Choir Robes Available for Donation, CCOP

The Catholic Community of Pleasanton has 30 choir robes in various sizes that were only used for five days in 2010 during concerts and Masses in Rome, including at St. Peter’s Basilica. These are available for donation to any church in need—completely free of charge. If interested, please contact: Ira Stein, istein@catholicsofpleasanton.org .

Upcoming Jubilee Year of Hope Event, April 11, 2025, Mission San Jose

The next Jubilee event in our diocese is April 11 at Mission San Jose. Graphics suitable for bulletin and social media can be found at https://oakdiocese.org/jubilee-2025.

St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County March 14th Newsletter

Catholic Relief Services Advocacy and Updates

The Life and Social Justice Ministry shares updates from CRS, actions to get involved with, and this year's Rice Bowl campaign.

St. Gerard Women’s Club Celebrates 75 Years

On Jan. 25, 2025, Father Sergio Lopez, pastor, and Father Thi Van Hoang celebrated Mass with members and parishioners, which was followed by an officer installation ceremony and a reception, where attendees reflected on the club’s history and renewed their commitment to service.

National Association of Pastoral Musicians - Oakland Chapter seeking members

The AAPC shares the following invitation for music ministers, cantors, clergy, choir members, and other liturgical leaders of the Diocese of Oakland African American Catholic Community to join NPM and to become active in the Oakland Chapter. Details through the link.

St. Joan of Arc Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

New chapel blessed at St. Joan of Arc parish.

“Catholics helping Catholics” began as the idea of one man at St. Perpetua Parish, who made two phone calls to rally support for those affected by wildfires in Southern California. Parishioners at St. Perpetua launched a fundraising drive to assist St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Altadena, where many parishioners were severely impacted by the fires. After three weeks of collections, St. Perpetua parishioners presented a check for $24,000 to St. Elizabeth’s pastor, Rev. Modesto Perez, to aid those in need.

From AAPC: Where is our church relative to racism? An article worth reading.

The African American Pastoral Center shares the following piece from the National Catholic Reporter.

2025 OCIA Implementation Notes (ESP)

A reminder that mandatory use of the new OCIA texts begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

2025 OCIA Implementation Notes (ENG)

A reminder that mandatory use of the new OCIA texts begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

2025 Recursos Cauresmal

2025 Guidelines for Lent

2025 Intro to Special Religious Education: Methodology & History (2-1), Core Team Training

Intro. to SPRED (2-1), a two-day training course taken on consecutive Saturdays required for Leader Catechists, Activity Catechists, and Parish Chairpersons. Our Core Team SPRED Catechists must attend Intro. to Special Religious Education Part A (March 1) and Part B (March 8) at least once. Priority registration will be given to current SPRED Catechists

Chinese Lunar New Year, Year of the Snake

The Diocese of Oakland celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year with a Mass Feb. 1 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. Marking the Lunar New Year on Jan. 29, Bishop Robert J. Brennan and Bishop Earl K. Fernandes offered the faithful a special message with their blessings. Story through the link.

Celebrate the Jubilee Year of 2025! This special year is a time of great hope and joy. Mission San José/Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph is creating a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone can encounter God’s love and mercy. Register now for our Third Annual St. Joseph Conference on March 14–15. Visit https://www.saintjosephmsj.org/conference/. Schedules, parking and registration through the link.

Lea la declaración del obispo Barber a través del enlace.

Read the entire statement through the link.

Our 2024 Bishop's Ministries Appeal Goal Has Been Met, Thank You!

Thank you for helping us reach our 2024 BMA goal to aid, comfort, and sustain thousands in our diocese. We are grateful for the support we have received from each of you including all of your prayers.

Jubilee Year opens at Cathedral

Pilgrims from parishes throughout the Oakland Diocese filled the Cathedral of Christ the Light with a standing-room only crowd on Sunday, Jan. 19 to celebrate the opening of the Jubilee Year of Hope and the reception of an historical cross at the cathedral.