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The Weekly is a Chancery publication for the employees, parish staff, clergy and religious of the Diocese of Oakland. Emailed each week, this publication includes information that can be shared in parish bulletins and updates from diocesan ministries and offices.
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Current News & Events
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News
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To celebrate the canonization of Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7, the Cathedral of Christ the Light is displaying an exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles. The 120 panels in the collection are printed using designs and information compiled by the saint himself. About half of the collection is on display in the Upper Room, and cathedral rector Father Erick Villa hopes to rotate them during the exhibition so all panels, written in both English and Spanish, will be displayed. The exhibition will be open an hour before and an hour after the 12:10 pm daily Mass and from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sundays until Oct. 12. All who visit are invited to leave a prayer on the prayer wall.Read More -
“That is great to be able to teach the faith, but also on a personal level, you have to show it.” Carmen Navarro is the director of religious education at St. Paul Parish in San Pablo. She has walked with countless people who have learned about and experienced God’s love in their lives.Read More -
“Our children have this encounter with Christ on a daily basis in school,” says Dr. Andrew Currier, superintendent of schools for the Oakland Diocese, “and that's why we're here.” That sentence may capstone what the 45 schools within the diocese accomplish, but it barely skims the surface of what students, teachers, principals and everyone who touches school life co-create within the lives of the nearly 15,000 young people they encounter each day during the academic year.Read More -
Brian Swanson, Principal of St. David of Wales School, and Dr. Chiquita T. Tuttle, Director of the African American Pastoral Center, presented two students at St. David of Wales with scholarships for the 2025-2026 School Year.Read More -
Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ: We Catholics believe the Church is the Body of Christ. As St. Paul teaches us, “ If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it (1 Cor. 12:26)."Read More
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Events
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Friday, September 5, 7:00 PMJoin St. Margaret Mary Church in Oakland for the First Friday All-Night Adoration on September 5. We will spend time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 7:00 p.m. through the night until 8:00 a.m. on September 6.Read More
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Saturday, September 6, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Basic SPRED Training course. All SPRED catechists must attend Helper Catechist training at least once. RSVP by August 29, 2025.Read More -
Saturday, September 6, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
St. Mary of Los Gatos will be hosting a Sacred Music Study Day on Saturday, September 6, and all are invited.Read More -
Saturday, September 6, 11:00 AMOnline remembrance Mass of those in our faith community who have been laid to rest in Catholic Cemeteries over the past month in our Diocese.Read More
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Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMYou are invited to a beautiful evening of prayer, reflection and adoration with the Sisters of Life. The Source is a time to encounter Christ in the Eucharist—the source and summit of our faith—through music, silent adoration, confession, and community. Whether you're seeking peace, clarity, healing, or simply a place to rest in God’s presence—come.Read More
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clergy suitability for ministry
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Article 13 of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People states that "When a priest or deacon, not incardinated in the diocese/eparchy, is to engage in ministry in the diocese/eparchy, regardless of the length of time, the evaluation of his background may be satisfied through a written attestation of suitability for ministry supplied by his proper ordinary/major superior to the diocese/eparchy.”
The letter is specific to the event happening in the receiving diocese – the celebration of sacraments, a retreat, a presentation, etc. These letters must come directly from the major superior or bishop. They cannot be carried by the visiting clergy, nor can we accept “celebret” cards sent or carried by the visiting clergy. The letter of suitability for ministry should be sent to Chancellor Rick Medeiros, 2121 Harrison St., Oakland 94612. If schedules do not allow the letter to be sent via postal mail, please email to chancellor@oakdiocese.org or call 510-267-8334.
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