BISHOP’S APPEAL 2019

Parish office closed on

Monday

The office of the parish will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2019 in commemoration of Veterans’ Day. ++ La oficina de la parroquia estará cerrada el lunes, 11 de noviembre, 2019 en conmemoración del Día de Los Veteranos.

HOUR ADORATION

Every first Friday of the month starting January, 2019, we will be using the 8-foot monstrance for the 24-Hour Adoration. We likewise request that you include in your time of prayer with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament the intention of the Holy Father which would be posted by the doors of the Chapel every month. Thank you. Hours of Adoration are on Thursdays from 9:00AM to 6:00PM. On Fridays adoration begins at 9:00AM and continues until 7:00am on Saturday. +++++ Cada primer Viernes del mes a partir de enero del 2019, usaremos la custodia de 8 pies para la Adoracion de 24 horas. De igual manera, solicitamos que incluya en su tiempo de oracion con el Senor en el Santisimo Sacramento la intencion del Santo Padre que se publicara en las puertas de la Capilla todos los meses. Gracias. Horas de Adoración son los jueves de las 9:00AM a 6:00PM. Adoración los viernes empieza a las 9:00AM y continúa hasta el sabado a las 7:00AM.

Crafty Quilters

would to thank all who supported us at our Holiday Boutique. Raffle winners were: Quilt - Mary Contreras Wall hanging — Kate Afghan - Pat Hoffner Fr. Quang's paintings Pat Zuriga and Kim Revel

St. Vincent de Paul

Christmas Plans

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference at IHM will be making significant changes to their Christmas Gift-Away program this year. For many years, St. Vincent de Paul has held a grand Christmas event for the children of our Food Pantry neighbors. This event was wonderful, exciting and expensive. This year we need to downsize, as the Foundation who funded most of the event is no longer able to provide the large amount of money it took. While we want to share our blessings with these neighbors, it will not be the same big event we have done in the past. Therefore, we will NOT see our brightly decorated Christmas tub n the vestibule of the Church this year asking for various items. If you are interested in helping St. Vincent de Paul fund our Christmas plans for low- income families in our area, you can always donate at the Church Office. We are grateful for all that the IHM family does to support St. Vincent de Paul. Thank you and have a Blessed Christmas.

IHM Music

Ministry/Ministerio de

Música

IHM Music Ministry has continuing registration for new and continuing members for the Music Ministry choirs and orchestra. Please Contact Jerome Cuenco or Lia Katreeb or the office for more information. ICM Ministerio de Música tendrá registraciones a principios de junio para los coros y orquestra para miembros nuevos y permanentes. Para más información comunicarse con Jerome Cuenco o Lia Katreeb o con la oficina.

Parent Meeting – November

13, 2019

All parents of children of all ages are invited to join us for our fist parent mini- retreat workshop of the year, Living Out our Catholic Faith. Our workshops will be presented in English. We ask parents to come and join us for this informative and engaging mini-retreat evening from 7- 8:30pm. Cost is free! Parents and friends are welcome- enrollment in Confirmation is not a requirement for attending. We hope to see you there! Call Julie Figueroa at 925-634-4154 x 107 or Linda Kortuem at 925-634-4154 x 117

WARNING!/¡ADVERTENCIA!

Chapel candles must be purchased in the Office. Please do not bring your own as they are not meant to burn in our glass holders and could cause a fire. Thank you. Las velas de la capilla se deben comprar en la oficina. No traigan las suyas, ya que no están destinadas a quemarse en nuestros envases de vidrio y pueden provocar un incendio. Gracias.

Share-a-Mass Ministry

This is a reminder that the Share-a-Mass Ministry is available to bring ambulatory parishioners to mass on Sundays. While we try to accommodate your mass preference, you must be willing to attend the mass to which the driver goes. There are currently three of us who are active in this ministry. Sadly, our last parishioner moved away, so we are currently all available. If you need a ride, please call Richard Nahm at 925-240-9885.

Share the love with the

unborn babies

and their mothers. Come join us in peaceful prayer at Planned Parenthood, 1104 Buchanan Rd., Antioch. Thursdays from 9:30am to 11:30am. For more information, please call Marianne at (925) 550-9817 or Nancy Espinoza at (510), 813-1384.

Are you new to Immaculate

Heart of Mary?

We Welcome you!

