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School Festival—SJS Super Hero’s

School Festival—SJS Super Hero's Friday  ~ May 1st 6:00 PM -9:00 PM Tons of Games Video Truck Great Food Saturday ~ May 2nd 11:00 AM—4:00 PM TONS of GAMES GREAT FOOD ENTERTAINMENT   COME JOIN US FOR A GREAT TIME

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Vatican Corner 4-26-15

vatican corner Continued…  Archbishop Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia says that so far church organizers have raised $33 million of their $45     million goal for the World Meeting of Families event, of which Pope Francis will be attending the closing...

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Pastor’s Desk 4-26-15

One census taker went to the home of a rather poor family in the mountains of West Virginia to     gather information. He asked the mother how many dependents she had. She began, "Well, there is  Rosie, and Billy, and Lewella, Susie, Harry, and Jeffrey. There's...

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May 2015 Dance

May 2015 Dance

ST. JOACHIM EVENTS COMMITTEE Invites you to their “Reaching Out 2015” Fundraising Dinner Dance Event Please join us on Saturday, May 30, 2015 At St. Joachim’s Church Gym 21250 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward Tickets: $35  –   Dinner at 7:00 PM Dancing until Midnight Please...

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Marian Festival 2015

Marian Festival 2015

St. Joachim Church Marian Festival ~~ Festival Mariano  We invite you to this special celebration to pray together in honor of Our Mother Mary . Los invitamos en esta celebracion especial para orar juntos en honor a Nuestro Madre Maria. May 6, 2015~~ Wednesday /...

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Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2015

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2015

The Apostleship of Prayer St. Joachim Catholic Church   Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday – June 12, 2015 We are inviting everyone to join us in the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus here at St. Joachim Church. Starting June 3 till June 11,...

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Vatican Corner 4-19-15

Vatican Corner 4-19-15

The name that William Penn gave his colony’s capital city is a combination of Greek words for love: phileo and   brother: adelphos, setting up the       enduring nickname for Philadelphia, PA, the City of Brotherly Love. It is the place where the founding fathers of...

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Pastor’s Desk 4-19-15

Pastor’s Desk 4-19-15

Egyptian pyramids are world-famous as one of the “seven Wonders” of the ancient world. But they are actually gigantic tombs containing the           mummified bodies of Egyptian        Pharaohs. Westminster Abby is        famous, and thousands visit it because the...

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Vatican Corner 3-29-15

Vatican Corner 3-29-15

Year after year, parishes around the world take up the traditional annual Good Friday Collection for the Church in the Holy Land. The proceeds from the Collection go to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. The Franciscans have been caring for the holy sites there...

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Pastor’s Desk 3-29-15

Pastor’s Desk 3-29-15

Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, by watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the...

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Holy Thursday 2015

Holy Thursday 2015

Holy Thursday -April 2, 2015 Would you like to be one of the Twelve to have their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday? Would you like to be a participant in our Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 PM ? Are you a Baptized Catholic?...

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Vatican Corner 3-22-15

Vatican Corner 3-22-15

continued … Prior to 1965, the Latin response: “ET cum spiritu tuo,“ which literally means “And with your spirit,” when translated into the English liturgy became “And also with you.” The translation was thought to convey the same meaning but be more straightforward....

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Pastor’s Desk 3-22-15

Pastor’s Desk 3-22-15

For a Catholic, there is nothing more precious than the Communion. Because we firmly believe that what is consecrated on the altar, what the priest gives to us at the time of communion, what we hold in our hand and what we consume is the body and the blood of Jesus....

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