts and festivals that we had celebrated in recent times such as the Festival of Guadalupe, the Simbang Gabi celebrations, the Posada celebrations, the festival of Christmas etc., has demonstrated beyond doubt that St. Joachim is full of life. Quite a few times...

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Vatican Corner 01-22-17

VATICAN CORNER On March 13, 2017 Pope Francis will be beginning his fifth year as Pope and entering it with good health. The Jubilee of Mercy was a very active year for him and 2017 is promising to be active as well. So far as Pope he has made 17 foreign trips and...

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Pastors Desk 01-22-17

On Saturday January 14th I was informed that Tita Ising Buendia died the previous day in the Philippines. The first thought that came to my mind was, “what a saintly woman we had and lost.” Indeed I consider it such a privilege and fortune to have come to know her....

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Hayward Santo Niño Fiesta 01-28-17

Saturday, January 28, 2017 -Rosary 1:00 pm -Mass: 2:00 pm Celebration to follow at the Gym Everyone is invited For more information please contact : Hayward Santo Niño Prayer Group Fely: (510) 397-2140.      Angie: (510) 332-1714.

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Vatican Corner 01-15-17

VATICAN CORNER The newborn  children of Vatican employees were  baptized by Pope Francis on Sunday  January 8, 2017 in the Sistine Chapel  during the annual Mass celebrating the  Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.  During the Christmas season, this Mass is  one of...

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Pastors Desk 01-15-17

On Saturday 7th 2017, as I was waiting for the entrance hymn to begin to proceed to the altar, one of our parishioners came closer to me and said, “It makes me feel sad that next week we are going to take down the Christmas decorations. This year’s Christmas...

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