We are a very vibrant and active parish in Brentwood whose mission is, “With Mary, we seek to know Christ better and to make him better known through our words and actions.” We do this in a variety of ways through our several sacramental prep programs, social outreach, as well as our active ministries, Bible studies, and an energetic youth program. We also LOVE new parishioners and hold quarterly “Welcome Dinners” specifically for those new to IHM. If you are not yet registered, please call the parish office at 925-634-4154 and ask for Ana. She will be happy to mail you a registration form. See you in the coming weeks!

SPRED or Special Religious

Education Department

SPRED provides ongoing faith formation for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through participation in a SPRED community of faith they are better able to celebrate the sacraments and to enter into the worshipping experiences of the whole Church. We at IHM are getting ready for our religious registration and RECRUITMENT. This year SPRED will be serving four (4) families and possibly six (6) families. At this point, we only have two catechist. In order for us to serve these families we are in need of catechist. If you are interested, please contact Beatriz Morales at beamorales75@yahoo.com.

Catholic Daughters of the

Americas

Oakland Diocese, will be remembering their deceased members with a Memorial Mass on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10:30am at St. Ignatius Church, 3351 Contra Loma Blvd., Antioch. Please join us in remembrance and in recognition of our beloved Catholic Daughters who served our communities with love and dedication for the Body of Christ this previous year. All family members and friends are invited to join us. A reception will follow in the church hall. For more information, please call Trisha Brittain at 925-216-1924 or Sylvia Soliz at 925-250- 1236.

Welcome to

“Golden Age Family”

Come join us for the following Event and topic: November 20 - Karen Rarey Brentwood City Council Member Issues facing Brentwood Residents 11:00 AM Mass (Church) 11:45pm Complimentary Lunch RSVP: 513-3412 or 240-1706

Saturday 5pm Mass Choirs

(November)

November 9th (Youth Mass) - Teen’s Choir November 16th - Children’s Choir November 23rd - Teen’s Choir November 30th - Cantor Saturday 5pm Mass Choirs (December) December 7th - Cantor December 14th (Youth Mass) - Teen & Children’s December 21st - Teen’s Choir December 28th - Cantor

ATTENTION!!! / AVISO

URGENTE!!!!

Please ignore email request for money or gift cards to be sent to the priests here at IHM. These are scams. Our priests would never ask us to send them these requests. +++++ Por favor no hagan caso de los correos electrónicos falsos que piden dinero o tarjetas de regalo para los sacerdotes de la parroquia. Nuestros sacerdotes NUNCA les pedirán dinero o tarjetas de regalo por ningún medio para razones personales. Esos correos son fraudulentos.

Did you know

that if you log onto smile.amazon.com, that a percentage of your purchase will go directly to Immaculate Heart of Mary? All you have to do is to specify who you want the proceeds to go to. Once you choose Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Brentwood, CA as the charity of your choice, Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases! That’s it! Thank you for all you do for IHM.

We now have a code for the

website FORMED.ORG

Simply open a web browser and type in: www.formed.org. - Go to the lower right hand side and click on “Register” and follow the prompts. Our IHM code is: CM7TFZ. This is a dynamic website that has all things Catholic, on demand, all the time! Check it out!!! Do you want to get parish news and updates via Flocknote? Email: mbagradd@gmail or call 925-634-4154.

FAITHDIRECT

I would like to invite you to join Faith Direct, our parish's electronic giving program. Our to-do lists can get lengthy during this season, but Faith Direct's eGiving program will give you one less thing to remember each week--no more envelopes to find before you go to Mass. Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: CA752. Thank you for your continued support.

CONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK

The Contra Costa Food Bank Mobile Produce Distribution Program distributes FREE produce on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month in the IHM parking lot from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm to families in need. This program is only for low-income families. For more information, please call Ralph at 240-1177.

MARIAN MOVEMENT OF

PRIEST

Join us on every first Saturday of the month for the Cenacle of the Marian Movement of Priests. The group prays the Rosary and offers up the intentions primarily for the Pope, Bishops and Priests worldwide.

We will pick up ANY vehicle

within 48 hours in all 50

States.

Free towing. 100% tax deductible. Donations used to fund the many charitable activities of the Knights of Columbus Brentwood Council #7467. Call: 925-529-2019

Los invitamos

a las clases de RICA para hacer los Sacramentos que les falten—Primera Comunión y Confirmación. Las clases son los domingos a las 5:00pm en el Salon Juan. Las clases empezaran el Primero de Septiembre, 2019. Para mas información, favor de ponerse en contacto con Virginia Chavez al 925-584-4268.